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Hello, all! I've been experimenting with using AI-assisted ... More

Dean, Folks are welcome to join the Consulting Affinity ... More

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We have an annual gala with a sit down dinner. During ... More

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Jaye, to participate in the affinity group do we need ... More

Jennifer, First, I suggest you look into TechSoup ... More

Hello everyone! I'm currently working with an education ... More

You might consider a station-style experience similar ... More

We usually have a game that is tied to the theme. It ... More

Thank you sincerely to all who applied! As always, ... More

Here's a tightened, more polished version that keeps ... More

One of our favorite fun activities at an event like ... More

We also play Heads or Tails and the guests seem to ... More

This thread has been quiet, and I wonder if part of ... More

Hi Carol, I don't know that much about crypto-philanthropy, ... More

I have several clients who do Gala-type events. Here ... More

Yes, to what Marianne just shared. As I have stated ... More

If you are the face of the organization to donors, ... More

Following! We are a new non-profit planing our first ... More

You would do best to contract a lawyer. I had a contract ... More

Since you'd like to connect your work to your overall ... More

Thank you so much again!  Much gratitude to you.  ... More

At one of the previous nonprofits I worked at, there ... More

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Following as we are pivoting from a full scale evening ... More

Hello colleagues,   We've made the decision ... More

Hi! I'm the co-leader of AFP Global's Consulting Affinity ... More

Good afternoon, Please feel free to email me at bphilpott@fundguruconsulting.com ... More

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Hi Britt - we have a consultant locally that's done ... More

Hello, I serve as the Administrator for the AFP Indian ... More

I'm not attending this year, and have never attended, ... More

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am getting ... More

This is super helpful Josh, thank you so much! I signed ... More

Thank you for all these helpful tips, Cindy!  I'm ... More

Linda, I would greatly appreciate any sample consultation ... More

Hi Cheryl, I would be most interested in a copy ... More

Following!  ------------------------------ Cher Arambel ... More

Hi Britt! First of all, this is a great idea. Podcasting ... More

Hi Jen, We currently use our Association's member ... More

I've integrated a number of databases for non profits, ... More

The AFP ICON 2027 Call for Session Proposals is now ... More

I recently retired after almost 40 years in the nonprofit ... More

Hi Sarah-this is exactly the kind of work we do at ... More

Following as well, great question. ------------------------------ ... More

We have just switched from Bloomerang to Neon, mainly ... More

Hi Sarah, We can help! What you describe falls exactly ... More

Hey Britt, My recommendation would be to look into ... More

Sean, Yes! Personalization is the key to making your ... More

Hi Sara, My company Scribe specializes in grant ... More

Hello, The additional amount to cover processing ... More

Sarah Our parent company, The Angeletti Group, is ... More

Hi Sarah, My firm also does institutional development ... More

From a postal perspective, I would highly recommend ... More

You may want to reach out to Melissa Reams of Upstream ... More

Dear AFP Colleagues, My organization is seeking ... More

I concur with Stu - it's an in-kind donation.  ------------------------------ ... More

Hey, Muffy! Thanks for your response.  We are in the ... More

Thank you for raising this. It is a thoughtful question ... More

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I recently started using Bloomerang. We didn't have ... More

Happy Easter everyone. We are preparing our spring ... More

Hello Sam, Great discussion, and something that we ... More

From a nonprofit accounting standpoint, an in-kind ... More

Hi Britt,  I have worked on a few podcasts. Biggest ... More

Have you considered a mid-year budget adjustment? ... More

Following! Interested as well ------------------------------ ... More

Great question. I'm following this stream.  ------------------------------ ... More

Calling all Emerging Leaders! 💡 Join ... More

Six years later I am wondering the same thing as Richard. ... More

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Hi all,   I work at a public interest law firm in ... More

Fantastic feedback Evelyn. Thank you! ... More

Our organization has been moving through similar issues- ... More

Hi! Does anyone's org have an unbudgeted expense policy ... More

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Evelyn, that is a terrific analysis of Heather’s question! ... More

Congratulations on the new hire! This is such an exciting ... More

Hi Heather, this is a great question to surface. In ... More

Thanks, Robert. Would you be willing to share the name ... More

Hello colleagues, We've made the decision ... More

Those are excellent questions, Mary. Thank you. And ... More

That is excellent input. Thank you! ------------------------------ ... More

Hey all! I just wanted to consolidate some information ... More

I used Raiser's Edge at two former nonprofit orgs, ... More

We just switched from Bloomerang to Neon One!  The ... More

Hi Elinor,  Good for you for looking for best practices ... More

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Hello All, I am a recent addition to a small development ... More

You're welcome! I can also provide an estimate for ... More

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Hi, Raisers Edge is a very robust program and may ... More

I will be attending. In the past we have ... More

I've been working with a range of organizations at ... More

This will be my 2nd year at ICON. Breakfast is not ... More

Hi - the database Raiser's Edge (like Fund Raiser ... More

Glad to hear others are experiencing this too. Though ... More

Thank you so much! Do you know by chance how much they ... More

Great advice - thank you so much. ------------------------------ ... More

Thank you so much Joe! ------------------------------ ... More

Hello, I'm curious how others are handling Board ... More

Hi Elinor, I would recommend looking at the data you ... More

How fun for you! I guess my recommendation is to sit ... More

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Hello Friends, Does anyone that uses Donor Perfect ... More

At DSNWK, we've used Raiser's Edge for quite some time ... More

Check out Good Egg Solutions (https://goodeggsolutions.com/). ... More

Some of my fundraising colleagues periodically have ... More

Hi Elinor, hope this guide helps! Let me know if you ... More

Welcome fellow newbie!  Those are great questions, ... More

I'll be there! Not sure about any affinity sessions, ... More

Hi Barbora, Never too late to jump on board, so welcome ... More

Hi Caitlyn, I'm loving how many first timers are ... More

Hello fellow first-timer! From what I've heard, there ... More

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Hey David, Not sure if you've been successful getting ... More

Hi Veronica! You are still welcome to join us newbies ... More

Fellow AFP ICON newbie here too! Thank you for getting ... More

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I am trying to locate a resource for best practices ... More

Perhaps steal was too harsh of a word, it obviously ... More

Hi Nikki,  Jumping into this thread a couple weeks ... More

You will want to check the fees that each system charges ... More

Hi.  I run a legal aid org. and we use GiveButter.  ... More

Hi Elizabeth, Your instincts are right: choosing ... More

Check out Zeffy.  ------------------------------ ... More

GiverButter, Little Green Light, DonorBox are a few.  ... More

Hey Nikki!  This will be my first time attending ICON. ... More

You might look into GiveButter. There is a free version. ... More

Anyone coming to ICON from this group? Do we know ... More

Hello I recently launched my own consulting business ... More

Don't get me started on bulk nonprofit mail. The post ... More

Hi Spencer,  To avoid the application of taxes in ... More

Yes, we are experiencing inconsistent mail delivery, ... More

When I worked with a domestic violence shelter, we ... More

Yes, we are in northern Michigan and have had similar ... More

Hi there. I just started as the director of development ... More

I'm going to be atypically blunt in my response.  ... More

Hello!  This sounds very interesting.  I have been ... More

We are experiencing similar issues here in the NY Hudson ... More

Hello!  Has anyone else experienced long delays in ... More

Hello there,   We're working on a Mother's ... More

As with most ethical questions, there is no absolute ... More

I see how this could be unwieldy, Claire. At our hospital's ... More

Hannah, I've had good experience with this ... More

What you're describing isn't a fundraising problem. ... More

Hi everyone,  I'm wondering if anyone has any ... More

Hey Gary,  I swear I responded to your message but ... More

Welcome fellow first-timer! I'm glad I won't be the ... More

Hey Chris, we have had a ton of clients switch of pardot ... More

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Hi Chris- I'm sorry to hear that your experience ... More

We use RWT (based in Annandale) and have had a consistently ... More

Yes, yes, and yes to all of the other comments here. ... More

Hi there Anonymous! Thank you for posting this information. ... More

Aloha! For those interested to join our AFP ICON ... More

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Awesome! I love thinking about this stuff so happy ... More

Thank you so much for this in depth and insightful ... More

Our org has been working with Pardot Builder in Salesforce ... More

Hello all! After several snafus with our previous ... More

I worked with Salesforce at the last organization I ... More

Congrats on your role! I'm in a similar situation in ... More

Thanks Brian for the information. I think we have ... More

Thank you Claire for sharing.  The cons you noted ... More

Hey! The first fundraiser I ever did we raised ... More

I worked at World Vision for 6 years and watched the ... More

My most recent book on capital campaigns is Capital ... More

As someone who has worked with Salesforce (the free ... More

We did this for a few years but stopped in 2025.  ... More

I'm looking for benchmarking insight from others who ... More

I agree with my fellow members' posts. I came here ... More

Yes, you can print the barcode in the lower right corner ... More

That's an interesting idea!  What will be your impact ... More

Kara, I’m pretty sure it has to be next to the address ... More

To get the non-profit rate your mailing has to be 'presorted' ... More

Thanks for the tips Neil, they're great! I didn't ... More

Reach out to Paul at Zachry Associaties in Abilene, ... More

Hi.  I have worked with a company named Graphcom out ... More

I agree that you can beat your head against a wall ... More

Tiffanie, Thank you for asking this question.  I ... More

Dear Frozen in FL, I took on a capital campaign ... More

Hi all! We also needed to switch direct mail vendors ... More

Thanks Jessica for starting this thread!   A follow-up ... More

I estimated 2 drinks per person for the last reception ... More

Hello, I'm reaching out to see if anyone has experience ... More

I've apparently been in a writing season lately, so ... More

If you have ever done a quiet happy dance when a grant ... More

Frozen in West Palm Beach: Wow, that's a lot. Take ... More

Our firm currently works with non-profit organizations ... More

You need the ED and Board Chair to buy into making ... More

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