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Quick Guide to bbcon 2024 Sessions for Frontline Fundraisers

They don’t call you frontline fundraisers for nothing. You’re the organization’s first point of contact for prospects and donors. And [...]

August 28, 2024| 2 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Tips for Non-Cash Donations to Your Organization

August 1, 2024| 5 min Read

Donor Management

How to Make a Donor Profile in 5 Easy Steps

July 18, 2024| 5 min Read

Online Giving

7 Tips to Increase Your Online Fundraising Success

July 17, 2024| 4 min Read

Strategic Planning

Choosing the Right Tech Partner and Team for Fundraising Success

June 25, 2024| 5 min Read

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    Planned Giving

    Mid-Level Giving: Stuck in the Middle with Who

    Lawrence Henze’s blog post and whitepaper explore the importance of mid-level giving for nonprofits, and highlight strategies for maximizing this revenue stream through organizational strategies, managing data and statistics, untapping potential, and more.

    August 28, 2018 | 4 min Read

    Employee Giving

    5 Strategies to Implementing a Successful Employee Giving Campaign

    Employee campaigns are a great way to build sustainable giving for your healthcare foundation. Use these strategies from SoutheastHEALTH Foundation to develop your employee giving campaign.

    August 8, 2018 | 4 min Read

    Donor Cultivation

    6 Tactics for Increasing Donor Retention

    The national average is 45.5%—but what’s your organization’s donor retention rate?

    July 17, 2018 | 8 min Read

     

     

     
     

     
     

     
     

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    Donor Stewardship

    7 Ways for Arts & Cultural Organizations to Retain Members

    Members are the catalyst of your arts or cultural organization. Follow these 7 tips for a successful membership retention rate.

    July 10, 2018 | 3 min Read
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    Donor Stewardship

    Predicting the Future: Driving Fundraising Outcomes with Models

    Prospect modeling has evolved vastly over the decades. While it still isn’t a guarantee that constituents will behave one way or the other, a good model reduces uncertainty and highlights those most likely to give or upgrade their gift, allowing your nonprofit to be more strategic.

    July 10, 2018 | 5 min Read

    Advocacy

    Ten Advocacy Calls to Action for Nonprofits

    Colin Delany of Epolitics.com shares 10 call to action ideas for nonprofits that are sure to break up their routine and catch their advocates' eye.

    June 19, 2018 | 4 min Read

    Direct Marketing

    Mid-Year Appeals: Boost Fundraising in the Second Biggest Giving Month of the Year!

    Learn how to craft a successful mid-year appeal. Charitable giving continues to increase year after year, with online giving playing a bigger part. As June is the second biggest giving month of the year, executing a strategic mid-year fundraising campaign is essential to your nonprofit’s success.

    May 30, 2018 | 3 min Read
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    Advocacy

    Galvanize & Grow with Innovative Tactics to Attract & Retain Supporters

    Every nonprofit relies on its supporters to take action, volunteer and donate. If your digital engagement programs don’t help your organization stand out, prepare to fall short of your goals. Read on for some tips to modernize your messages and forms that will help you galvanize and grow advocates.

    April 18, 2018 | 2 min Read

    Data Health

    One Person, One Household, One Key: The Benefits of Using a Unique Identifier on Your Constituent Records

    In this post, David highlights the importance of "householding" records and the associated traps, pitfalls, and solutions surrounding the process.

    April 11, 2018 | 3 min Read
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    Direct Marketing

    Top Event Strategies for Major Donor Cultivation

    Attaining donors is complex and requires a diverse set of strategies, so you shouldn’t expect to attract philanthropists with the same tactics you employ for lower-level donors. A great way to develop major donor relationships is to host a cultivation event. Use these 10 strategies for success.

    April 10, 2018 | 3 min Read

    Board Management

    100-Percent Board Giving

    Board members are your organization’s advocates, ambassadors and vital volunteers. It’s imperative that your board understands that their participation level sets the tone for community impact, but how do you encourage and promote ongoing engagement?

    February 5, 2018 | 3 min Read
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    Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

    A Winning Strategy to Conquer Your P2P Challenges

    The latest P2P Fundraising Study offers tips to find areas where your P2P campaign is excelling and unearth areas to improve in the year ahead.

    November 20, 2017 | 3 min Read
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    Event Planning

    How Can I Raise More Money with My 5K?

    The 2016 Blackbaud Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Study gives us interesting insights into different types of fundraising events, like how to raise more with 5Ks.

    November 14, 2017 | 3 min Read
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    Grateful Patient

    Physicians and Philanthropy: Make it Easy and Make It Quick

    With physicians who provide amazing clinical care, as well as have a willingness to help your cause, funds will flow and patients will be satisfied.

    November 3, 2017 | 3 min Read
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