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Fundraising 101

End of Summer Stewardship

For many non-profits, summer is a time when active donor work slows down. Donors and lay leaders may not be as available or accessible.  People travel, spend time with their children and families and take a break from work and volunteer responsibilities. The beginning of fall signifies a return to…
Fundraising 101

Fundraising Time Management

The hardest part about our jobs is figuring out how to fit in everything we must accomplish.  When faced with lean budgets and even leaner professional teams, nonprofit development pros have a harder time than most trying to do get it all done without sacrificing their personal lives or feeling…
Social Media

Are you LinkedIn? Part 2

Last month I introduced you to LinkedIn. I hope you’ve had an opportunity to set up an account and explore the site. A few important reminders from the previous post: LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking website that launched in May of 2003…
Social Media

Are you LinkedIn?

Welcome to the world of LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network.  Globally, there are 250 million members “Linking In”. With LinkedIn becoming more popular every day, Giving Tree is learning to better utilize the site to share our expertise with the non-profit community and to strengthen our individual…