Whole Whale

JANUARY 1, 2023

What: Nonprofit fundraising and marketing conference. Who attends : Professional fundraisers, nonprofit communications teams, and tons of vendors. Note: We combined our summaries for the SXSW bonanza because, Texas. Who attends : Professional fundraisers, nonprofit communications teams, and tons of vendors.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 11, 2021

Today’s internal management software can track and categorize every donor interaction, gift, and desired style of communication, and they can manage physical and virtual events, cover all areas of fundraising, and are easy to use. Professionally, Josh is the director of community impact for Madera Residential in Lubbock, Texas.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 16, 2021

For the last three years, I’ve devoted virtually every day to the challenge of training professionals and especially volunteer fundraisers to overcome the fear of asking for gifts for their favorite nonprofits. During his career, he established records for gifts from individuals at three South Texas institutions of higher learning.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Fall has arrived, and with it comes fundraising season. Naples, Florida, is hosting a meetup on tools for effective email fundraising ; Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is hosting a series of Giving Tuesday brainstorming sessions ; and Chicago, Illinois, will explore how your CRM can save end-of-year fundraising plans. and the globe.

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For one, it’s usually a lot of money. Also, getting a grant means a funder values your nonprofit and trusts you’ll put their money to good use. Like it’s free money just waiting to be plucked from a tree. Keep brainstorming until you can’t think of anything else you might need money for. A Grant is What We Need (or is it?)

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Media Cause

JUNE 10, 2021

So the more versatile these platforms are to use, the more opportunities you have to increase your awareness, engage with supporters, promote fundraising campaigns, and more. These add-ons are sure to give Clubhouse a run for their money. He hosted a room on the audio-only platform to start a fundraising campaign. It took off!

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Neon CRM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people to give back to their communities by donating money, volunteering their time, or advocating for causes that they believe in. A common misconception about GivingTuesday is that it’s a day focused only on extracting money out of people. Who Is Giving? Resist that temptation!

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ASU Lodestar Center

MAY 19, 2021

The power and influence that flow from money, combined with the near absence of a negative feedback loop in philanthropy, result in potential manipulation of and control over nonprofit organizations,” Janice Pettey of Nonprofit Fundraising Strategy said. Bivins Foundation in Amarillo, Texas.

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NetWits

MARCH 7, 2011

Description: As non-profits turn their sights to the social web for mission delivery, advocacy, fundraising and awareness building, more for-profits organizations are supporting charity work with specialized programs and initiatives. Title: Social Media for Social Good: How Digital Charity is Changing our World. He loves bacon.

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Care2

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Time is running out to launch your year-end fundraising plan, and the stakes are high. Let Care2 and Sea Change Strategies help you by sharing the 10 critical action steps for mobilizing your donors and raising money this year end. Did you know that 40 percent of all online donations come in at year end?

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ASU Lodestar Center

JUNE 4, 2019

After all, what nonprofit leader wouldn’t want to walk into work one Monday morning to find a pile of money, an unexpected gift, on their doorstep? By Sunday night, it had raised more than a million dollars, and, by Monday, $2000 per minute was pouring into the fundraiser. A windfall is fabulous, right?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

If you are ready to turn your board around and increase their comfort level with fundraising, Sabrina Walker Hernandez will show you how! We are here to talk about the board’s role in fundraising and resource development, one of my favorite topics, and we got one of my favorite people also here to talk about it. You are worth it.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Part 1 of 2: Why Year End Giving is a Smart Strategy for P2P Fundraisers. I use parathesis here because “cold” for SE Texas in early September means the high temperatures were only in the lower 90’s, which I'll admit is not really cold. Author: Robyn Mendez. It’s twice the bang for same dollar!

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BoardAssist

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For advice on the topic, we turned to fundraising pro Rachel Muir. As we approach the peak of end of year fundraising and the beginning of a new year I encourage you to take a short break to call your major gift donors and congratulate them on how they are making an impact. As fundraisers it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

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Media Cause

MARCH 15, 2021

I know that personally, last year was the first time we’d ever had 20 people participating in our Rosh Hashana dinner, joining us around our humble Atlanta-based table from their own setups in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. – Sarah Dunlap, Associate Fundraising Director . Ah, technology. And mute buttons.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Austin, Texas: Google AdWords for Nonprofits. Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston: Storymakers 2017! Houston, Texas: NetSquared Houston.

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Tech Soup

MAY 9, 2016

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Research Triangle, North Carolina: How to Create Digital Stories to Raise Money and More. Houston, Texas: What's Your Story? Storymakers.

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

If you’re not familiar with the process The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March, 2012 in Austin, Texas) is a huge new media event. Boost Fundraising & Engagement w/ “Gamification”. SXSW 2012 session voting is nearing the end. We’ve got until Friday Sept 9th (right, tomorrow). Uhmm, I should be more specific.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Our second-place winner is an advertisement for the "Peace by Piece" fashion show fundraiser, which was created with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. At the fashion show, models wore various outfits from the 1950s through the 1990s to help raise money for Peace Connections. Prize: Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Premiere.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 22, 2011

Be Smarter: they want to know how they are making an impact and what you’re doing with their money. They know they are voting, vs not knowing where their money is going. For example, a bike-a-thon in Texas has a Ride for Life app so that people can keep track of pledges and fundraising, see where others are, etc.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In 2011, in the name of raising money for the Special Olympics, I participated in the Polar Plunge. As a Texas girl, I am not exaggerating when I say I thought I literally might freeze to death. That’s the beauty of crowd fundraising. But crowd fundraising isn’t just for runs, walks, or polar plunges anymore.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 19, 2014

With all of the top fundraising professionals in one place, the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Conference on Fundraising (AFPIcon) is sure to bring some of the top information and presentations to the table. And this year AFPIcon takes place from March 23 through March 25 in San Antonio, Texas.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Other reality: I don’t have the time or money for your cause. Microgiving is when a person donates small, seemingly insignificant amounts of money to a cause or a nonprofit. Ask your friends to donate to your very own fundraiser! It leverages the power of the people, turning volunteers into fundraisers. Rescue dogs?

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Top Nonprofits

MAY 6, 2021

And if anybody’s looked at the poverty rate, being in poverty means you make very, very little money. And for people in the Midwest, you all know what it means to go through droughts and for people in various parts of the country, including Texas, you know, what it means to live through just absurd superstorms.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Last December, I watched Twitter turn into a sea of frozen green peas to support Susan Reynolds in her fight against breast cancer and to raise money for research in her honor. In the 1980s I worked in direct mail fundraising for nonprofit organizations, then I shifted into the publishing industry in the 1990s. Connie Reece.

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CauseVox

AUGUST 4, 2021

Volunteer peer-to-peer fundraising. Peer-to-peer fundraising is any fundraising effort that relies on peers reaching out to each other on behalf of a cause. . You’re probably familiar with some classic examples of peer-to-peer fundraising: things like walkathons and races , or birthday campaigns.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 28, 2019

The University of Texas at Austin just announced a new endowment providing free tuition for students from families with incomes less than $65,000. Fundraising is essential to the growth of any scholarship program, but it can be challenging to come up with fresh ideas that resonate with donors and prospects.

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Tech Soup

MAY 12, 2015

The Natalia Veteran's Memorial Library serves the small town of Natalia, Texas. As Natalia's sole librarian, Amy is responsible for every aspect of the library's management, staffing, and fundraising. When we spoke with Amy, she'd just finished the library's big annual fundraiser, the Bluebonnet Festival.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 10, 2015

Crowd fundraising is equally powerful, but for a different reason. As I found out last month, it’s an incredibly efficient way to harness supporters and raise money even for the smallest charities. Once I made that connection, turning my CrossFit Games Open journey into a personal fundraiser was easy.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 27, 2018

Some users may be irritated that they’re being asked for money before you tell your story and impact. Meals on Wheels Central Texas kicks off the donation process on their homepage. Newbie fundraisers sometimes believe, mistakenly, that donors make charitable donations the way they write thank-you cards or pay their monthly bills—i.e.,

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NTEN

JUNE 22, 2011

Be Smarter: they want to know how they are making an impact and what you're doing with their money. They know they are voting, vs not knowing where their money is going. For example, a bike-a-thon in Texas has a Ride for Life app so that people can keep track of pledges and fundraising, see where others are, etc.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

And like I say very often on these sessions, I always look for folks with that firsthand fundraising knowledge. I look at the fundraising and the revenue aspects and Brian’s team of construction experts really brings value and creates a streamlined process for the actual project itself. We’ve been prudent fundraisers today.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 28, 2021

If you are ready to ride an epic wave of generosity with an airtight end-of-year fundraising strategy join our special guest Rachel Muir. If you’re watching the recording, I hope you’re having a good day no matter when and where you are because we are here to talk about end-of-year fundraising. Rachel: Absolutely. .

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 3, 2017

The top three technology challenges for respondents are building websites, managing data, and fundraising. Inspiring Leaders to Raise Money Joyfully. Austin, Texas: 5 Things Every Nonprofit Can Fix on Its Website to Get Results. They come to us looking for practical tips and a supportive community. Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

The SXSW Interactive Festival (scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

scheduled March 12-16, 2010 in Austin, Texas) is a mega huge social media industry event. on whether social media for fundraising and marketing can effect real on the ground change. . Submitted by Ted Fickes Networking Good: How to Win Money and Mobilize People! The SXSW Interactive Festival. Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 21, 2021

I love defining what makes a fundraiser successful, bottling it, and using it to empower nonprofit professionals and volunteers. I enjoyed being a higher education fundraiser for about 25 years. As practitioners, we need to do a better job of demystifying the art and science of fundraising. . Be a believer. Improve and progress.

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