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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

These high-profile, high-dollar donations are changing the face of philanthropy in higher education—creating big winners today and setting the stage for a transformational change as billions of dollars transfer through generational inheritance in the coming decades. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S. billion in funding.

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Fundraiser vs. Friendraiser vs. Waste of Time

The Fundraising Authority

In this episode , Michael is getting chided (over the phone) by the corporate office for spending too much money holding office parties. But… friendraisers still have a very definite fundraising purpose. that loses money, and claim that it will help raise their profile. I think I made that very clear on the flyer.

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Instagram Feed Fundraisers: What Nonprofits Need to Know

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Meta has quietly announced that the Facebook Fundraiser functionality is being expanded to Instagram. If your nonprofit is eligible for Instagram Charitable Giving Tools, then your supporters can now create fundraisers for your nonprofit. In the coming weeks, you’ll now be able to raise money for more than 1.5

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12 Ways to Use ChatGPT and Other AI Tools for Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

While ChatGPT may be all the buzz, have you considered how it and other artificial intelligence tools could enhance your fundraising efforts ? For nonprofits, it’s proving to be a valuable resource for writing communications, deepening engagement with supporters, and fundraising.

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5 Ways to Use Social Media to Raise More Money at Year-end

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Year-end giving is a vital piece of the nonprofit fundraising puzzle, and the time when many organizations reap the harvest of the fundraising seeds they have sown all year long. It’s not too late to incorporate online and social media fundraising into your fundraising plans. We give to what we know. nonprofits.

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Who Qualifies as a Major Donor Prospect for Your Organization? (3 Guidelines)

The Fundraising Authority

As you are looking for donors to make contact with and insert into your fundraising funnel, you don’t want to waste time. Far too many organizations reply “everyone is a prospect” or “everyone with enough money is a prospect.” You only have so many staff members, so much money and so much time in a day. Where did they come from?

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Connecting with decision makers on LinkedIn: three tips for fundraisers 

Candid

Recent data from LinkedIn for Nonprofits reveals that 64% of surveyed nonprofit professionals agree the people they want to connect with to raise money for their organization are on LinkedIn. It’s also worth reviewing your personal profile at roughly the same frequency.

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