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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

A charity combating homelessness should feature stories of providing shelter, not just cute mascots. Review tactics like monthly giving programs and recurring emails that generate habitual support. Test digital engagement tactics like emoji reactions, quick polls and unfortunate consequences of inaction.

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Fundraising for Education: Your Guide to Doing Virtual Fundraising Right

Qgiv

For example, if you had to switch to a virtual silent auction at the last minute in 2020, review your results to see which elements worked and which didn’t. John Center for Homeless Men recently added some engagement to their Raisin’ the Rent event with virtual house parties ! that encourage participation.

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[VIDEO] Demystifying the Grants Lifecycle: Grant Seeking Lessons and Pro-tips from the Field

Bloomerang

We’ve got some polls for you. ” I don’t know if these questions sound familiar to you, but we’ll just do a little poll to see which of these questions you have about grants. Most of you have answered, so we’re going to just end the poll. So I’m actually going to launch my second poll.

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