Coming up next in our npEXPERTS Webinar Series , Nonprofit Coach Ted Hart, ACFRE and CEO of Hart Philanthropic Services will share how Nonprofits + Internet = People Inspiring People this Tuesday. 3 Keys you will takeaways from Ted’s webinar are: What is People to People Fundraising? MORE
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source CRMs – people like them? and although the sample sizes were small, and not representative of the nonprofit sector as a whole, the people surveyed seemed to like the open source tools available. That said, for the most part, except for CitySoft and vTiger, people seemed very satisfied with these tools. MORE
The thing that turns regular people into fundraising pro’s. “Go and do Good!”. That’s what Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) tells it’s event participants to do at the end of this video. FMSC is doing something that every nonprofit who runs an event fundraising program should do. MORE
I’m an introvert who likes people, but I find the idea of glad-handing, networking or otherwise behaving like my extroverted colleagues intimidating. The post Donor Relations Tips for Shy People appeared first on John Haydon. Does wading into a room full of strangers terrify you? MORE
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Element of Surprise Leads People to Give to Online Campaigns, Study Finds - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Element of Surprise Leads People to Give to Online Campaigns, Study Finds The Internet is "not a magic bullet" for humanitarian fundraising appeals, with the source and style of an approach to donors mattering more than the medium, according to a University of East Anglia study cited by Science Daily, a compendium of research news." 'via MORE
Each of these folks has a lot to say about using social media tools as a way for people, from non-profits or not from non-profits, to reach out and generate some support for any cause and generate change in the world. If one person acts to help another, then at least two people know about it. Identify the people who are passionate and positive. The tools are here, but it is the people that matter most. MORE
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Where are my people?: "You’ve You’ve seen those nonprofit fundraising challenges, haven’t you? A funder or corporation puts up some funds—donation or matching grant money—and asks nonprofits and their supporters to compete for it. Maybe it’s a race of donations or votes, or perhaps memberships to a group on FaceBook. Our own Giving Challenge was an early example. Target is running one now, and there MORE
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