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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

As a nonprofit management student, preparing to enter this field can be challenging because it’s still developing. As the sector evolves, students aren’t always sure which available resources are the most sound to support our studies. This fall, a year into my master’s program, I started an internship on Candid’s communications team.

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Is the Higher Education Pipeline Shrinking or Just Taking a Nap?

sgEngage

The ongoing conversation about student debt and the value of a college credential exacerbates the issue for higher education institutions. do not feel their education was worth the cost, colleges and universities have to work harder and smarter to recruit, enroll, and retain students.

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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

Tech Soup

Its programs are directly tied to career pathways and provide students with vocational certifications at little or no cost to them. But students also come away with significant increases in their perceived self-value and a decrease in perceived barriers to success. It also costs students the ability to complete their work.

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Engaging Your Donor Community: 5 School Fundraising Tips

sgEngage

Fundraising is often a necessity for schools to provide students and teachers with resources that set them up for success. Choose a fundraiser that educates students. Celebrate students by offering prizes. What about students’ extended families? Just as your student body changes year by year, so might your donors.

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How To Find Your Most Generous Donors

Bloomerang

There’s a fundraising story about Bill Gates receiving a telemarketing call from a young student alum asking fellow Harvard alumni to donate. Bill’s reply to the young student. When the student replied that “most people were giving $500” Bill replied, “Great, I’ll give that amount as well.” Even more interesting?

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Best Practices for Donor Acquisition and Retention Through Direct Mail

Bloomerang

After you collect the relevant data, look at your school’s fundraising history and donor demographics to better predict the success you could have with direct appeals. Consider both demographic and psychographic characteristics when defining your segments. Define your audience.

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Six Steps On The Leadership Journey Of Development Professionals

Bloomerang

Demographics: Foundations and corporate funders will want to know who is benefiting from your nonprofit’s services. Do you serve K-12 students? You know the specific demographic and program attributes each potential funder is seeking. The BIPOC or LGBTQ communities? Senior citizens? In what zip codes do they live?