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Blackbaud Index for July 2011
The Blackbaud Index of Charitable Giving and The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving provide fundraisers with up-to-date data on fundraising [...]
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Accidental Giver or Loyal Supporter
Word on the street is that acquiring new donors and then retaining them is getting more and more difficult and [...]
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I heard it on the news
The vast majority of donor acquisition spend today is on direct mail. But just about every report you read shows [...]
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Leave it for tomorrow
Having lost a spouse to cancer, I wanted to make sure her legacy and her accomplishments are never forgotten. Since [...]
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Studies Abound. What Do They All Mean?
Over the past couple of month so many studies, research reports and survey results pertaining to the fundraising landscape have [...]
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Are you BEGS-ing?
The following post is by Sheetal Persaud at hjc New Media, a Convio partner in Canada. Hjc specializes in integrated [...]
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5 Questions for Jay Frost
This is a continuing series of 5 Questions for experts from across the nonprofit sector: 5 Questions for Jay FrostJay [...]
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The Dreaded ‘6/30’
Sometimes fundraising can seem like one of nature's cruel jokes. [...]
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5 Questions for Pamela Grow
This is a continuing series of 5 Questions for experts from across the nonprofit sector: Author, coach, copy-writer, nonprofit marketing [...]
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Convio Go! List-Building Strategies
Convio Go! Strategies for List-Building Success [...]