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Parent Experience

4 Tips for Connecting with Supporters Who Are Parents Right Now

Ideas for how social good organizations can connect with supporters and prospective donors who are parents.

March 26, 2020 | 2 min Read

Alumni Engagement

Q&A with sgLEADERS: Tim Snyder, Wake Forest University

Tim Snyder, associate vice president of Alumni and Donor Services at Wake Forest University, shares his professional insights in this Q&A series on social good leadership.

March 11, 2020 | 5 min Read

Digital Marketing

Higher Education Content Strategy 101: The Fundamentals

The amount of digital content coming out of various university departments and through various channels (website, social media, etc.) requires a solid content strategy.

February 12, 2020 | 4 min Read

Change Management

Strategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond

Empowering users to learn a new solution can be tough but it doesn’t have to be. Follow these four strategies to learn how to successfully onboard teams and maintain engaged and empowered users with ongoing education.

December 9, 2019 | 4 min Read

Professional Development

Q&A with sgLEADERS: Dwight Dozier, Georgia Tech Foundation

Dwight Dozier of the Georgia Tech Foundation shares his professional insights in this Q&A series on social good leadership.

December 4, 2019 | 4 min Read

Alumni Engagement

How to Hype Homecoming Using Social Media

Developing a social media strategy for homecoming to boost alumni attendance, online interaction, and your year-round marketing initiatives.

September 13, 2019 | 4 min Read

Direct Marketing

3 Reasons You’ve Got to Have a Leadership Annual Giving Program

Leadership annual giving strengthens the handoff between annual giving initiatives and major gift officers. Here are three reasons you’ve got to have a program.

May 23, 2019 | 3 min Read

bbcon

3 bbcon Takeaways to Power 2019 Planning for Higher Ed

From a main stage announcement about the comprehensive Cloud Solution for Higher Education, there was a lot happening at bbcon 2018 for Higher Education. Here are 3 of the major takeaways.

November 30, 2018 | 3 min Read

Online Giving

When to Say “No” to “Me, too!” in Fundraising

"Me, too!” responses may be big risks when it comes to nonprofit fundraising. Here are 3 mistakes nonprofits make when it comes to donor communications.

January 6, 2016 | 3 min Read

Budgeting

Building a Business Case for IT Projects: Nonprofit Edition

How is building a business case different for nonprofit organizations? Here's a hint: How will the project enable the organization to fulfill its mission (better / faster / more)?

May 24, 2013 | 2 min Read

Alumni Engagement

Engaged Young Alumni = Future Dollars!

Your young alumni are your future major gift and planned giving donors, but only if you engage with them early [...]

May 21, 2013 | 2 min Read

Strategic Planning

Work Smarter, Not Harder

As you look at your fundraising calendar, you can easily become overwhelmed. People want more and more from you in [...]

February 20, 2013 | 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

How are you going to handle your next fundraising set back?

We all go through tough times, but how you handle adversity is what truly matters. Last week, I had the [...]

July 27, 2012 | 3 min Read

Understanding Endowments: Purpose, Protection, and Stewardship

Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

The Higher Ed Enrollment Cliff: What 280,000 Surveys Tell Us

Rethinking Annual Giving Metrics: A New Storyline for Higher Ed

5 Components of an Effective Donor Stewardship Matrix

Editor's Picks

How to Streamline Your Data Entry and Reconciliation Processes with Integrated Fundraising and Finance Solutions

Improving Student Communications in Your Scholarship Process

Reimagining Graduate Student Recruitment: 4 Tips to Get Started

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4 Tips for Connecting with Supporters Who Are Parents Right Now

Q&A with sgLEADERS: Tim Snyder, Wake Forest University

Higher Education Content Strategy 101: The Fundamentals

Strategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond

Q&A with sgLEADERS: Dwight Dozier, Georgia Tech Foundation

How to Hype Homecoming Using Social Media

3 Reasons You’ve Got to Have a Leadership Annual Giving Program

3 bbcon Takeaways to Power 2019 Planning for Higher Ed

When to Say “No” to “Me, too!” in Fundraising