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Changing the Present, Give Meaning, and Personal Fundraising Campaigns

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So, somehow I'm stuck on the theme of toilet paper holders as gifts. I learned about it from the site Changing the Present , a donation portal that also lets you set up a wish list of causes to support in lieu of gifts for the holidays or other occassions. Last week I blogged about an Ipod/Toilet paper holder over at Netsquared.

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New Study: The Power of the Premium: Convincing Prospective Donors to Give

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M+R Strategic Services released a new study this week showing promising fundraising results for four nonprofits (Easter Seals, Human Rights Campaign, the Save Darfur Coalition, and The Wilderness Society) that tested premium offers to prospective donors. Average gift sized increased by 37%. Response rates were up 95%.

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The Drumbeat of Bad News in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy Sector and A Couple of Glimmers of Hope

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Network for Good has recently released a new e-book called " The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to survive and Thrive in a Down Economy " (a terrific reframing of best practices advice for online fundraising and perhaps fear-driven adoption of these practices will be in the works.) Here's one for you.

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Best of Beth's Blog 2008: Finding The Top Ten Posts In Less Than Five MInutes!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Twitter As Charitable Gift Spreader. Online Fundraising Predictions From Around the World. Success Metrics for Your Social Fundraising Plan. Social Fundraising: Leveraging On and Offline Connections. Micro Fundraising and Trust. Gnomedex Real Time Fundraising Experiment. Harry's Fundraising Video.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Why do people give charity?

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It turns out that much of what fundraisers think they know is right, but there is a lot of subtlety. The research suggests matches lead to more giving, but the type of match — whether 1x or 2x or 3x the gift — had no impact at all. Matching gifts were another good example. which often works with charities.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

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Nonprofits are adding stories to their fundraising messages. The average gift was also much higher for the institutional version. The Take-away Don't count on a personal story to transform your fundraising appeal. Joe Sestak’s 2006 congressional campaign, and then joined M+R's online advocacy and fundraising team.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » Oxfam America and HSUS: Not just Talking about Social Media, Using It

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Called “Web 2.0 – New Outreach and Fundraising Techniques,” the topic of this workshop is something every nonprofit marketing manager and online communications professional wants to talk about. Do you know about Oxfam America Unwrapped, Oxfam America’s online gift catalog? Give the unexpected gift that does good!

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