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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

sgEngage

Many people may think of successful fundraising as simply getting donations, but that definition leaves out another important element: engaging smaller or future donors. Long-term impact on donor retention. Reducing donor’s remorse. “If We need to look beyond just that money piece because we want those long-term donors.”

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Happy New Year: What’s Your Theme for the Year?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to design, development and facilitate training on how staff can leverage professional networks for learning and in service of strategy, including a special session training your attention online. I plan to do that with facilitation techniques for design and innovation labs.

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Webinar: Making the Case: Grant Funding for Online Outreach & Advocacy

Care2

Find out how some nonprofits are making the case to foundations that funding online outreach is a great investment, and are growing their base of online donors in the process. Before this, he was an Instructional Designer and Editor at Element K, a provider of learning solutions for businesses and nonprofits.

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Expert Tips for #GivingTuesday Success

Connection Cafe

Feature donor stories. It is possible for multiple giving days throughout the year to build upon each other rather than creating donor fatigue. Tips from Andy Schroeder of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Diversifying marketing channels can lead towards connecting with a completely new donor base.

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PopTech Fellows Program: Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are some thoughts about tweaking the instructional design: Game Length and Instructional Context. Through online diaries and blogs, WildlifeDirect brings supporters and conservationists together and enables individual donors around the world to communicate directly with the people that they are funding.

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

Top Nonprofits

In a course about soliciting donations over the phone, don’t have the donor say “Hello. Amy started with Artisan as a contract writer/instructional designer. Use language and conversations that are reflective of what learners will encounter. Thank you for calling my telephone.

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Reflections from Networked Nonprofit Workshop for 300 People

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Colorado Funders Association is doing this on its blog about philanthropy stories. ) The fun part of instructional design is embedding opportunities for this to happen.