EveryAction

JULY 11, 2016

First up, the 2016 Nonprofit Marketing Conference kicks off today in Washington, DC. Bridge to Integrated Marketing + Fundraising. The Bridge Conference is one of the hottest tickets for nonprofit fundraisers this summer. Netroots Nation 2016. YNPN National Conference + Leaders Institute. Our favorite part?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2012

How To Marry Social Media with Fundraising. Social fundraising is when your nonprofit integrates tried and true fundraising techniques with social media to inspire your supporters to raise money from their networks on your behalf. View more presentations from Beth Kanter. Cultivate and cheer on champions for your cause.

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Care2

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Last week, I had the privilege to serve as General Manager of Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington , an online fundraising event that raised $2 million for 1200 local nonprofits from almost 18,000 donors. Traditional mainstays like the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation also fared well.

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NTEN

JUNE 15, 2012

The 7th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference is coming up August 7-9. We've partnered with the Bridge Conference for a number of years now, so we'd encourage you to check it out. Here are the details: What do Shakespeare Scholars, Animal Lovers and former FBI agents all have in common? Don’t delay.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 22, 2013

The more I engage with clients the more I find myself wishing I knew what I know now when I was on the fundraising staff at a nonprofit. With that said, I decided I should write a series of blog posts titled “What I Wish I Knew Then” with the hope that the lessons I have learned will make you a better fundraising professional, too.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Luckily, there are plenty of opportunities to do so: you can nominate local unsung heroes or become a speed catcher for young leaders (read on to learn what that means), or find resources to help your organization have a successful fundraising season! Visit iamoregon.org to make a nomination or go to mmt.org to learn more about MMT's work.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 14, 2011

The training event, which will be live streamed starting at 9:00 am , will feature fundraising and social media gurus Katya Andresen, Danielle Brigida, Tracy Equality Viselli, Jocelyn Harmon and more. Some tips to build capacity and benefiting from a fundraising contest: Get organized both online and offline. Designate a cheer leader.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2012

Frogloop fans in the DC area are encouraged to register for a free morning workshop on Multichannel Fundraising Strategies -- hosted by our friends at Big Duck and the National Wildlife Foundation, and being held at our own Care2 DC office on Thursday, June 14th (9am - 11am). Netroots Nation Providence, RI.

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Care2

JULY 23, 2012

Most online fundraising begins and ends with email. But many charities are skipping simple steps that can seriously boost response to email fundraising appeals! In this webinar you will learn: How to boost your fundraising results through basic, but critical tactics such as… - setting up pre-populated landing pages.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Social Media Week is happening in DC this week. The Secret Sauce to Social Media Fundraising: DC’s Give to the Max Day Story. Give to the Max Day: Greater Washington raised $2,017,196 with 17,838 donations for over 1,000 nonprofits in the DC, suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia areas. National Archives 2.0:

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EveryAction

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

on a variety of topics, including association leadership, fundraising, technology, foundations, and more. Best for: fundraisers interested in upping their game across the board in 2016. Where: Washington, DC. GEO 2016 National Conference. This selection includes events from across the U.S. Discover (and plan to attend!)

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 24, 2012

You can look at total contributions, contributions by household, discretionary income by household, and percentage of income given by household at the national, state, county, and local level. to respond to a quick survey about their own behaviors.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Recruiting an army of online supporters and advocates is the first step to building a powerhouse fundraising machine. Using donor conversion data from Covenant House, Human Rights Campaign, IFAW and Nature Conservancy Canada, we’ll drill down on how the time-tested multichannel fundraising approach is producing strong results.

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Care2

MAY 10, 2013

From micro-fundraising on Kickstarter.com to mapping craters on the Moon , people are coming up with creative ways to harness large groups of online volunteers. Large, probability samples of citizens can accurately tell us a lot about the opinions of the nation at large. Are you in DC on May 16th? Crowdsourcing is all the rage.

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Care2

JUNE 5, 2013

About the Presenters: Derrick Feldmann — CEO, Achieve Derrick Feldmann provides overall leadership for Achieve, a research and fundraising firm, provides strategy to clients, and overseees the creative development of all work. REGISTER to attend this FREE Expert Webinar on THURSDAY, JUNE 13th at 2PM ET.

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Care2

MAY 18, 2012

Many of Frogloop's readers are professional nonprofit fundraisers who watch trends like a hawk -- at least when those trends affect fundraising results across sectors and channels. The full report is here. Paige spoke at a luncheon that Care2 sponsored of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW).

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2012

Yesterday in Washington, DC, Target's senior fundraising analyst Paige Grainger gave a terrific "state of the nonprofit industry" talk, which summarized key findings from Target's latest, 2011 Index. The full report is here.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%.

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Care2

JUNE 26, 2013

If you are a nonprofit techie based in DC or will be attending the Bridge Conference August 1 st at the National Harbor then you should definitely check out DevDay. This leads to a lack of integrated teams and severely hinders nonprofits communications and fundraising programs because staff is not working collaboratively.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Fundraising. The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Fundraising / #caseadvdean / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Donor relations. Accounting.

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NTEN

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Following a point-counterpoint tradition, NTEN''s CEO Amy Sample Ward will facilitate a conversation with panelists Michael Enos, CTO, of the Second Harvest Food Bank, Gouri Sadhwani, CEO of the Akanksha Fund, and Rick Cohen, Director of Communications and Operations at the National Council of Nonprofits. Hope to see you in DC!

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

There’s been a lot of recent activity coming out of Washington, DC … it’s a good time for an update. In recent weeks, we’ve seen some important publications coming from our nation’s capital. It all boils down to ones and zeroes. Consumer Data Privacy Activities in Washington. Donors are consumers.

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Care2

MAY 30, 2014

Unconference on June 26 th at SEIU headquarters in Washington, DC. Fundraising. She''ll also talk about the national and international impact urban revitalization''s having, and how your organization can utilize similar strategies for the issues you''re working on. The Nonprofit 2.0 Grassroots Organizing. Social Media.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 26, 2008

April 6 Host a fundraiser house party for your favorite human rights organization with a viewing of Hotel Rwanda in memory of the Rwandan genocide's anniversary. April 13 Join STAND, Amnesty International, GI-Net, and Save Darfur on the National Mall in Washington, DC for a rally at the White House on the Global Day for Darfur.

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Classy

AUGUST 23, 2021

National Food Bank Day is on September 3, 2021. Launch a compelling crowdfunding campaign to take advantage of National Food Bank Day this September and raise more to impact more lives. . Reach New Heights On National Food Bank Day . Keep your progress bar hidden until you’ve reached one-third of your fundraising goal.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC.

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JUNE 25, 2009

The discussion featured: Danielle Brigida , the social-media outreach coordinator at the National Wildlife Federation, in Washington, DC where she manages the organization's voice on online networks such as Facebook, MySpace, Care2, Change.org, Digg, and StumbleUpon.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

All across the fundraising landscape, donor retention is falling. He is an active board member for Rock Creek Conservancy and is spearheading a community-wide initiative to plant hundreds of native trees in his Washington DC neighborhood. If yes, this webinar is for you! Gartner Inc. In her spare time she juggles one-year-old twins.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 21, 2016

For the sixth year, TechSoup's annual challenge will help nonprofits learn how to increase their storytelling skills for fundraising and advocacy purposes. Civil Society, Advocacy, and Fundraising. Good stories power fundraising and marketing. March 22, 2016 — First NetSquared Storymakers 2016 meetup in DC.

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Care2

JULY 5, 2011

Institute of Fundraising's National Convention London, England. AMA 2011 Nonprofit Marketing Conference Washington, DC. DMAW AFP Bridge Conference National Harbor, MD. Animal Rights National Conference Los Angeles, CA. Event Dates Who's Going What We're Doing. July 4 - 5. Eric Rardin. July 7 - 9. Robyn Hessinger.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Now that we’re well into 2021 and approaching a post-COVID reality in many parts of the world, nonprofit professionals have pondered what fundraising events will look like with both in-person and virtual engagements. You already know that virtual auction fundraisers are possible and fruitful, but the possibilities are almost endless.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2010

Washington, DC. The 2010 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. The Role of Free Agent Fundraisers. June 25, 2010. The Nonprofit 2.0 Conference. Details here. June 29, 2010. New York City. Book Party and Discussion with authors. Beth Kanter and Allison Fine. Moderated by Stephanie Strom of the New York Times.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 14, 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’s almost Spring and a thousand theories of change are blooming like the cherry trees in Washington, DC. Do you hope to fundraise or garner more support by measuring?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

She agreed to write this post about what she learned from a panel presentation she and other nonprofit social media professionals gave at the Social Media Week in DC – several of whom have presented or participated at one of the Packard Foundation OE Program Peer Learning Exchanges I facilitated. Influence the decision makers.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 4, 2020

Here, I’d like to (virtually) introduce you to Raymond Polikoski, Vice President of Finance & Administration at Special Olympics New York, and Jessie Salpeter, Senior Database Manager at National Park Foundation. Jessie: Thanks to a very successful fundraising campaign, our organization tripled in size in a very short time.

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Care2

MAY 11, 2011

Road trips are an excellent platform for causes to tell important stories, engage volunteers, and fundraise in an innovative way. Drawing national attention to an important issue (and a good bit of recognition for your organization the process). Connecting and enriching a national movement. Diverse Goals. Raising funds.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 16, 2015

She said she went to the Gen Z Conference because she wanted to cultivate the skills she’ll need to take the Elevator Project to a national scale. She was inspired to create her project in 2012 when she met a man named Juan in a Soup Kitchen in Washington, DC. Fundraising' I was so impressed that made a donation.

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