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Year End Giving for Event Fundraisers

Connection Cafe

Last weekend Houston experienced our first “cold front” of the fall. The average person makes 24% of their annual donations between Thanksgiving and New Year's, according to research from the Center on Philanthropy. Author: Robyn Mendez. Part 1 of 2: Why Year End Giving is a Smart Strategy for P2P Fundraisers.

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[VIDEO] The 3 V’s of Virtual Communication

Bloomerang

But don’t do that right now, don’t mosey over onto our website because we are going to have a great presentation from my good buddy, Kristal Frazier, joining us from beautiful Houston. Super, you know, active in the nonprofit community, down in Houston. But perform your prospect research before you talk to donors.

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[VIDEO] How To Know If Your Fundraising Staff Is Leaving Money On The Table

Bloomerang

Let’s finance the whole thing, and let’s do it every year because when stats show that over 91% of nonprofits never reached $5 million, that’s a bonkers stat to me because who did we need most these last 18 months, right? They’re curing an awful disease. The compass and the pyramid is still the same.

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[VIDEO] You’ve Been Let Go From Your Nonprofit Job – Now What?

Bloomerang

I have been in philanthropic development for nearly 20 years and started my career as an event-based fundraiser, worked into individual giving throughout Southwest Louisiana, Houston, and then moved here four years ago. You know, the resume’s got all the stats, but that cover letter really says why you’re passionate about them.

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