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Three lessons nonprofits learned from the pandemic

Candid

Nonprofits were suddenly unable to engage donors with in-person events or provide traditional means of supporting their community. By adjusting their strategies, nonprofits have been able to not only sustain their operations but also consider new approaches to make a greater impact in their communities.

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The Southwest Airlines Flight Fiasco: Lessons For Your Nonprofit

Bloomerang

While you may never find yourself in a crisis of this magnitude at your nonprofit, you can learn from Southwest’s mistakes and use those lessons to prepare for a potential disaster. Let’s look at the following lessons. Lesson One: You need the right software and processes in place. Lesson Three: You need a contingency plan.

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Pandemic Lessons Learned: 4 Tips for School Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

Let’s walk through four lessons we learned from fundraising during the pandemic and learn how your school can implement these tips moving forward: Leverage online fundraising tools. Communicate frequently with your supporters. Ready to learn how to use these lessons from the pandemic to raise more for your school?

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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

Whole Whale

I think there are many timeless lessons that still apply to current strategy that can be gleaned from looking backward. Decades before the dawn of digital ads and social media, advertising legend David Ogilvy penned his seminal book “Ogilvy on Advertising” sharing hard-won lessons on how to effectively persuade consumers.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

Instead of repeating those numbers, we’ll focus on the practical “in the weeds” analysis that can support you in making data-driven decisions that go well beyond this time of year. But healthy donor retention numbers within Neon CRM users show that donors are more than happy to support organizations they’ve previously been involved with.

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From Prospective Student to Active Alum—Engagement Fosters Lifelong Support

sgEngage

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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Lessons From The Season Of Giving: 8 Ways You Can Create Effective Year-End Appeals

Bloomerang

It’s about inspiring the spirit of giving and ensuring that your donors understand that their support is crucial and that their contributions will have a direct impact on those communities served by your organization. Sharing individual stories of need are more personal to donors than an overview of the broader impact.

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