Connection Cafe

MAY 29, 2020

Changing Higher Ed Episode 43: Raising Money for Universities during COVID with Scott Roberts and Tim Hill . Higher education fundraising is even more critical as colleges and universities navigate the unexpected and unpredictable financial situation caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Social Media. Staying on Message.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 10, 2020

With the demonstrated power of giving days for higher ed, now is a perfect time to start thinking about adding one to your fundraising strategy like we did at Brown University. Unlike many higher-ed institutions, giving days at Brown have focused solely on the Brown Annual Fund versus a university-wide strategy.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

With so many other influences vying for their time, attention, and financial support, it can be difficult for Alumni Engagement offices to ensure that alumni are retaining a sense of connection to the university. Effective management of major gifts relationships. Social media integrations and monitoring.

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Everyaction

APRIL 30, 2018

With so many other influences vying for their time, attention, and financial support, it can be difficult for Alumni Engagement offices to ensure that alumni are retaining a sense of connection to the university. Effective management of major gifts relationships. Social media integrations and monitoring.

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Connection Cafe

JULY 18, 2017

Here are 3 major lessons for colleges and universities from this year’s Charitable Giving Report: 1. Giving to Colleges and Universities is Up, But Growing Slowly. The increase in giving to colleges and universities was slightly higher, at 1.5%. Year-End Giving is Essential for University Fundraising.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

You can have a high Cost Per Result, but if your donors are making large gifts, the return will still be worthwhile. Brent’s professional experience consists of work in corporate communications, direct marketing, higher ed marketing, and consulting on advocacy and media projects. and has appeared in Axios Media Trends.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 2, 2018

One of the most commonly asked questions we receive at HEPdata is, “How do I make my donors aware of the benefits of matching gifts?” Many donors don’t know about matching gifts, while others may think if they make a gift, the recipient institution is responsible for seeking the match amount from their employer.

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Connection Cafe

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

One of those organizations is the University of Minnesota. Their ambassadors then helped to celebrate the public launch of Driven: The University of Minnesota’s Campaign in September 2017, aiming to raise $4 billion. In 2017, the University wanted to expand on the strong ambassador foundation built in 2016 for Give to the Max Day. “On

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Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Peer-to-peer fundraising often leverages social media and tech platforms to share campaigns, collect payments, and track progress. These materials should be easily shareable across multiple channels—email, social media, direct mail, and SMS—so your fundraiser can easily reach as many of their peers as possible.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2021

I’ve heard that to be a major gift officer you have to have access to people with money, be comfortable socializing with them, and speak their language. Is major gift officer the only viable career in fundraising ? I have worked for nonprofit organizations for most of my professional life, and I have never been a major gift officer.

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Achieve

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Alumni are among the top donors to university programs, as those who credit your program with providing them the foundation for a successful career often want to give back. Social media. As you create content, keep in mind that different social media platforms appeal to different demographics. Text messaging.

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 18, 2021

At this point, your organization has probably already created a Facebook page, amassed a decent number of supporters following that page, and perhaps even used Facebook Ads to expand the reach of your social media-based fundraising efforts— such as running ads to promote any upcoming virtual fundraising events or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

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EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

And that the future of corporate giving is increasingly trending toward employee-centric giving programs, such as matching gifts, volunteer grants, and other forms of workplace giving. For instance, it’s reported that 78 percent of eligible nonprofit donors have no idea that their employer offers a corporate gift-matching program.

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sgEngage

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, have you considered including winter solstice celebrations in your holiday gift appeal? When you can authentically rejoice in special days across religions and cultures, you’re giving a gift of recognition and welcome to all of your constituents. Yalda is a winter solstice celebration for Iranian-Americans, Dec.

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Candid

AUGUST 20, 2021

August 19, 2021 Lincoln Center in New York City has announced a $20 million gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano to help revitalize opera, jazz, theater, and dance programming across its campus, the New York Times reports. Independence Public Media Foundation awards grants totaling $4 million. Read more.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Not wanting to end all donor communication, you shifted into email and social media, but it was all DIY. The result of the training program outlined above could be the planning and implementation of an effective direct-response strategy that includes social media, email, and direct mail, and costs less than your old direct mail-only program.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 24, 2022

Furthermore, 43% of those gifts were made by Baby Boomers while only 11% were made by Millennials , according to Fidelity Charitable. Young people today are well-connected because of social media and technology. Emily Santeler is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Also, when they see your mailer come through asking for donations, they’ll remember their friend who was enthusiastic about your standards and will make a gift. Saying the words “Can you help us with a gift of…” may take three seconds if you say it slowly. Get Beyond the Barriers.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. 70% prefer to be thanked for their donations by email, 13% via social media, 8% via print postcard, 6% via print letter, 2% via text message, and 1% by phone call. ? 18% of donors in Mexico give tribute gifts. are quickly replacing TV.

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sgEngage

APRIL 28, 2022

I [have] several volunteers who do not use any of the social media or latest technology. Help them to feel that their contribution is important to the success of the organization. – David Hecht, data and report analyst at the South Dakota State University Foundation . . Ursula Academy . . Provide good training.

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Cloud 4 Good

MARCH 23, 2021

Using best-in-breed Salesforce solutions, it’s never been easier to collect online donations, process gifts through batches and data loads, and assess giving capacity to identify the next best action to reach advancement goals. Media Contact. The entire Cloud for Good team has been fantastic to work with. About Cloud for Good.

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sgEngage

MARCH 8, 2022

Held during the first week of April, Tartan Tuesday invites all members of the Maryville College community to support the programs and causes that are important to them and help the College earn challenge gifts. It all started when we noticed larger universities holding successful giving days back in 2014. As you can imagine, it was!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

After several months of recovery and spending time reflecting on my unhealthy relationship with work, I decided to enroll in a doctoral program at The University of Pennsylvania. Had they hit some sort of genetic lottery that gifted them with super stress-busting superpowers? What was going on with these people?

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M+R

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Universal Analytics (a.k.a. GA4 standardizes a lot of Universal Analytics (UA) features into something that is more consistent feature to feature; Events are a lot different in the new GA4. item_variant is a good option for recording the recurring frequency of a gift (i.e.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

One month after the initial donation , donors receive a final email closing out the welcome series, thanking them once again and providing links to your website and social media pages so they can stay up to date. Create templates for campaign updates and fundraising appeals that fill in with each donor’s name, gift size, and tangible impact.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 31, 2022

Looking for ways to increase gift size and have a predictable source of donor revenue, month after month? In CauseVox’s 2021 PNPL Survey , respondents indicated that not only do they prefer an installment option for donations, but this option would lead them to give larger gifts more frequently. PNPL gives the people what they want.

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Qgiv

JULY 6, 2022

Many universities find giving days to be a useful way to raise money for their programs and various funds. Email, social media, direct mail, text messages, phone calls, and in-person conversations are all great ways of getting in touch with your donors. Planning a Giving Day. Pick a date. Follow up afterward.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 15, 2021

Are your social media ads helping or confusing your donors? This episode focuses on donor attraction in the ever-changing world of social media advertising. . Recent privacy changes and iOS updates led to a discussion about what social media advertising tools are worthwhile for nonprofits. About Dana. We’re the same!

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sgEngage

APRIL 20, 2023

Engage with supporters on social media. Make it easy for supporters to get involved by offering an easy-to-use online donation platform and tips for promoting their personal donation pages on social media. Engage with supporters on social media. They usually aren’t accompanied by events and can be easily shared on social media.

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Nonprofits Source

JUNE 14, 2023

But one of the most important forms of fundraising is seeking out major gifts. Whether your organization is new to the nonprofit scene or you’ve been fundraising for decades, you know the importance of securing major gifts for your cause. Specific major gift amounts will depend on the size of your organization. Let’s dive in.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 12, 2016

On Giving Tuesday 2015 , The Office of University Development at University of Michigan set an example for how this kind of thoughtful planning and preparation can dramatically increase results: 1000 donors completed gifts online within the first 49 minutes. $1 1 million was raised by 10:03 a.m. Advanced Planning.

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University has been listening to those working in the nonprofit sector for years. Peggy Outon is founding Executive Director of the Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. Amy DeVita is managing partner at TopNonprofits.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 9, 2022

You can find new donor prospects by booking speaking engagements at community groups, clubs, churches, universities, anywhere you think you can find people who will be interested in your work. Use your personal social media channels to let your friends and family know about your work. How will we follow up on the gifts we receive?”

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Achieve

JULY 2, 2019

Recently, I was asked to conduct a social media marketing workshop at Planet Philanthropy (an annual conference for fundraising professionals by. After what felt like hours of agonizing over potential topics, one of my coworkers suggested the idea to discuss common social media mistakes we see our clients making all the time!

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 30, 2021

Giving USA 2021 , produced by Giving USA Foundation and Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy , reports total giving grew 5.1% Recaptured donors (whose last gift was two or more years ago) were up nearly 14%. Moving donors from their first gift to their second continues to be a chronic issue for the sector.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 25, 2023

This new analytics software is taking the place of Universal Analytics , its predecessor program. For nonprofits already using Universal Analytics for data and insights about website visitors, the short answer is because you have to make the transition. By July 1 st , 2023 Universal Analytics won’t be supported.

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Whole Whale

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers. Show how gifts further the outcomes step-by-step. Using weekly social media posts focused on your mission’s impact.

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