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  • Hello, Rebecca, This is indeed an uncomfortable and ... More

  • Thanks Hope! ------------------------------ Bo Bestvina ... More

  • That makes sense. I look forward to the day I can hire ... More

  • I have been taking minutes for the last year, so I ... More

  • I love the idea of "... under his watch." Not corny ... More

  • Thanks for your idea. I love it! ------------------------------ ... More

  • That makes perfect sense. Thank you Danielle.  ------------------------------ ... More

  • Hi Evelyn Your wording about who our board members ... More

  • Jessica, Thank you for asking this question. ... More

  • This is a fairly critical position/role for grantseeking ... More

  • At organizations where volunteering has made sense ... More

  • Hi Lindsey, You have asked a LOT of questions in ... More

  • Hi Katie, you pose an interesting question. It sounds ... More

  • Hi Evelyn, thank you for your detailed response. The ... More

  • I agree that you should not focus on the attorney end.  ... More

  • Because it's a game of chance and the have the opportunity ... More

  • The naming policies I have been involved with have ... More

  • While your recent appeal letter may not have inspired ... More

  • Andrea, I had the same experience with FreeWill. Not ... More

  • Hi Bo. It seems that this is your first attempt at ... More

  • I love an easy math problem! Regardless of the ticket ... More

  • Hi Anonymous! We've seen that in various positions ... More

  • Hi, Jill. I offer this service as an independent contractor. ... More

  • Sixty is a rather small sample for direct mail, to ... More

  • Hi Jill! Our firm, Kim Joyce & Associates, provides ... More

  • Our organization applied to be a CFC charity for the ... More

  • Hi Takita - I have worked at several national organizations ... More

  • Development is a very common term in a fundraiser's ... More

  • Are you a nonprofit fundraising leader or CEO concerned ... More

  • Hi Takita, I spent over 20 years with 2 different ... More

  • Hi All, I was looking to see if anyone puts their giving ... More

  • We are a local community center/social services agency, ... More

  • Hi Hayley- Our foundation size pales in comparison ... More

  • Hi Kara, I'm in the process of setting up my apple ... More

  • Hello all, I am looking for insight from anyone ... More

  • Thank you all for your suggestions! -- Eliza ... More

  • Hello, I am the director of Gifts of Music NW. Our ... More

  • If possible, I recommend listing all donors alphabetically, ... More

  • I worked for Habitat for Humanity for many years; our ... More

  • Hi Eliza, I have found the resources from FreeWill ... More

  • I've used Bitly.com for many years - you can create ... More

  • Hi, all!  I am seeking a company or individual with ... More

  • Hello, Christina, I am neither an accountant nor ... More

  • Hello, Eliza, the website and company, www.plannedgiving.com, ... More

  • Hi Saranya, The gift acceptance policy from my previous ... More

  • How do participants in List coops like Apogee and Willard ... More

  • Hello Eliza, I have worked with a local law ... More

  • A few years ago, we were using Basecamp for a board ... More

  • Christine... Our company works exclusively with ... More

  • Hello - We're building a planned giving program and ... More

  • Hi,  Our non-profit does a Designer Purse Bingo.  ... More

  • If you're at a college, your best bet is CampusWorks. ... More

  • I agree that the annual report is a valuable resource ... More

  • Does anyone have a gift acceptance and/or gift recognition ... More

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    RE: CRM

    In 2021, a non-profit I am involved with used Maureen ... More

  • Hello - We want to start asking some of our board members ... More

  • I was curious what dollar amount thresholds people ... More

  • Hi Gretchen, We've recently opened an account with ... More

  • The thoughtful assessment process you outlined seems ... More

  • Hi Nicholas, I received my 21/64 certification about ... More

  • Check out Laura Leonard with Good Egg Solutions. She ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Prenger Solutions Group has helped a lot of clients ... More

  • We used Event.gives for our most recent event and it ... More

  • The North Carolina Tennis Foundation has had tremendous ... More

  • Hi everyone, does anyone have recommendations for communications ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Good morning! Please accept this as a self-nomination ... More

  • Hi, I have not personally used it, however, I have ... More

  • Check out Nahas Data Source. You can contact Becky ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Check out Nahas Data Source. You can contact Becky ... More

  • hi Check out Maureen Wallbeoff, the Accidental Techie... ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Hello, we'd be happy to help. My company is a CRM and ... More

  • Hello,  My company is a CRM and Operations Firm ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Hi there, sharing my LinkedIn in case you want to reach ... More

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    RE: CRM

    Hi there - I'm a development operations consultant ... More

  • Hello everyone, I am interested in learning more ... More

  • Can anyone recommend a good silent auction website ... More

  • I am looking for recommendations from those who have ... More

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    CRM

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    CRM

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  • I recently attended an event with the Indiana Philanthropy ... More

  • Good Morning, All.  A colleague (who is not a fundraiser) ... More

  • As always, there needs to be a definition or refinement ... More

  • I'm with Mary. If it will help you with your budget, ... More

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    Silent Donor & Other Anonymous Giving Platforms

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    Seeking Recommendations for CRM Assessment Consult ...

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  • In an ideal world I think it should be the responsibility ... More

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    RE: Development job title

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  • Claire, it's such a great idea to play with the Montreal ... More

  • I have a major donor who is retiring from his CEO role ... More

  • The key to print or email is to get attention quickly ... More

  • We gave a set of scotch glasses with our logo etched ... More

  • Hi Sara, While I don't turn to AI for every aspect ... More

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  • NO. It is contrary to the AFP Code of Ethics. "Point ... More

  • perfect.  and if you can add Give Monthly button ... More

  • I set our donation page to include two buttons- the ... More

  • I do like a print newsletter. It might be my “boomer-ness” ... More

  • hi, thanks for this question. The best practice is ... More

  • Love the idea of a gavel with a meaningful quote from ... More

  • If it is a report to donors, and your leadership agrees, ... More

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    RE: Development job title

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    RE: Development job title

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    RE: Development job title

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    RE: Development job title

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  • Might be an odd idea, but throwing it out there - what ... More

  • Hi Connie, I haven't had experience with ThankView ... More

  • Dear friends, Our Board President will celebrate ... More

  • While I understand the frustration of getting applicants ... More

  • Greetings, we use "development" in my role at the North ... More

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    newsletter options

    I wonder what others' experiences are with sending ... More

  • What about something like Champion, Partner, Advocate, ... More

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  • I think that outside nonprofits, and even within the ... More

  • We have invested in Thankview and are very happy with ... More

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    Best practices for monthly giving form?

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  • The long standing desire to avoid putting titles in ... More

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    RE: ThankView and other video messaging platforms

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  • Like Claire, mentioned and based on your post, I am ... More

  • Hello everyone, I am reaching out for advice on naming ... More

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    Sponsorship/Funding Exclusivity Requests

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  • Has anyone had any experience with ThankView or any ... More

  • Hi there, In my last role, we were a very small shop; ... More

  • Hi- Agreed that the report is a tool for the whole ... More

  • Hi, this is a timely topic. Since I have been here, ... More

  • I have been pondering this same question. We are staying ... More

  • We design and write annual reports and usually work ... More

  • Hi. We did this until COVID and have been rebuilding ... More

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    RE: Question About Annual Report Roles/Process

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    RE: appeal letter in this political environment

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  • Hi Anonymous,  This is a Fundraise Up feature (and ... More

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    RE: Question About Annual Report Roles/Process

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    Development job title

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  • Eleven Fifty-Seven. They are great. Bates ... More

  • Gina, We are in the process of revamping our thrift ... More

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    RE: Question About Annual Report Roles/Process

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    Donor Signage

    Hi, I am looking for a company that creates ... More

  • This is the same position I took in my response to ... More

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    Pop-up Donation Notices

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    RE: appeal letter in this political environment

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  • Happy to get on a chat to discuss our experience with ... More

  • I agree with the others about Instrumentl. We have ... More

  • Hello- We base our corporate donation levels on recognition ... More

  • We have a small development team of four and only two ... More

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  • You've gotten stellar feedback about the considerations ... More

  • I asked our marketing team, they responded that they ... More

  • Hi Jonathan, It sounds like this is a fabulous opportunity ... More

  • This is an interesting scenario, but I have a lot of ... More

  • Very interesting question, and thanks for bringing ... More

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  • Hi, Chiming in-similar to Keicha's organization, ... More

  • I use Instrumentl, and I really like it. It has an ... More

  • Hi,  At my current organization, the marketing and ... More

  • Good question!  I'm a grant writer and ... More

  • Grant writer and consultant here-hands down, ... More

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    Question About Annual Report Roles/Process

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    RE: Grant Management

    We switched (about a year ago) from GrantHub to Asana ... More

  • We have been using  https://me-qr.com/ We do the paid ... More

  • Thank you, Stu! We have found the G2 comparisons to ... More

  • Some great advice here. While I have supported a couple ... More

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    Corporate Stewardship

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  • Hi Susan, This is such a good question! When looking ... More

  • There was a recent article on the Grant Professionals ... More

  • We just switched to Grantseeker from GrantHub Pro. ... More

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    Grant Management

    I'm exploring alternatives to GrantHub for managing ... More

  • Several years ago, I worked with a small regional museum ... More

  • Dear Penelope, Congratulations on the inspiration ... More

  • I would concur that based on the information shared, ... More

  • We are looking to establish an annual fund recognition ... More

  • Hi Kelly, I worked at a nonprofit where at our gala ... More

  • Kelly We have a collegewide naming policy and plan ... More

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    Grant application conversion rate

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  • It's not uncommon for donors to not notify organizations ... More

  • Good morning - Exciting news about your team's upcoming ... More

  • You definitely want to run one overarching campaign ... More

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  • Hi Susan, Our firm receives RFPs like this all the ... More

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  • A properly done campaign feasibility study or readiness ... More

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  • That sounds exactly like what we need and for the same ... More

  • We use qr-code-generator.com and they have a nonprofit ... More

  • We've used FlowCode https://www.flowcode.com/ and very ... More

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    RE: Neon CRM

    My org uses Neon One. We are a smaller nonprofit and ... More

  • I completely agree. I would run this as a single campaign ... More

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    RE: Neon CRM

    I used Neon One at the last organization that I worked ... More

  • I'd recommend that you create one campaign that connects ... More

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    Best Multi year Capital Campaign Strategy

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  • Penelope, I strongly recommend doing some research ... More

  • Probate, by nature, is public information. Anyone can ... More

  • Hi, Susan, When you say a gift is coming from ... More

  • I’m not sure why you wouldn’t acknowledge the gift? ... More

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    RE: Neon CRM

    I'd like to chime in to give an alternative perspective. ... More

  • Dear Penelope, It's encouraging that your organization ... More

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  • What an interesting and important topic to study! I ... More

  • Unless the current political turmoil impacts your core ... More

  • Unless I am missing something in the question, unless ... More

  • Hi Megan, William mentioned probably the most common ... More

  • Has any charity had experience with naming rights? ... More

  • Slightly different, but we had this issue when we first ... More

  • How does your food bank acknowledge and record donations ... More

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    RE: QR Code Tracking

    I found QRFY to be reasonably priced with robust tracking ... More

  • I love the idea of a donor wall OUTSIDE of an organization's ... More

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    RE: Neon CRM

    Chiming in to agree with the previous comments - Neon ... More