Get Fully Funded

MAY 29, 2023

Use a real person’s name, typically your Executive Director or the person in charge of acknowledging gifts. A warm, conversational tone: Your donation receipt, like all your donor communications, should have a casual, personal tone that makes the reader feel like they are having a conversation with you or reading a letter from a friend.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 21, 2022

And the best way to get to know your major donors is to ask good questions that spark conversation. For an in-person meeting, allow 90-120 minutes so you don’t have to cut a valuable conversation short. When the conversation begins, follow the donor’s lead. Let the conversation flow naturally. Understanding them. .

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

But what I haven’t seen written about as as often—or maybe I’m just not looking in the right places—are stories about the little, delightful, unexpected things that changed us in 2020. . Thanks for giving us a place to hide from reality, to question our assumptions, or to escape into a fantasy world, depending on the day.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Other studies, articles, and informal conversations show that the issue of staff turnover in the sector is clearly on the minds of nonprofit professionals. Just think: You put technology in place to help you run your nonprofit , but for it to be effective, your staff must know how to use it correctly.

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Neon CRM

MAY 16, 2024

First, it reminds the donor that they gave in the first place. 18 families were placed in safe shelters to escape domestic violence and other unsafe circumstances. Many thanks, Carl Davies Executive Director, Combes Cares Use Neon CRM to Reach Lapsed Donors (and Everyone Else!) Sound interesting?

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Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

As CEO, Chris will build upon the foundation laid over the past 10 years, seven of which he served as advisor, investor, board director , and, most recently, as Classy’s chief operating officer. Eventually, I took on the role of CFO and joined their Board of Directors. . Classy is here to make sure that no longer happens.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2013

What other executive directors in your field that you respect, follow or and feel inspired by are using social creatively? What are your strengths and preferences and what is the best match in terms of social channels? What are your strengths and preferences and what is the best match in terms of social channels?

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Media Cause

OCTOBER 3, 2022

But, it’s time to face the music for the opportunity to share what, in short, as cliche as it sounds, has changed the trajectory of my career, and life. I took a leap and got certified as a Digital Marketer in an intensive program but still found myself in the exact same place—without the right paper, I couldn’t get my foot in the door.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

Cylinda Nickel is the Executive Director at Compassion Services International. Cylinda’s story aligns with why Rob Wu and Jeff Chang co-founded CauseVox in the first place. It may sound strange but Cylinda and many other nonprofit professionals swear by it: the #1 fundraising hack is to grow your email list.

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Non Profit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

I’m here with our Art Director, Devyn Taylor. And as soon as I started listening to it, it was so visual and so powerful that I thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to try to illuminate her narrative with some ambient sound, as we call it. This article references the book The Politics of Design. Good morning, Devyn.

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Amy Sample Ward

APRIL 16, 2010

Join the conversation taking place on Manny Hernandez’s blog about keeping the network free for nonprofit and educational use. We are in the midst of change for community dynamics where people no longer need a director, a secretary and then a bunch of members.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

After using other p2p platforms, Melissa Benjamin, Fiver’s Director of Development, recommends CauseVox because it’s “a service that works properly and serves [them] better.” For many organizations, #GivingTuesday is one of the largest giving day of the year, which is why it’s crucial to have the right technology in place. Set A Goal.

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Everyaction

JANUARY 16, 2018

From your board members requesting the latest donor stats to your digital director asking for email conversion rates, tracking your data can be hard. We love pre-built reports that give you an easy place to start, but can be quickly customized with a ton of filters, columns, and sorting. Sounds horrible, right?

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

About De’Yonté Wilkinson: De’Yonté is the Director of Site Builds at Cornershop Creative. He’s spent the last three years specializing in WordPress and conversion optimization, and is an active proponent of coding guidelines. Some plugins may sound like they’re too good to be true, and they really might be!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This step provides a golden opportunity to include the finance director in your work and create an important ally. The capital reserve stays in place after construction and is restricted to building maintenance. Have you tried bringing in a communications facilitator to deepen the conversation? Do you have a fundraising plan?

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I sat down with Kristen Denner, Director of Membership and Annual Fund, to learn more about the program's development and the museum's goals for its future. This conversion is really important and it's just the beginning. It sounds like this will make lobby membership sales a lot more complicated to pitch.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

Note from Beth: I’m hosting a small army of guest bloggers, grantmakers, who are attending the GeoFunders National Conference taking place this week in Seattle. It also sounds less costly and complicated than evaluation. Peter Laugharn, Firelight Foundation executive director. Solution seeker.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 8, 2010

It takes place at The MaRS Discovery Centre in downtown Toronto (a hub for science, technology and social entrepreneurs) and there are fourteen events, each with a unique focus and target audience. The Conversational Keynote: Room Configuration Is Key. I’m working on perfecting the conversational keynote.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Hildy Gottlieb, founder of Creating The Future , describes community engagement as “the process of building relationships with community members who will work side-by-side with you as an ongoing partner, in any and every way imaginable, building an army of support for your mission, with the end goal of making the community a better place to live.”.

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Forj

MAY 18, 2021

Each tool has its own time and place. Live video interviews allow you to converse with candidates in real time no matter where they are. An added benefit of one-way video interviews is best explained by Kevin Miller, Director of Growth at Open Listings: “We had used Google Hangouts and Zoom.us Live Video Interview.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

Last Friday I spent almost two and a half hours in a wide-ranging conversation with Maria Pallante of the Copyright Office (and two other folks whose full names I didn't write down). In our conversation, I got the impression that the Copyright Office is getting ready in case Chafee is revisited. Long post alert!] national experience.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Sounds good, but it is hard to do. These might include emails, visits to your website, conversations on social media, etc. All due respect, Elizabeth, but I did a stint as a development director, and you gotta do what you gotta do to get the grants and stay alive. Case notes that are either digital or paper files.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A fundraising email is not the right place to thank Board members, reflect on events that already happened, spotlight a wonderful volunteer, or highlight a major donor. Think about having a conversation with a person who has made a donation in the past and might make another donation. Executive Director . You can edit later.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 26, 2020

As the virus’ impact has moved to a regionally-evolving place, some clubs need resources at different times. “In It was a surround-sound approach to make sure that all the messaging was consistent, but tailored to meet the interests and needs of our varying audiences. a well-wishes email, helpful tools, special events, etc.)?

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Connection Cafe

JULY 23, 2013

How’s that for a conversation that should never happen? We all want to inspire new people to talk to about our organization, and we know that the internet is a great place to start those conversations, but all too often I see organizations having that exact “conversation” with people online. 2) Write relevant emails.

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NTEN

JUNE 9, 2011

By Andrew Cohen, Managing Director, Forum One. New Facebook users are barraged by emails alerting them to activities taking place in and around their profile. Ask them to comment on a recent conversation (list links to a few recent ones). Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2017

It all sounded daunting—especially for an organization that had no development director when we started the project. Having a town plaza, a place to connect in the middle of downtown, a creative gathering place—that’s huge. We knew we’d have to reach out to new donors who weren’t connected to the MAH. And that donor?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 25, 2024

By Rob Leighton , Executive Director and Founder at iMission Institute – a social sector marketing agency and technology consulting firm specializing in helping nonprofits raise more money, fire up engagement, and streamline work. And while that may sound simple in practice, you need the right tools and the right plan.

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Tech Soup

JULY 11, 2013

This post was authored by Kyle Reis, who recently joined TechSoup Global as Senior Director of Global Data Services after twenty-five years at the Ford Foundation. But we all know what invariably happens when the ‘D’ word comes up in conversation other than at a hackathon or Google staff party. There, I’ve said it.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 3, 2014

Sound like you? In order to have meaningful conversations with donors, I need to be interesting. I go fun places and meet new people. Other key drivers to our success: Incredible leadership : I’ve been very fortunate to work for a Director and Executive Director who allow me to be creative and take risks.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

On Wednesday, August 8, over 300 museum professionals joined CFM director Elizabeth Merritt and Seema Rao, principal of Brilliant Idea Studio , to explore self-care in the museum workplace. Seema) In some museum work places, the culture of stress is tied to perceived effort, as you mention. That would be a great place to start.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Does that sound good? And I don’t want this to just be a one-way conversation. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. If that sounds like you, put “me” in the chat. Number 1, if this sounds like you, put a 1 in the chat.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 6, 2015

You soldier on and set up Google Analytics, hoping that the data can start a conversation with everyone, despite the initial reluctance. Sound familiar? Is the fear of this situation preventing you from even approaching the topic in the first place? Instead, the account remains untouched except when you log in.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JUNE 1, 2007

I had a brief conversation by email with Cory Doctorow , a science fiction author who is also a copyleft activist, who releases everything he writes with a CC license. That sounded like good advice, since it might take me quite a while to get to step 1. Next steps are get some feedback, and move forward with it, somehow.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 23, 2007

I just had a great conversation with a IT manager at a medium-sized nonprofit that had implemented Asterisk for their call center. But what they gained, and it sounds like he’s not willing to give it up – is flexibility. ’&# I do think that is something that we have a hard time getting across to folks.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Really cool conversations, lots of different topics, social justice, criminal justice, I think you talked about last week. . – [Steven] Yeah. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 27, 2011

Our conversation made me reflect on the museums that most inspire me from a public service perspective--institutions with missions that stretch far beyond their walls. Does this sound like director-ish bloviating to you, or is it useful? How do you see institutions living up to--or falling short of--these kinds of goals?

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