Maybe you think you need a fancy annual gala or to connect with that local celebrity to host your event or to finally get a meeting with Oprah (I love her, BTW) and that will be the mark of major gifts success. MEET JULIE!
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Searching for a nonprofit CRM can be overwhelming. But to meet your fundraising goals - in the long run it is critical for success. Check out the 4 reasons to consider investing in a CRM today with my friends from cloudStack services.
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Is your nonprofit approaching a significant anniversary? As fundraisers, we know anniversaries are a great time to launch a special campaign and raise additional dollars. Milestone years also bring so many other opportunities to celebrate your work and engage stakeholders - both current and past.
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When The Little Red Dog got the call - they didn't hesitate, but they needed money. Check out the step-by-step of how this small nonprofit raised $12k in just 10 days.
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Like you, especially when the outreach is freezing cold - I get nervous. I mean, what if they say, “No.”? #heartbreak. Here are my 5 steps I've used recently to get 4/4 of my fundraising heroes to say, "YES!".
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Nonprofits are historically VERY bad at keeping our donors. You might be asking why? Who cares if the retention rates go down? Who cares if MY retention rates are no good?
Getting your donors “on base” allows them to have an experience - something very different than them reading up about you in an email or an annual report. It results in them asking, "How can I help?"
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Check out this live conversation with Sarah Lee, COO of New Story where she dives in on all things monthly giving with an inside peek into their program, The Neighborhood.
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That means that for every house purchased, car bought and yes - you could argue donation made - there is a woman behind that decision making process.
You have power in where you spend your dollar. This holiday season, consider shopping small from nonprofit organizations and small shops that have a double (even triple!) bottom line.
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In this 32 part series released over 7 days over social media - a part of the world was captivated. Literally, each post had nearly 1M+ unique interactions. On the edge of their phones - people waited for a new post - what would become of Tanqueray?
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We decided on a campaign - a fundraising strategy that could be held online and with people all across the world. Here, we would utilize her email list and social following to raise money. The problem was: she had an email list of only 240 people and a social following of about 2k - we had to grow both of those while simultaneously providing value to her current audience.
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A common struggle I see with organizations and especially new ones is bringing new audience members, aka potential donors, into their fold. Where do they find them? What if I told you that one of my solutions to this problem is sitting right under your nose, free and only requires 1hr/week? It’s Pinterest!
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