Qgiv

APRIL 21, 2023

Development officers, executive directors, event planners, consultants, and emerging leaders came together to discuss fundraising trends, donor retention, DEI (diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace) strategies, and so much more. When you use a donor’s love language the first thing you see is verbal feedback, not dollars.

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Social Media Trend Storyboard Montana 52

Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2014

TechSoup Global’s Dara Westling attended the recent Global Donors Forum in Washington, D.C. ” Dara came back to us from the Global Donor’s Forum with a heightened appreciation for the challenges of philanthropy to the Muslim world, which includes, by-the-way, a significant portion of the human population.

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Philanthropy Challenge Global Mozambique 45

Candid

APRIL 9, 2024

And 2023 set records in disaster relief funding. The Maui wildfire response The Maui wildfires in August, which affected Lahaina and Kula, stand out for the funds raised. There were many more, including February’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Or has donor behavior changed as result of the pandemic?

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Disaster Philanthropy Hurricane Turkey 122

Connection Cafe

AUGUST 4, 2014

Best Interactive Campaign – Heifer International – Heifer International needed to develop a fundraising campaign that would stand out among others and engage donors during the busy 2012 holiday season. They created a series of customized communications with constituents and potential donors, and increased holiday donations of 28 percent.

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Case Study Syria Award Nashville 45

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The organization turned to social media using Blackbaud’s Registrant API to get new supporters to sign up, Blackbaud’s Survey tool to gain immediate feedback, and Blackbaud’s Donation API to convert new and existing supporters into donors. Read the case study. Read the case study. Read the case study.

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Case Study Syria Blackbaud API 41

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 14, 2013

TechSoup donor partners, Microsoft and Cisco are teaming up with Google , the Omidyar Network , USAID , UKaid , and a host of additional charities and tech companies to launch the initiative. Last month it was Facebook’s Internet.org initiative to develop very low-cost Internet on mobile phones for people in developing countries.

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News Technology Phone Nonprofit 54

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Save the Children’s Ettoré Rossetti, Director of Digital Marketing & Social Media for Save the Children USA, emailed me an infographic on the impact of the Syria crisis on children. The crisis in Syria is now entering year three and the situation is getting worse for children not better. Seems a little edgy?

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Syria Children Channel Campaign 108

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 24, 2017

From Syria to China to Mexico, mass economic and politically-driven migration and refugee crises are triggering social tension, the rebooting of nationalisms and the emboldening of old prejudices. But more about how to retain those donors, especially new donors. Mass migration. A Jewish cemetery in St. Louis was desecrated .

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Social Media Activities Active Activism 82