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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

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Engaged student and alum supporter: My daughter gets very excited when she hears talk about the university she attended. A few years post-graduation, she continues to financially support and stay connected to her alma mater. She could see the impact of alum support, and she and her friends were excited about it.

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Helpful Ways to Measure and Optimize Your Nonprofit’s Performance

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That’s where technology can make a real impact. For instance, a well-connected, extroverted donor might like the opportunity to sponsor a lecture series or a group tour. Donor segmentation helps you use insights about donor preferences to engage supporters more deeply with your organization.

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Trainer’s Tip: Your Room Set Up Can Make or Break the Learning Experience

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

As a long-time trainer, professor, and teacher, I feel strongly that interactive learning activities – going beyond the death by Powerpoint Lecture – is the key to retention and application for participants. Your room set up can support your instructional activities that engage participants or get in the way.

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8 Tips for Crafting an Appealing Year-End Email Appeal

The Modern Nonprofit

Here are eight tips on crafting a great year-end email appeal that will get your supporters to click the “Donate” button. By starting early, you’ll have time to hone in on the exact message you want to hit your supporters’ inboxes with at the end of the year while staying stress-free. Get started now.

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Receiving the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The ESI Award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy, and that challenge the status quo to create sustainable social value with a potential for large-scale impact. We are grateful for CASE’s recognition of Benetech's work.

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The DEIAB Dilemma: How To Make Your Board More Inclusive

Allegiance Group

With equity, the people who are impacted or closest to challenges have an opportunity to weigh in on the solutions. Say your mission is to support people who are impacted by cancer. Doing so helps attendees feel more ownership over the process, as opposed to sitting through lectures.

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Equitable and Inclusive Messaging: Retaining Donors in a New Age of Storytelling

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Beyond the measurable performance impacts determined by testing, organizations must determine their own risk to employ ethical storytelling as a principle (because you believe it’s the right thing to do, regardless of impact) compared with using traditional response drivers that may maximize the revenue for your mission.