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From Lost To Loved: Turning Lapsed Donors Into Devoted Donors

Bloomerang

It’s worth noting that a recent study by Philanthropy Daily found that 49% of lapsed donors who hadn’t made a gift in at least two years believe themselves to be current donors. According to Roger Craver, you have a 20%-40% chance of obtaining a gift from a recently lapsed donor. I’m not coming to you today to ask for a gift. (Of

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Breaking Giving Day Records at Brown University

Connection Cafe

At Brown University—a centuries-old, independent, and coeducational Ivy League institution in Rhode Island— we incorporate two giving days, Brunonians Pay it Forward Day in April and #GivingTuesday , into our fundraising strategy. Expanding internal strategies for fundraisers to leverage giving days to close leadership gifts.

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NTEN Member Buzz Round-Up: May 7 (Webby Winners!)

NTEN

One of the ways they're trying to help you get awesome online and in your communities is their monthly Think Tank : this month's topic is how to engage supporters and donors around non-financial gifts and activities. Read the full description and participate in the month-long Think Tank here.

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We ? Relevancy: How P2P Events Spread the Love This Valentine’s Day

Connection Cafe

Jet Blue told me that “Love is a Trip”, Redbox offered movies I’d “Fall in Love With”, and Groupon had gifts I could “Send Faster Than Cupid’s Arrow.”. Bark for Life of Rhode Island – American Cancer Society. Give Them A Gift! My inbox was flooded with emails about Valentine’s Day. Cute animals never hurt either.

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3 Nonprofits Aim to Better Connect with Donors

Connection Cafe

So for last year’s annual fund drive, the Rhode Island Zoo Society, which manages the zoo for the City of Providence, targeted those three donor groups. The analysis found that donors who cared most about conservation and research, animal care, and general zoo activities gave more than other donors.

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Building Blocks of Effective Creative: Impact

M+R

A $50 gift won’t save the entire Amazon rainforest. Will is the Senior Creative Director and sole member of M+R’s remote Rhode Island outpost. We should be plausible with our impact, which often means talking about the supporter’s role as part of a movement or holistic effort. We shouldn’t pretend that it will.

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2011 NTC Preview: Going Online for Capacity Mapping and Resource Matching: The Big Picture

NTEN

Examples of such opportunities might be jobs, petitions, volunteer openings, events, gifts in kind, or surplus office space. There is usually a limit on how many people can make use of the opportunity, and what is delivered to you through the online tool is not the resource itself, but the information about its availability.

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