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Build an effective nonprofit outreach strategy
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory. Tactics without strategy are the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu Building an effective nonprofit outreach strategy must be approached thinking about everyone your organization touches: recipients, donors,...
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How to succeed as a small shop fundraising team
Small shop development teams and start-ups are quite similar; little money and lots of passion. Everyone must be willing to take on multiple roles, sacrifice some perks, and learn to work efficiently.
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Big 3 missed fundraising opportunities
Fundraising is hard work. Seriously. But what we’ve learned from working closely with thousands of nonprofits is, when you solely focus on basic logistics, you likely miss really important opportunities.
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We burned you a mixtape
It’s no revelation that music impacts our emotions and behavior. While building these playlists we started thinking more about the importance of music setting the mood for an event, sustaining the party, and spreading awareness about an issue or a mission to initiate change.
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Why the world is blue this April
April is Autism Awareness Month, but what most people are not aware of is how to fully understand and accept autism. This month we celebrate individuals with autism, but we also look at the intense reality that they, and their families, face every day.
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RE: April Webinar Chat Questions
On April 10, 2019, we hosted a webinar, “Your Big 3 Missed Opportunities in Event Fundraising” and here are the answers to the questions you asked in the chat. The questions address best practices, fundraising advice, and platform suggestions.
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Corporate Donor Guide: Western United States
Rugged mountainscapes, golden deserts, picturesque coastlines and a list of world-renowned cities — the Western United States is a slice of American itself, with its charities representing the best of what our communities can be. To honor the work of this region's...
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Corporate Donor Guide: Southeast
Procuring corporate donors takes nonprofit fundraising to the next level. From sourcing in-kind gifts for silent auctions to creating ongoing event partnerships with philanthropic organizations, corporate donors tip the scales toward broader communal reach and impact...
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Corporate Donor Guide: Northeast United States
Nonprofit organization fundraising takes many forms, yet few generate the same lasting impact as corporate partnerships do with businesses located right in your local community. This guide identifies corporate partners and businesses in the Northeast United States...
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Live Versus Silent Auctions for Fundraisers
Benefit auctions are a tried-and-true way to drum up spirits — and funds — for nonprofits.Combining an upbeat, social evening with a good cause, many organizations put on auctions with the goal of reaching a fundraising quota through the successful bidding and sale of...
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