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How Game On Cancer Cracked the Code on Engaging Physicians and Cancer Survivors

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This fall , Game On Cancer , a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign at Henry Ford Health System , finally cracked the code o n engaging patients and physicians. Our Team MVPs campaign s urprised physicians, brought in hundreds of new donors, and filled our major gifts pipeline. . Pre-Game .

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Your Brand Story: Change the Fundraising Game by Driving Donations and Building Relationships

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Fundraising professionals continuously seek better methods to cultivate individual donors and obtain major gifts. As The Children’s Center in Detroit learned first-hand, their unique and compelling brand story was the secret sauce for touching the hearts and moving the minds of donors. It was a game-changer. The challenge.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

Top Nonprofits

How do we solicit gifts during a crisis? Fundraise with empathy during a crisis. Rodney, the major gifts officer, is working from a home office that’s actually a dining room table. Sally, the matching gifts officer, is working from an apartment-based home office, and the upstairs neighbors are big fans of step aerobics.

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A Message from Your Donors: Wish You Were Here

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When he’s not working with nonprofits or being a hapless Detroit sports fan, he’s busy watching reruns of Downton Abbey and Parenthood. Are they giving online, are they coming to your events, where are they making their gifts, and are they registered for your newsletter? — It’s rather funny where inspiration often comes from.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Fundraising. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Structuring Major Gifts Conference. Examine major gift planning in the context of current economic conditions, changes in donor populations and increased competition for the charitable dollar. Fundraising / #casesmg / @CASEAdvance. Fundraising. Fundraising.

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