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Your donors don’t care about your fundraising goals

Hands on Fundraising

Your donors really don’t care about your fundraising goals. Fundraising goals are important – inside. If you’re fundraising, you already know that. But is that reflected in how you ask for gifts? The post Your donors don’t care about your fundraising goals appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.

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How We Closed Our Capital Campaign More Than 200% Ahead of Goal

NonProfit PRO

As I reflect on the successes of our campaign — my first as Healing Transitions’ executive director and the organization’s third in its history — I’d like to share several lessons I learned that may help you as you consider leading your organization into a major fundraising campaign.

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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Daily Walking Reflection I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions because they don’t offer an opportunity for reflection. For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. I call it my “To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.“

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How to Decide Which Fundraising Software Your Nonprofit Should Use

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. There is a fundraising software that will help your staff manage fundraising campaigns and donor data efficiently and engage and grow your donor base. 2) Training.

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7 Fundraising Actions Taken by Successful Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Korrin Bishop , writer at Classy – a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising software for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world. Teamwork makes the dream work, so set aside time early on to get internal alignment on your fundraising strategies.

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Salesforce.org CEO Rob Acker’s Year-End Reflections

Saleforce Nonprofit

In the face of really tough — and often seemingly insurmountable — challenges, our customers have continued to innovate, grow, and surpass their goals. I’m so encouraged by some of the results that came out of our latest Nonprofit Trends Report , which noted that 33% of nonprofits actually exceeded their fundraising goals this past year.

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10 Keys to Help You Declare Your Independence From Mediocre Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Here are some other definitions of freedom ( www.merriam-webster.com ): Being released from something onerous The quality of being frank, open, or outspoken Boldness of conception or execution Unrestricted use You know, several of those make me think of fundraising. But it’s important to stop and reflect on it. We make a difference.

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