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Thank you Cher! The best way to get directly notified ... More

Sure, they have articles under their help section on ... More

I am working with a board that I know could benefit ... More

We are in the middle of a capital campaign, and as ... More

Hi all, I have a friend who recently came into quite ... More

If you are looking to move into leadership positions ... More

Jessica, Would you be willing to share more details ... More

I also use Bloomerang. I just started using it earlier ... More

Hi Eric! I just wrapped up our first year of a new ... More

I know this one isn't on your list, but, hear me out... ... More

Hi Jamie,  I'm a big fan of having some examples ... More

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Coursera and Udemy are both good resources. Coursera ... More

Hi, Because questions have arisen about affordable ... More

In my past roles, I worked extensively with both ... More

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CrowdChange seamless and natively connects to all versions ... More

At one of my previous jobs, our MarComs and I (we were ... More

We are looking to give our corporate giving program ... More

Thank you for the recommendation Stacy! ------------------------------ ... More

Hello Robin, Have you considered taking a course ... More

I would recommend looking at @Joy Stephens website ... More

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Instrumentl is wonderful. You can try a month for free: ... More

Hi Wayne - THANKS for the reminder on this! It's been ... More

Hello, everyone. My organization is moving away from ... More

Omatic Software has a great solution for integrating ... More

Whatever you do, do NOT use zip code/postal code or ... More

We actually use Bloomerang for grant tracking. We have ... More

Hi Jamie, I'm sharing a few resources developed by ... More

We use Instrumentl.  I mainly use it for research and ... More

Hi! We switched from Givesmart to GoFundMe on NPSP ... More

Best online Excel trainer my colleagues amd I have ... More

I think the key to the success stories being posted ... More

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Hi Robin, I'm happy to chat and to answer questions, ... More

I recommend this book: Book ------------------------------ ... More

The other firm to look at for screening is Kindsight ... More

Ours are not free but competitively priced: https://library.staupell.com/resource-list/collections/focused-skills-labs ... More

I've really enjoyed insights from Diana Farias Heinrich ... More

Hi there - While I do extensive storytelling development ... More

Check out Dr. Chantell Frazier / Anansi Research . ... More

Good day, all, I'm curious if other Development professionals ... More

I'm in the same boat and was thinking of a small targeted ... More

Looking at other cases can be helpful, but a truly ... More

Hi! We're in the same boat with a small pool of planned ... More

It would seem to me that the policies and procedures ... More

First bit of advice is be gentle how you navigate this. ... More

I don't know anything about grant policies, but I have ... More

Let's pretend my organization was awarded 3 types of ... More

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Two Upcoming Free Webinars! Tomorrow - May 13 ... More

We rent lists on behalf of our hospital clients regularly, ... More

Interesting - I've never heard of such a thing. What ... More

Thanks for the suggestion - I will check that out for ... More

not specifically related to Excel, but i've found the ... More

Hello everyone -  I am looking for inspiration for ... More

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it's a good idea Frances. A few things - like mail ... More

If the fact that you are looking for information on ... More

Following! We currently use Donor Search and are also ... More

Yes! An internal policy for researching, responding ... More

Hello,  The Development Committee in our arts nonprofit ... More

Check out LinkedIn Learning - or your local library!  ... More

Thank you, Stan! I very much appreciate your perspective! ... More

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Thank you for being candid. I'm thinking "yesterday's ... More

Hi Cynthia, Donor acquisition by mail is a process, ... More

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Can you clarify what you mean by a grant policy? ... More

Sorry to say buying a list is a waste of money, and ... More

Hello friends - Curious to know whether any of you ... More

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We use GiveButter for our online auction. It works ... More

Hi! I work for a small organization with a very small ... More

Hi all - would anyone have an example of a grant policy ... More

Hi, Natalie, You might consider doing an online auction. ... More

You've already received some great input and have a ... More

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I found this post really interesting that shows what ... More

You have some great responses so far.  I am a consultant ... More

I work with major gift teams and we meet every two ... More

Hi Natalie, I would not necessarily give up on an ... More

Take a look at this book , which was written just ... More

Hi Natalie, Putting on an auction is indeed a heavy ... More

Hi, my first thought was have you asked your donors ... More

Hello! I'm looking for suggestions of successful fundraising ... More

Hi esteemed colleagues! I am looking for someone ... More

I agree that stewardship is one of the most important ... More

I'm going to start this by saying that A) I don't love ... More

The question is a good one. And my thought is that ... More

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Good morning! As a fundraising event consultant, I ... More

i feel you may have taken my response more personally ... More

I am concerned by the "concern" over the question itself ... More

like Michael, i'm a bit concerned by your question. ... More

B. Michael McFarland what a strong statement: ... More

Hi Lisa, Our organization is larger ($3.5m), but ... More

Looking for advice from peers who have had to set up ... More

Hi Lisa, hand written TY notes are suitable for personal ... More

I want to be gingerly in my response, but I am concerned ... More

My understanding of best practices is to do an automated ... More

Hello Lisa, Our rule of thumb is that everyone, regardless ... More

Hello! Please add me to your waitlist. And thank you, ... More

At NCC we have the acknowledgement letter within 1 ... More

Hi Lisa, Seconding Mallory that you should review ... More

Lisa, If I were in this situation, this is what I ... More

I'd suggest talking to an organization with predictive ... More

I am new to a small, established non-profit (revenue ... More

HI Diana! I can speak to the student phil orgs ... More

We open our auction a full week in advance to build ... More

I work for a nonprofit arts organization that oversees ... More

Hi Tracy ... wealth screening tools are a great start ... More

Hi! We use iWave and we are loving it so far. I also ... More

Hello AFP Community - We are a small foundation ... More

Hi Kara, I have not worked directly with anyone ... More

Wow my friends, there has been SO much interest!  I ... More

Great question Kate - I've had this same question within ... More

This is always a sticking point, especially when transitioning ... More

Hi Steve! What deceased suppression service and/or ... More

Great question, Kate. In my experience, a couple ... More

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You just never know when someone is going to engage ... More

I appreciate the feedback, Brian. I am leaning in the ... More

Thanks Brian, that is informative! I am going to take ... More

Hey Kathie! It's a good idea to take those folks who ... More

It's full again, can you add me to your waitlist? asorley@shpantry.org  ... More

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Assuming you always give mass email recipients a mechanism ... More

Along the same lines, how do you handle lapsed donors ... More

We do our online auction reveal two weeks in advance. ... More

Hello and good for you for being open to change. We ... More

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Great suggestion! Blessings, Elinor Kinnier ... More

That's the hardest situation, when you have to pay ... More

Thanks so much for asking this question! We just moved ... More

I would actually give yourself a bigger head start. ... More

I would avoid purging donors from your database if ... More

Thanks so much - this was my gut instinct - and I appreciate ... More

Hi there, great question. Any prior donor to your organization ... More

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Is there a best practice for long lapsed culling or ... More

Hi all, We're doing our first online auction ... More

Hello everyone,  Thank you so much for your interest ... More

It's free!  ------------------------------ Vanessa ... More

Hi Nancy, I appreciate your feedback and questions! ... More

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Hi Vanessa, I would like to sign up as well:-) ... More

Hi Vanessa, I am interesting in signing up for the ... More

Hi! I would love to participate. I tried to register ... More

Hi Vanessa, I am trying to register, but it takes ... More

Hi Vanessa! How much is the workshop? It also appears ... More

Three years is not too long of a tradition to look ... More

It can be challenging to scale back an appreciation ... More

Hi there, so glad you are thinking through these events. ... More

Awesome Kate! Glad it was helpful and you can take ... More

Hello colleagues,  I'm not sure whether this kind ... More

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Jeff, this is great - We are working on our strategic ... More

Eric! Love this. I just started in the world of development ... More

In my experience, you should always record the stock ... More

I have seen and supported a number of young professional ... More

Hi Eric, earlier in my career I built a very robust ... More

I worked at a library/archive organization and created ... More

I haven't done anything quite like this but the idea ... More

Thank you for sharing your question. In my experience ... More

Let me ask another question to add to this mix. What ... More

If you're headed to AFPICON this weekend, I've got ... More

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Hi Brittany, For all of our first time donors, regardless ... More

Our nonprofit arts organization is looking to create ... More

I am sharing our document retention policy.  I hope ... More

Our Advancement Office retains physical copies of documentation ... More

I always recommend dressing up rather than down. Im ... More

Yes! Dress for comfort. This is a big conference with ... More

Your organization should have a document retention ... More

Hi, Julie, Wear what makes you feel confident, ... More

Something that works is to identify your loyal segment ... More

Hi Natalie ... I was on a webinar yesterday with Teri ... More

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Hi Brittany, We started doing this a few years ago ... More

Excellent point. Thank you for your comment. ... More

Hi, all! I'm attending my first AFP ICON conference ... More

Are there AI policy examples that would be able to ... More

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Hi Josh, I am a founder at Forward Cadence Constulting ... More

I don’t see why not as long as Benevoty offers those ... More

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I can't think of any reason why a donor should not ... More

Thanks for sharing! For me, it comes down to your last ... More

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The only reason I can think of that would prevent you ... More

In case you didn't see it, AFP just sent an email with ... More

Hi,  I direct the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management ... More

More pure gold, as Bates said. Look forward to your ... More

Thank you Roy and everyone else who responded.  I will ... More