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Thinking About Donors as Customers

Bloomerang

Donor Cultivation. Are your donors also your customers? For many of us, the problem answering the question “Are your donors also your customers?” Donor cultivation is other- centered too; we even have a name for the best way to practice it–donor-centered. Customer Service. Are they the same, similar, or unrelated?

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.” And the way to do that is through journalism.” Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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3 Top Learning Strategies You Need To Change The World

Bloomerang

That’s why I always tell my clients to put their plans, policies, and procedures in writing. How about trying to journal? The easiest place to begin might be to keep a gratitude journal. The easiest place to begin might be to keep a gratitude journal. For fundraisers, I recommend you keep a donor gratitude journal.

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Cryptocurrency in the nonprofit sector: What you need to know

ASU Lodestar Center

New apps and online services have made working with cryptocurrency easier than ever, allowing nonprofits to avoid turning away donors who wish to donate digital currency. What are the advantages to accepting cryptocurrency from donors? What are the benefits for cryptocurrency donors, and the risks for nonprofits?

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Words to Avoid—2022 Edition

Candid

But to read time and again how a nonprofit is devastated by recent news or policy changes gives us some pause. Low-level donors/major donors. These types of phrases assign a value to donors and funders based on their financial giving levels which perpetuates the harmful belief that worth is tied to wealth.

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How To Get Corporate Support Without “Selling Out”

Kindful

To build a pipeline of corporate prospects, you can: Read and subscribe to your local business journal and their book of lists, especially the top employers in your area. Look at the donor lists for other nonprofits. The Council of Nonprofits boasts a treasure trove of free sample gift acceptance policies.

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Leading with Accountability: What Accountability Strategies are Critical to Foster Nonprofit Donor Support?

ASU Lodestar Center

To avoid stakeholder resistance, or action caused by dissatisfaction by organizations’ responsiveness to stakeholders, nonprofits must actively pursue opportunities to gain the trust of their donor base (Meiksins, 2014). Self-Regulation Policies. Donor Communication.

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