iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 21, 2015

But I needed to find early adopters to jump on board with me. . Thankfully, three very smart people joined me in my pursuit of excellence several years ago: Michael Rosen (author of Donor-Centered Planned Gift Marketing ); Greg Lassonde ( Turning Myths Into Gifts ); and Phyllis Freedman ( the planned giving blogger ). Happy holidays!

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iMarketSmart

AUGUST 9, 2023

The EAB Study of Top-Performing Major Gifts Officers Up until 2013, when EAB (Educational Advisory Board) conducted this study , no large-scale investigation into major gift officer hiring had been done. This enables them to relate, bond, engage, and build trust with all sorts of different people. They’re just good communicators.

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NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. My capacity—what little there was—became equivalent to capability from the board’s perspective. This is not an uncommon story. Stuck on a problem?

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iMarketSmart

MARCH 15, 2022

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you already know that major gifts provide the bulk of funding for most large and mid-size nonprofits. They also build trust and position you as a helper, potential counselor, or engagement facilitator. What’s the only thing better in fundraising than a major gift? A bigger major gift.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

These included, “High emotional intelligence” “An ability to read people” “A great memory for faces, names, and personal details” “A tendency to engage with people” even outside their job, and “A love of reading” particularly “popular psychology books.” The board gave me names. A board gives you such relationships.”[15]

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 10, 2022

If you want to help your staff, leadership, board members and volunteers operate more effectively, you might want to get on the waitlist to be notified about the opening of registration for the Donor Story: Epic Fundraising online training course. The Fundraising Myth & Science Series, by Dr. Russell James. LIKE THIS BLOG POST?

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

I enjoy Marc’s blog , so when he asked me to help him celebrate the book’s birthday with a fresh review, I agreed. It’s perfect for both professional and accidental fundraisers like board members — and they don’t even need to read the whole book. E is for Engage. And I’m so glad that I did.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 9, 2012

Whether you call she or he a social media manager, a new media manager, or a digital media manager , there’s no doubt that if your nonprofit wants to be successful on the Social Web, then nonprofit executive staff and board need to begin to seriously consider allocating funds to a social media manager position. It’s not the tools.

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Care2

JUNE 15, 2011

Join us on Wednesday, June 29 from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET for Multi-Channel Fundraising: Magic or Myth? Her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits , is top-ranked on Alltop. Jocelyn recently joined the board of directors of NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network). ?. We can help! Karla joined the UCS in 2005.

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iMarketSmart

MAY 1, 2023

Charity neighbors Call it engagement. Maybe it’s building a mutually supportive community of board members. But it works only if the charity then becomes a stable, reciprocal neighbor. The charity must create a shared future with the donor. In the game, this means ongoing reciprocal interactions. Call it relationship. Go see donors.[11]

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We’ll be announcing our board participation at the banquet. Charitable bequest decisions engage “visualized autobiography” brain regions.[55] But we need the charity manager on board as well. You’ve already helped us in the first goal … [ask]” Leadership campaign deadline “The new planned giving campaign starts this fall.

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iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

12] Neuroimaging shows such decisions engage “visualized autobiography” brain regions.[13] The “powerful” were those listed as being on a firm’s board of directors. 57] By giving a judgment, donors are engaging with the messages. It can still be accurate, even if the person doesn’t later engage in the future act.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Here are 5 Social Media Myths that are Hurting Your Business [Infographic]. And finally, get on board with The Hygge Hype: What Can We Learn from Danish Living? October 1 & 3: Beyond Opens and Clicks: Maintaining a Healthy Email List and Re-Engaging Your Community. Nonprofit Training Opportunities for You. STARTS MONDAY!

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 14, 2022

She hustles her face off, she scavenges around her CRM system, she runs report after report on her donor data and prospect list, she sends out an email to her board members to see who they’re connected to, she starts talking to her staff members about running a campaign. Sandy gets straight to work. Each of those are assets.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2022

She hustles her face off, she scavenges around her CRM system, she runs report after report on her donor data and prospect list, she sends out an email to her board members to see who they’re connected to, she starts talking to her staff members about running a campaign. So I hear people ask their board all the time, “What’s your Rolodex?

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iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Engaging with the negative reviews is emotionally painful. Capital campaigns: A guide for board members and others who aren’t professional fundraisers but who will be the heroes who create a better community. Asking: A 59-minute guide to everything board members, volunteers, and staff must know to secure the gift.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2021

Your board is one of your most important assets. Here are 3 common nonprofit board myths. Myth #1 Board Members Can’t be Fired. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, there came a second headline: Ted Yoho Resigns from the Board of Bread for the World. A board member fired? Myth #2 Roberts Rules is the Law.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. 13 Below, I summarize some of the beliefs and assumptions motivating movement action, many of which act as an alternative to common utility myths and interventions at play today.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s fun to engage in magical thinking. And yet, even this extreme character, says, “I just got on the board of the Bronx Zoo. In the original screenplay, this line was, “I just got on the Board of the Zoological Society, cost me a million.” All this just makes the great struggle faced by the heroic leaders more noble.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s fun to engage in magical thinking. And yet, even this extreme character, says, “I just got on the board of the Bronx Zoo. In the original screenplay, this line was, “I just got on the Board of the Zoological Society, cost me a million.” All this just makes the great struggle faced by the heroic leaders more noble.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Engaging in equitable hiring practices requires breaking the myth that lowering barriers to access for employee candidates with disabilities is a compromise of quality, when in fact hiring people with disabilities into various levels of the organization—including leadership—is a way to bring unique perspectives into the work.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

3 And there is a virtual cottage industry of books coming out that critique capitalism and the core social myths that uphold our current economy. Intersectionality helps us understand the “interconnectedness of different unjust and exploitative systems” and build movements that are more inclusive, engaged, and democratic.

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