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High Value Giving: Everything you ever wanted to know
Chris Carnie and Sophie Vossenaar are leading the Masterclass on “Everything you ever wanted to know about High Value Donors”.
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Marketing Automation for Nonprofits: What is it, what can it achieve and how to implement it?
Automating donor journeys can save you time in the long run, and help build more long-term relationships with donors.
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Is Facebook’s Birthday giving revolution just a fad?
Facebook Birthday fundraising has not yet come of age. There is still plenty of time to make the most of this opportunity.
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Why are nonprofits rushing to messaging?
Here are the reasons why messaging channels, like SMS & Whatsapp, are the clear emerging and disruptive tech trends, that digital fundraisers are rushing towards.
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Fast-track fundraising innovation with tools from successful startups
Find out how to fast-track fundraising innovation with three interesting facts about why charities need to innovate around fundraising.
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A strategic approach to video content
How a strategic approach to video content can be used so that video content becomes a powerful tactic and tool when paired with insights from user journeys.
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IFC – The End of Fundraising as we know it
It’s been a month since the IFC 2018 has ended. The danger is always to return to ‘business as usual’. However, more than ever this year indicated the start of a new era. Fundraising will Read more…
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In an era of change, our approach to return on investment must adapt
At this year’s IFC, it was more apparent than ever that fundraisers across the globe are working hard to address the same fundamental questions. Have we got the fundraising model right and what needs to Read more…
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Why listening to beneficiaries is more than a moral obligation
Before we get going, let me just dwell briefly on that word ‘beneficiaries’. I wish there was another word, as it carries all kinds of implications of old-fashioned charity. What word do you use to Read more…
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How can fundraising thrive in Brazil?
What is interesting about a country where the giving culture is still developing? A country with thousands of non-profits, many of them volunteer-based and some other trying to figure out the basics of fundraising? At Read more…
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A Privileged, Middle-Aged, White, Male Has Views on Diversity
I’m not even sure I should be doing this. And that’s part of the problem. You see, while it’s not at all hard for me to talk about diversity and inclusion, I do find it Read more…
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10 Key Characteristics of Top Performing Fundraising Directors
Fundraising Directors are crucial for success. This incredible mastermind, known as Head of Fundraising in some countries, is in control of a massive budget and responsible for providing the organisation with the resources to do Read more…
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How’s your persecution complex? Mine’s doing fine, thanks.
I’m lucky enough to work in an organisation (and a management team) where fundraising is seen as an essential aspect of our daily work and our shared responsibility as leaders – to serve more children Read more…
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12 qualities of great charity fundraising platforms
Companies like Amazon and Facebook are making online platforms impossible for NGOs to ignore. Organisations like Charity:Water, Heifer International and the National MS Society have peer-to-peer fundraising at the core of their business, and they’re Read more…
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Thinking of investing in segmentation? Be careful of these common and costly mistakes
Fundraising has never been easy. But it’s never been this hard. So, in an effort to fix the acquisition and retention problem, the sector’s looking for new/better ways to profile and segment prospects and supporters. Read more…
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What dirty tricks lie in wait for your fundraising behind these doors?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Halloween! And while I know that it’s celebrated differently and has different origins and meanings throughout the world (where it’s even celebrated at all), I’m here in Read more…
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The 4 best ways to find new prospects for your non-profit
Prospects are the lifeblood of your non-profits fundraising program. Without a steady stream of new donor prospects, your non-profit will not be able to raise the money it needs to thrive. Yet, when it comes Read more…
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Fundraisers: Stop being oil & water. Be gin & tonic instead
Imagine this: You (a fundraiser) go into a meeting with marketing and they have a BIG IDEA. It’s a good one. And then they say, “You can fundraise with this, right?” Integration This is Read more…
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Are you ready for some Major Giving Bullsh*t Bingo?
The potential for large gifts is huge in almost all types and sizes of organisation. But too often, the program is never allowed to reach it’s full potential. Here’s why. Lack of institutional readiness The Read more…
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The day Mr. Toilet changed my life
IFC Asia, which took place in Bangkok in June, was my first IFC, full stop. Now, I’m not what you’d consider your typical fundraiser. In fact, there were many moments I felt a bit of Read more…
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There is no ‘average conversion rate’
A question that I get asked all the time is, “What is the average conversion rate on a non-profit website?”. I can’t count the number of times I’ve had this discussion. And my view is Read more…
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Technology is changing how people give after a disaster
The recent response to the hurricanes that have caused such devastation in the US and the Caribbean is a reminder of the role charitable giving plays in disaster response efforts. Individuals responding to the needs Read more…
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Blue Ocean Strategy: Identifying your 3 tiers of non-supporters
Blue Ocean strategy captured the imagination of the for-profit world almost as soon as the book of the same name by W. Chan Kim and Rene Mauborgne was first published in 2005. An expanded edition Read more…
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Why it’s almost impossible to fix your stubborn fundraising problems
Every charity has its own stubborn fundraising problem – one it’s never been able to solve. What’s yours? Perhaps it’s: All channels: falling response rates? DM: a struggling banker pack? F2F/D2D/private site: low engagement? Cash: Read more…
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4 signs you are a burned-out nonprofit fundraiser – and what to do about it
You’ve smiled through back-to-back-to-back-to-back meetings with donors all day. You just got an email that your best prospect cancelled on you. It’s late in the day, but you’ve got to finish that grant report before Read more…
