Pamela Grow

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Pedraza Martinez , University of Notre Dame Most food banks, homeless shelters and other social services nonprofits constantly face hard decisions about how to use their limited funds. That approach allows them to gather the funding necessary to maximize their existing capabilities.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The data on year-end giving in general is motivating: More than 36% of donations are made in the last quarter, according to Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report , with donors in the United States making $2.7 Engage in meaningful conversations with donors. Donor impact —Explain how donor support is critical to your mission.

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Cloud 4 Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

To support this refugee population, CARE (an international humanitarian nonprofit) leverages and mobilizes its network of donors through Salesforce to support programs that restabilize communities and provide food, shelter, financial access, and jobs. Data, along with instant access to their donors, helps them act quickly.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 18, 2022

As a graduate of Indiana Bible College, she spent two decades working at a ministry and mentoring missionary kids before transitioning to her current role. Anecdotally, Cylinda found that by reaching out on a personal level, people are more inclined to provide their email address, which in turn steadily builds her donor email list.

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sgEngage

MARCH 17, 2022

Their donors, staff, and board members have extensive knowledge of local needs and organizations, and they also have relationships with local leaders in business, government, and education. While some work in formal partnerships, many more engage in informal ones where they align funding or work on a project together for a limited time.

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Bloomerang

JULY 10, 2023

When asking for a legacy gift from a donor to your nonprofit, it’s important to approach the conversation with sensitivity and professionalism. Research and identify potential donors Begin by identifying individuals who have demonstrated a strong commitment to your organization.

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Candid

MAY 21, 2021

Nine out of ten affluent American households continued to give to charity in 2020, a report from Bank of America and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy finds.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 23, 2022

June 23, 2022 – Bloomerang , the complete donor management solution for thousands of small and medium-sized nonprofits, today announced the availability of a new user-centric dashboard to improve fundraisers’ day-to-day productivity and monitor fundraising campaign performance and overall organizational health. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 27, 2022

October 27, 2022 [Asheville, NC]: Indiana University Advancement (IUA), in partnership with Cloud for Good , has launched a new online giving platform to support Indiana University’s (IU) advancement efforts. The post Indiana University Launches New Giving Platform appeared first on Cloud for Good. IU received nearly $3.9B

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sgEngage

JUNE 28, 2023

As a follow-up to the Women in Philanthropy Institute’s 2023 Symposium, hosted by the Indiana University Lilly Foundation School of Philanthropy, we gathered four dynamic grantmakers to discuss how they are doing the work to amplify female voices, especially women, girls, and femmes of color, in philanthropy.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 3, 2022

Next, the Summit featured a conversation between Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation , a $16 billion international human welfare and social justice philanthropic organization, and Dr. Una Osili , Associate Dean for Research and International Programs at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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Nonprofits Source

AUGUST 18, 2023

Donor-facing ease of use ⁠— Similarly, ensure your donors find it easy to utilize the software. A straightforward process encourages donors to engage with the tool, ultimately boosting matching gift participation. Carefully evaluate these elements in your matching gift software buying.

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Cloud 4 Good

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With Salesforce and Cloud for Good, Indiana University Advancement is: Enabling donors and alumni to complete giving transactions in under 30 seconds. Indiana University Advancement (IUA) has partnered with Cloud for Good to completely overhaul its online giving experience utilizing Salesforce technology.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 23, 2022

Yet a closer look at the data reveals key challenges: Not only did most Americans fall further behind financially during the pandemic, there were fewer donors giving larger sums. Here we share insights from that conversation, including three challenges facing nonprofits and how donors can better support them.

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Qgiv

MARCH 30, 2022

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. I admit, I was a bit intimidated.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They are called "next gen major donors," and according to a recent report issued by the Johnson Center at Grand Valley State University and 21/64 , they will "have tremendous influence on the direction of and support for efforts to improve local communities and solve global problems over the next several decades.".

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Fund , released a report revealing some unfortunate statistics which provide real insight into the fundraising industry. It’s no secret that fund development is tough work. Raising funds should be viewed as an invitation to a donor to make a substantial change in an area they care deeply about. Lindsay Walker.

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Qgiv

MAY 26, 2021

A: When we started in 2008 in Indianapolis, Indiana, Achieve’s origins were around strategic planning, fundraising strategy, campaign development, and academic research on what motivates people to give and how to reach them. In doing that, we had to decide on some of the donor tools we had built in our old platform.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 20, 2020

To provide financial support for students impacted, institutions rallied donors and alumni to raise funds for travel, food , and other expenses to help keep them safe in the dorm if their home or living situation d id not support them going home. .

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

A study by The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University found that key priorities for corporate philanthropy include: Professional development experiences for employees. In New York , for every customer who switches to electronic billing, Con Edison is donating $1 to Trees New York’s tree planting fund.

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sgEngage

JUNE 20, 2011

The Giving USA Foundation and its research partner, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University , has released Giving USA 2011: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the year 2010. Total charitable giving by donor source for 2010 is estimated to be $290.89 Below are some key findings and information from the 56th annual report.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 31, 2023

One common issue is the use of multiple, disconnected tools and systems for managing donor and volunteer relationships, events, communications, and more. Enter an all-in-one nonprofit donor relationship management system (DMS), like Bloomerang. Event management tools: To organize and promote events, from church services to fundraisers.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. The same applies to asking for funds on social media. But what you really mean is that you want to be able to raise the most funds. Donors need to understand what it is that you want them to do. That doesn’t mean you’re just reaching out to Millennials.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2014

You’ve got donors, alumni and staff to consider, as well. The same applies to asking for funds on social media. But what you really mean is that you want to be able to raise the most funds. Donors need to understand what it is that you want them to do. That doesn’t mean you’re just reaching out to Millennials.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinar series, we are also a provider of donor management software. In June 2021 Giving USA Foundation and partnership with the Lilly Indiana Family School of Philanthropy released their annual Giving USA report. So 62% of donors are also volunteers. So 21%, 46%, or 62%?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2017

The Philanthropy Outlook from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy projects a 3.6 As the year unfolds, it’s critical for these organizations to keep donors engaged, using news hooks to emphasize the importance of ongoing giving. Even better news? percent rise in overall giving in 2017, and another 3.8

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I confess that during the “Great Recession,” I kind of stopped looking at the statements from my retirement funds. The same is true with major donor fundraising and lower level donor cultivation; small dollar donors are the pool for future middle and major level gifts, and it’s risky to let that pool run dry.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Some of the key trends supporting rapid adoption of technology by nonprofits are: 1) Online lifestyle, behavior and giving of consumers and donors leading to success. Nonprofits, Donors and Consumers Adopting Online Lifestyle. 2) Mobile technology. 3) Technology that equalizes the playing field for all nonprofits.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 16, 2013

However, the benefits of landing corporate donors goes beyond monetary benefits: they can help non-profits earn publicity, which can lead to an increase in donations from individuals and other companies. For most non-profit organizations, corporate donations only make up a fraction of fundraising efforts. nonprofit donations in 2011.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

In December, 2007, this post from the Chronicle of Philanthropy Blog, expanding on a post by Jeff Brooks, creative director at Merkle Direct, on his Donor Power Blog asked: Do most nonprofit organizations do enough to share key information with the public? Is it risky to provide statistics about finances and results on a public Web site?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 14, 2008

Bill Somerville makes the search for innovative funding opportunities sound like an Indiana Jones adventure. The judges were given the power to dispense funds to help young people who were passing through the system with things like school clothes, books, musical instruments, glasses, summer camp fees, etc.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 22, 2021

will focus on donor cultivation, an essential step to getting the grant. We are here to talk about how to get more grants, specifically through donor cultivation. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond these webinars, we are also a provider of donor management software. It’s a donor database.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Education, religious, and public society benefit organizations attracted the most donor-advised fund grant dollars between 2014 and 2018, a report from the Giving USA Foundation and the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI finds. Education nonprofits receive the most DAF grant dollars, study finds.

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See3

MARCH 12, 2008

percent from the mid-’70s to the mid-’90s, according to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Most philanthropy still comes in the form of small gifts, but there is also a growing group of donors, like Bill and Melinda Gates, who are interested in bringing some of the quantitative rigor of big business to philanthropy.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Harvey McKinnon and Andy Robinson will discuss how to build stronger donor relationships and how you can use this strategy to improve every kind of fundraising. But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides the webinars, we are a provider of donor management software. Is it okay, if I go ahead and kick things off officially?

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Bloomerang

MAY 11, 2021

We began harvesting such best practices based upon the amazing Donor Retention work of Adrian Sargeant (you will see Adrian and his wonderful family in a few of the pictures below). MSC provided a widely used family of database products for the non-profit sector called Fund-Master.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

MAY 7, 2021

The outcome was 100% of funding retained during COVID-19. Today’s technology makes it possible for all nonprofits — regardless of size or budget — to access and leverage technology to raise more funds with less effort. Technology can help you convert an influx of one-time donors into recurring donors.

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