NonProfit Hub

MARCH 15, 2016

I’m packing my bags and counting down the days to AFP International in Boston. I hope you’ll come say hi to me in one of my sessions: “Relationship Fundraising” at 12:30 pm on Sunday with Adrian Sargeant and Jay Love, or “Why Midlevel Donors are Sweeter than Christmas Morning” with Mark Rovner and Mohit Pramanik at 3:15 pm on Tuesday.

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The Agitator

APRIL 29, 2013

I’m looking forward to joining a small, bright band of nonprofit execs, consultants, editors and other assorted members of our fundraising tribe on May 9 th in Philadelphia for Fundraising Success magazine’s first Engage Conference. The format of the conference is quite different from the usual DMA, AFP, DMFA gatherings.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2021

People like to engage, and when you enter them into a raffle for a prize (preferably one that is donated), they’re more likely to join the fun. It could be as simple as “you’ll soon receive a list of upcoming free events,” and then you also include a free ticket to a paid event as a thank you for joining your family.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 26, 2021

Appeals that make a strong case for why support is needed now – during a crisis and any other time — and how that support will be used to make a demonstrable impact. Would you consider joining your mailing list? If not, why not? Nonprofit Giving Trends on the Horizon. This is what happened in 2020.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

You don’t want to lose these folks, so find out why they may not have yet renewed. One fun way to organize this in this transitional year (with not everyone ready to join others inside) is via a Zoom call with volunteers. “Dear Dave Donor, Are you wondering why I’ve enclosed a packet of gum with this letter?

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Getting Attention

AUGUST 4, 2011

Why have you selected this person? Expand your networking beyond online into the face-to-face realm and join a professional society. Join – and actively participate in – several LinkedIn groups related to your specific interests. You wouldn’t send a form letter from your nonprofit.).

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Welcome Seth, thanks for joining. By a given day we can’t do that except for the endless emergency of poverty which is why there is way too much focus on give us a bag of rice so this kid won’t die today they’ll die tomorrow. What advice would you have to young people who want to join a nonprofit ranks?

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 11, 2015

According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) fundraising dictionary, your case outlines why your organization both needs and merits philanthropic support, and includes an overview of current programs, opportunities and plans. Case for Support. How to Build a Rockin’ Major Gifts Program from Scratch.”.

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Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 19, 2015

That focus, already there for some, was further fueled by results of the 2013 AFP Fundraising Effectiveness study , which highlighted the fall of donor retention rates to 39%. Why should an organization convert its donors from annual to monthly? In other words, I do not recommend you ask your $250-plus donors to join monthly giving.

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Fundraising Coach

MARCH 22, 2011

Thursday, I’m giving the 2011 Whitley Lecture for the New Jersey AFP chapter. People there will learn: Why fundraising is such an incredible privilege (fundraising isn’t the “f&# word!). A simple plan to strategically asking for money (fundraising can be scary enough, why complicate it?). Ask Without Fear!

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

But don’t do that right now, at least wait an hour because dang, who doesn’t want to hear about board fundraising, especially from an expert like my pal Elizabeth Abel, who’s joining us from beautiful downtown Manhattan. And she also serves on her home chapter of AFP which we always we appreciate. Are you doing okay?

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EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

We invite you to join in this extraordinary conference experience and community in the spirit of love, curiosity, and respect for each other and our LGBTQ family. Join us to find out how we can grow exceptional boards, engage our communities and use "What Can I Do?" AFP / New Orleans, LA/ $1299. to support our work. Feb 15 - 16.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 9, 2021

A good place to begin is to set aside your assumptions about why donors give at the level they’re currently giving, as well as your expectations around what they’ll give in the future. Consider securing a matching gift from your board to inspire folks to join your monthly giving program. Many of these donors are giving out of habit.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And it’s going to be a good presentation, so I’m glad you’re all joining us. But don’t do that right now, wait at least an hour because we have a great friend of the program once again joining us, my good friend Claire Axelrad. She was AFP’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional of the Year.

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Bloomerang

MAY 14, 2021

I don’t think we have ever done a panel like this and hopefully this will not be the last one we do, but I am going to hand it over to my buddy, Ephraim, who is joining us and really was kind of the mastermind and in putting together this group. I think knowing your why is critical. Is it paying my AFP dues?

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

To bolster our expertise on the subject - especially on the social impact career growth side - we've invited a special guest to join us. She recently delivered a well received presentation for AFP Washington DC Metro Chapter titled Who's the Next Boss. And why - YES! - Join the Facebook group. Partnership Notes.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 9, 2022

According to AFP, donors who set up recurring donations give 42% more annually than one-time donations. Join Giveffect on January 18 for a free webinar, How to Diversify Your Nonprofit Funding in 2023 , to learn how to diversify your fundraising efforts in 2023 to mitigate risk and reach your fundraising goals.

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Bloomerang

MAY 7, 2021

Join fundraising master trainer, Chad Barger, CFRE, for a workshop focused on finding potential supporters for your nonprofit organization. I’m super excited and I’m glad to see you all here joining us. Well, everybody, thank you so much for joining. Well, why do people skip this? Chad, I got 2:00 Eastern.

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Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

You are super busy for a couple of reasons why that I’m going to mention here in a second, but it’s awesome to have you back. It wouldn’t be the webinar series without Kishshana joining us. So it’s like, dang, she’s a, you know, AFP master trainer and is super involved in other conferences.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

I recently led a webinar for AFP titled “6 Simple Steps to Creating a Wrriten Fundraising Plan.” Why don’t you listen to what I have to say?”. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but I’ve seen it happen time and time again. . How much did you raise and why do you think it was so successful?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

I don’t know why this fired people up a lot, but it did. Is it helpful in the way that it reveals why we didn’t qualify our donors well enough? So, yeah, join us if that is an interesting topic to you. I wrote about how introverts make the best major gift fundraisers. We’ve got some questions here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 30, 2021

Wait about 59 minutes or so because we got one of my favorites joining us from beautiful Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Erica Waasdorp. She’s an AFP master trainer, is also the U.S. And the reason why it’s so important is you can plan on the money being there. So that’s why recurring gifts is so powerful.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 8, 2012

I recently led a webinar for AFP titled “6 Simple Steps to Creating a Wrriten Fundraising Plan.” Why don’t you listen to what I have to say?”. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but I’ve seen it happen time and time again. . How much did you raise and why do you think it was so successful?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 4, 2021

I don’t know why this fired people up a lot, but it did. Is it helpful in the way that it reveals why we didn’t qualify our donors well enough? So, yeah, join us if that is an interesting topic to you. I wrote about how introverts make the best major gift fundraisers. We’ve got some questions here.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 23, 2021

We’ve got Dominique Calixte joining us from beautiful Boston, Massachusetts. She’s super involved in the AFP chapter there in Massachusetts. And then as Steven mentioned, I’m really involved with my AFP chapter. Hopefully it won’t be the last time. Dom, how are you doing? You doing okay?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 1, 2021

Does this really give a clue what your organization does, or why anyone should care? Why Do You Need Glorious Content? Let’s look at why you, as a fundraiser, need to sweat the content. Audiences aren’t “buying” what you do (features ) so much as why you do it, and how this helps them (benefits). The No-Content Problem.

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