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June 2014
Guest Blogger · Guest Bloggers · Comments Off on 10 Tips for Nonprofits: Lights, Camera, Action! How Video Helps Raise Awareness and Funds
With an increasing number of nonprofits and an evolving media landscape, competition for charitable funding has never been greater. For nonprofits to thrive, they need to break though the media clutter. They need to use creative marketing strategies that reach the right people with the right message at the right time. Enter the power of.
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Lizzy Sternberg and Lisa Sheridan · Fundraising 101 · Comments Off on 2 Steps to Cleaner, Easier Data
I’ve been thinking a lot about databases recently. During the past two years, I’ve worked in dozens of databases, helped clients move away from multiple spreadsheets to one cohesive system, moved clients into their first database system, converted clients from one system to another and helped others restructure their systems to be more usable and.
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Steven Shattuck · Guest Bloggers · Comments Off on 28 Questions To Ask Before Choosing Fundraising Software
Shopping for a new donor database or fundraising CRM can be a trying experience. With so many vendors to choose from, it’s difficult to know which option is truly best for your organization. One way to help discern which software you should choose is to undergo a diligent self-examination of how you use your current.
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Julie Teitelbaum · Fundraising 101 · Comments Off on Five Ways to Avoid Volunteer Mishaps
When a friend asks you to volunteer with her for a cause she cares about, you say yes. Or at least I did last week. Though she had little information about the event or the organization – what tasks we were to perform, where exactly the funds went, or even the appropriate attire — we.
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