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The Phases of Service Design

Forum One

There are 4 key phases for service design: Align, Research, Ideate, and Prototype. Phase 1: Align. We’ll illustrate each of these 4 phases with an example of how we’ve done this for one of our clients, an organization in the health industry that provides an education program for their members. Phase 2: Research.

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Creating a Fundraising Culture in Your Nonprofit

Greater Giving

While each nonprofit is different and each donor relationship has its own intricacies, there are three general phases that define the donor journey: cultivating, soliciting, and promoting stewardship, and in each phase, there is the opportunity to promote a strong fundraising culture. The Cultivation Phase.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Running Your First Capital Campaign

Get Fully Funded

The Two Phases of a Capital Campaign You will be asking folks for a lot of money and support for this project, and it comes in two phases: the quiet phase and the public phase. The quiet phase is the first part of the campaign and involves meeting face-to-face with your top prospects to make individual requests.

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Ning saying no to free networks

Amy Sample Ward

As someone that has helped others to create, and has created many networks on the Ning platform, yesterday’s news that the company would be dropping 40% of it’s staff and dropping the free service was incredibly alarming. We will phase out our free service. [ Read the full letter here. ]. And I see it working.

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The First Global Martus Users Group Meeting

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Guest Beneblog by Vijaya Tripathi The first ever Martus users group meeting took place earlier this month in Chiang Mai, the capital of Northern Thailand. We’ve started chewing on the idea of secure user forums and other virtual watering holes to support the global network of users. For me personally, the meeting was a rare experience.

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10 Strategies for Segmenting Donors for Communication

Greater Giving

Reaching out to a selected group of donors can sometimes miss the mark and not make it to the intended audience. A strong donor segmentation is much more than just breaking up your donor list into the basic demographic groups that define your community by age, location, or gender. What is Donor Segmentation?

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The Art of the Ask: Crafting a Winning Major Gifts Strategy

The Modern Nonprofit

Major Gift Fundraising Phases and Strategies 1. Reach Out to Your Network Utilize your organization’s board members, existing major donors, and other connections to introduce potential donors to your cause, leveraging their networks to expand your reach.

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