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What Hocus Pocus Can Teach You About Major Gift Fundraising

Bloomerang

Believe it or not, I’ve found that there are parallels between one of the greatest Halloween movies ever made and major gift fundraising. Use storytelling to encourage donors to give. . “I When preparing a major gift proposal, focus on the short-term and long-term impact their gifts would make on the trajectory of the organization.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

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Carolyn is a major gift fundraiser and nonprofit communications expert who uses technology to amplify her impact and do more with less. It was then that I began working at a local art museum as a volunteer. Meet Carolyn Appleton! She’s known for tackling seemingly impossible fundraising efforts and turning them into success stories.

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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. They are natural storytellers and advocates for your organization. Again, how many of you have attended an event or go to a museum? They provide access to potential avenues of new support.

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Where Do You Learn Best? My Personal Learning Journey from Conferences to Trainings

Museum 2.0

The Museum 2.0 I went alone, sent with a blessing from my boss at the International Spy Museum. I was offering them a clumsy gift--ideas they had inspired in me. As Museum 2.0 Public Narrative is an activist storytelling technique for rallying others to your cause. blog started because of a conference. I had none.

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

Lori’s gift is to help nonprofit organizations communicate powerfully so they raise exponentially more money. She is a nationally-recognized master storyteller and fundraising culture change expert helping nonprofit organizations raise nearly $300 million dollars from individual donors.

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6 Retro Digital Marketing & Fundraising Trends for Nonprofits for 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Social media started as a community building and storytelling tool, then evolved into hyper-focused marketing and advertising tool, and will now will revolve back to its roots. Today, tribute giving has morphed into a passive tick box on a donation page that sends an automated email for “In Memoriam and “In Honor” gifts.

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The #1 Skill Nonprofit Professionals Should Focus on in 2021

DipJar

Others are looking at no demand at all, and with it, no revenue, because their mission involved gathering large groups of people in places like theaters, galleries, and museums. The first skill to develop in seeking major gifts is prospect research. In major gift work, it’s really the person’s interest that counts the most.

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