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What Facebook can teach you about trust

Who do you trust? As I write, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is answering questions in the Senate. He’s avoided this session to date. Today, he can’t. And that’s because his business model and a sloppy thirst for income led to a frightening abuse of users’ information. Yes, we’ve all heard it before: if you’re not […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor data, donor relations, donor stewardship

3 Smart Strategies to Boost Online Giving for Your Nonprofit

Boost online giving? Yes, please! Figuring out what kind of online fundraising strategy will work for your nonprofit is a tough balancing act. After all, investing in online fundraising software requires careful planning and sometimes, it can seem like there are too many tools out there to choose from. However, in this digital age, it’s […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: Fundraising, online fundraising

What one brilliant arts organization can teach us about fundraising

One of the most popular posts I’ve published is about fundraising for an arts organization. That’s why I want to share some remarkable pieces I found on Medium. Then I want to talk about how this may have implications for fundraising in a broader sense – not just for arts organizations. My discovery started with […]

Filed Under: Arts Fundraising, Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: arts organization, culture of philanthropy, donor journey

Why you should care about donor retention

Your questions answered. I recently did a webinar with my friends at NeonCRM on donor retention. It was fun – and obviously, a topic close to my heart. Some of the most fun I had was answering questions at the end. Since the topic can be broad, the questions were, too. Unfortunately, even with an […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor communications, donor retention, fundraising questions

10 Ways to Make The Biggest Impact with Small Gift Donors

How can you make the biggest impact with small gift donors? When you have multi-million dollar gifts coming in, it can be easy to turn your attention to the foundations and philanthropists behind those big numbers. And easy to forget about the small gift donors whose contributions of $5 to $5,000 dollars are the foundation […]

Filed Under: Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: online giving, smaller dollar donors, year-end fundraising

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