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Why AI and Machine Learning Fail to Help Fundraisers Build ‘QUALIFIED’ Major Donor Portfolios (or Caseloads)

iMarketSmart

However, if you are not engaging your supporters with a donor-driven system that collects qualitative data , AI cannot know why a donor cares about your mission. It cannot know the values that drive a person to give or participate as a volunteer. These are the foundations of donor motivation. What About ChatGPT?

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The 4-step guide to turning one-time event participants into lasting donors

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? Their guide outlines a four-step process for identifying, engaging, qualifying, cultivating and converting event donors. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? Be sure to: 1.

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The 4-step guide to turning one-time event participants into lasting donors

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

Did you know that the average participant in your fundraising races or walks recruits three to four donors for your cause? Their guide outlines a four-step process for identifying, engaging, qualifying, cultivating and converting event donors. Are you doing all you could to embrace these friends of friends? Be sure to: 1.

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Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers: Don’t Run. Dash!

The Agitator

Dash right over to Amazon, click and order Dollar Dash: The Behavioral Economics of Peer-to-Peer Fundraising , a practical and powerful guide to the psychology behind P2P fundraising and the factors that drive donors and volunteers with plenty of case studies. Many fundraising books tell us “how” to execute some action.

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4 Tips to Find the Right Audience for Your Nonprofit’s Event

Nonprofit Megaphone

Post written by OneCause , who is committed to helping cause-driven organizations amplify their message and raise more funds with easy-to-use fundraising solutions. They offer a full suite of solutions that powers online giving, event management, mobile bidding, and peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofit organizations of all sizes.

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How to develop a ‘character’ in your fundraising stories in 3 steps — according to Dr. Russell James

iMarketSmart

Without a relatable character, the fundraising story is dead. To be relatable, the donor must identify with the character. The donor must see things from the character’s perspective. The donor must have empathy for the character’s situation. Fundraising story character. Character details in fundraising.

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Donor-Centric or Faux Donor-Centric? Check the Plumbing.

The Agitator

When it comes to donor-centricity/obsession/love/devotion/passion I fear many fundraisers talk a good game while ignoring the fundamental and routine practices that should exist in any organization that truly cares about its donors.