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Outcomes Measurement

How to Measure Your Prospect Management System

Once you have consistent and relevant prospect data at your disposal, what should you measure?

December 11, 2012 | < 1 min Read

Change Management

6 Tips for Improved Prospect Data Collection

Alleviate anxiety, stress or resistance your gift officers may be experiencing when asking for consistent and relevant data entry with 6 easy steps. [...]

December 7, 2012 | 3 min Read

Donor Cultivation

Top 3 Fundraising New Year’s Resolutions

There are actually only three ways to raise more money.

December 6, 2012 | 4 min Read

Digital Marketing

10 Ways to Sabotage Your Year-End Emails

I've spent a good part of the past month reviewing drafts of year-end fundraising emails and have seen several common pitfalls. Here are 10 things to avoid.

December 6, 2012 | 2 min Read

Digital Marketing

The Importance of Being Chill

While the holiday season is an exciting time of year that is usually filled with nice gifts, enjoyable company, yummy-food [...]

November 29, 2012 | 2 min Read

Event Planning

Saying Thank You in Peer to Peer Event Fundraising

There are more opportunities and need to say thank you in a peer-to-peer fundraising event campaign than traditional organizational fundraising campaigns. Event [...]

November 21, 2012 | 2 min Read

Data Insights

Living in a Virtual World

Virtualization is all about maximizing the technology resources you have at hand to create a whole that is significantly more powerful than it’s individual parts – and is infinitely scalable.

November 20, 2012 | 2 min Read

Donor Stewardship

How to thank your Board? Sing their praises.

As we stop to give thanks this season, have you thought about how to say thank you to your most loyal donors - your Board of Directors? Stop NOW. Read this!

November 19, 2012 | 2 min Read

Employee Engagement

The Demographics of Donor Potential

The Donor Perspectives report says “on average, US donors over the age of 65 gave more than three times the amount donated by those ages 18-24 and nearly twice as much as donors ages 25-34.”

November 16, 2012 | 2 min Read

Event Planning

4 Step Risk Planning for Event Fundraisers Inspired by Hurricane Sandy

For non profits whose primary source of revenue comes from a single fundraising event, the consequence of a weekend of bad weather could be closing your doors.

November 14, 2012 | 3 min Read

Digital Marketing

Why Can’t I Raise Any Money Using Social Media?

We know that tweets can travel faster than the speed of light and Facebook is word-of-mouth on steroids. But Why Can't I Raise Money Using Social Media?

November 13, 2012 | 2 min Read

Annual Giving

The Changing Face of School Funding

The world of K-12 education is in great flux right now. Thousands of independent schools are struggling with tuition levels [...]

November 12, 2012 | 2 min Read

Disaster Response

7 Tips for Quick Response During a Time of Need

The first days following a disaster like Hurricane Sandy or other emergencies can be crucial for organizations as they reach out to supporters and request help. Here are 7 tips for engaging with your supporters during a time of need.

November 1, 2012 | 2 min Read

Change Management

VIP Volunteer Opportunities

Engaging Major Donors & Prospects with Creative “Hands-On” Cultivation Moments

October 19, 2012 | 3 min Read

The Changing Face of School Funding

8 Simple Tactics You Need in Your Fundraising Strategy Toolkit

9 Common Fundraising Mistakes: How Many Are You Making?

5 CRM Tech Trends to Shape the Future of Your Enterprise Organization

Try a New P2P Challenge: Tips to Move Beyond Run-Walk-Bike Events

Build Trust by Integrating Your Fundraising and Finance Systems

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