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Must admit after 40 years leading universities or fundraising ... More

There is an association of independent schools where ... More

Just an idea, but maybe don't require a degree at all ... More

I agree with everything Sarah said, but also - no one ... More

I agree with Nancy - there are so many different bachelors ... More

Hello, Spencer, When I hiring, I moved away from ... More

Hi Jennifer! I highly recommend subscribing to The ... More

Majority for us when we switched last year as well! ... More

Spencer, Two possible options I have seen: 1. "Bachelors ... More

Very simple: Wealth screen your entire alumni database. ... More

Hello!  I am hiring for a grants and development ... More

Happy to share. This year, we did a limited print of ... More

This is really helpful to know, thank you! ------------------------------ ... More

Hello all! I am new to Catholic Schools K-12 fundraising.  ... More

Hi Chani, We enabled that feature on our Blackbaud ... More

Definitely do it, it is common now, and most donors ... More

Hi Carrie,  We just went through some of this with ... More

We had the exact same experience as Jonathan, and also ... More

Hi Carrie -- it would be useful to know what CRM you ... More

Agreeing much with Sarah, I would add that keeping ... More

We are an animal welfare organization in Reno, and ... More

Carrie, You should have control of who you include ... More

I have been attending a lot of webinars with Double ... More

Gretchen, Looking at their search function, it seems ... More

We are a creative agency for nonprofits and create ... More

We have a not insignificant number of one time donors ... More

Jaye, 360MatchPRo is owned by Double the Donation but ... More

Hi, Randall, my database expert just did a cursory ... More

Hi, Regina,   I did an analytics project for both ... More

Hi, Joan, when you are ready to write your new procedures ... More

Though many to most donors are happy to cover fees, ... More

Hi Randall -- Omatic Software has a sophisticated and ... More

Happy to share. ------------------------------ Nancy ... More

Thank you to all the wonderful professionals who have ... More

Hello Colleagues!  I have recently transitioned to ... More

Hi Chani, The bulk of our donors choose to cover ... More

Thank you for your time in commenting. I value your ... More

Great comment! Exactly the input I was looking for.  ... More

Phone calls are the best way to communicate with your ... More

I have found that the majority of online donors opt ... More

Is anyone successfully moving their data between NXT ... More

Nice!  Thanks for sharing! ------------------------------ ... More

We use LiveAlumni. It has pre-generated reports that ... More

Does anyone write up campaign proposals for their annual ... More

We ran into this same issue at another nonprofit I ... More

Here is our Annual Report as well as a smaller "snapshot" ... More

We switched to an online system that offers that option ... More

This is a link to a blog post I wrote a couple of years ... More

Jennifer, I think it's best to send one receipt -- ... More

Caroline, Benevity suits large budgets for holistic ... More

Our local Boys & Girls Club uses NEON and may be able ... More

Hi Chani, My organization switched online payment ... More

Hi All, We are switching over to a new online ... More

We call these events 3rd Party events. I hope this ... More

Hi, here is our annual report. Have a wonderful holiday ... More

Has anyone heard of CharityAI? CharityAI uses a star-based ... More

You have already gotten a few good responses, but I ... More

We use NeonCRM and have for ~6 years. We started using ... More

We just switched over to Neon, and the team LOVES it. ... More

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We recently saw a steep increase in the annual fee ... More

We previously used Donor Perfect and just transitioned ... More

Celebrate excellence in fundraising by submitting a ... More

I couldn't find a recent post about this so hopefully ... More

I have a client who is in need of a development audit ... More

That's a lot to pull off in a short amount of time, ... More

Our organization does tea several times a year and ... More

I would suggest doing some cultivation breakfasts and ... More

At the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (SVBF), our ... More

Small nonprofit environmental organization is seeking ... More

I am currently looking at LifeLegacy, they are much ... More

Mia, thanks for sharing this alternative to Free Will.  ... More

Hi Jane, I think that breakfasts and lunches can ... More

I just signed up for it and am in the implementation ... More

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I'd love to help! I have 30 years' writing experience, ... More

Hi! When I came into my role, my org was paying $20k ... More

What about a Tea? That might be easier on you and it's ... More

Sarah, Knowing what you need help with is always ... More

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We signed up in 2024 with LifeLegacy, and the return ... More

Hi Sarah,  Congratulations on your new role! Congrats ... More

Hi Amy,  I'm a nonprofit consultant, and my company ... More

Hi Lauren,  I work with all sizes of organizations ... More

Hi, Lauren -  I used FreeWill in a previous position ... More

Bobbi, In my reading of research on this topic, there ... More

I have to plan a fundraiser for spring and only have ... More

Hello! We use Blackbaud Raiser's Edge Online Express ... More

If anyone has experience using DonorPerfect and would ... More

If anyone out there is a user of WildApricot and willing ... More

Hi all, Wanted to give a heads-up that may impact ... More

Hi, there! This is exactly what I do, and I'd love ... More

Thanks, Roy. I encourage you to check them out - or ... More

Wayne, I love the flash card idea! Roy Roy C. ... More

Faith, I developed a series of flash cards just for ... More

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

Faith The State of Colorado has a board basics training ... More

Dana, This is an excellent question seldom asked or ... More

check out some fractional fundraisers... like More ... More

hi, yes, these platforms are great, Freewill, plannedgiving.com, ... More

Our company has FREE board training and orientation ... More

Hi all,  Our organization is working on developing ... More

I worked with a consultant who was with PBS and asked ... More

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Hi friends, Question for you - say you have a donor ... More

Faith, you have a great resource in your backyard.  ... More

Hello Faith, I've done several of these as stand-alone ... More

Thank you to everyone who responded here or messaged ... More

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We have used SlyText and SlyBroadcast for several years.  ... More

I would like to know your experiences with giving a ... More

Nina, You're in high demand! I would also love to ... More

Thank you Erica and Yawa.  I appreciate your comments ... More

Do not discount senior professionals; they may offer ... More

Great idea.  ------------------------------ Wendy ... More

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Hi Nina - I'd also be grateful for your Development ... More

I have longer courses, but if you send me some details ... More

I have written many case statements, appeal letters, ... More

Hi Amy! Just a thought...but have you considered ... More

Hi Kara! Part of the question you have to ask when ... More

I'll be looking for this kind of work effective April ... More

Hi,  I could help. I'm not sure if I can post ... More

Id love to see that Development Action Plan too, and ... More

Thank you for the this initial question. I have a similar ... More

Greetings, I'm looking for advice regarding broadcast ... More

My very small organization is in no position to hire ... More

I just wanted to say I'm in a very similar situation.  ... More

I am so glad I saw this post.  I would love to see ... More

Good morning! I am seeking appeal writer recommendations. ... More

I don't know if he offers a single, specific video ... More

Hi! Is this a religious nonprofit? In religious orgs ... More

Hi Faith, Something to consider is what is the goal ... More

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Try Wendy Jeffries at Spark Solutions.  She's developed ... More

Hi Emily, Developing  a monthly giving program is ... More

I'm looking for a 30-45 minute video training I can ... More

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Looking to see if there is anyone in this network whose ... More

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A client has received an email about utilizing Twelve ... More

I am pleased to share a recent column that appeared ... More

Hi everyone, We have a 25th year anniversary event ... More

Thanks Todd. I appreciate it. ... More

Randy, At the Community Foundation I work at, we ... More

These are great! Thank you! ------------------------------ ... More

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

Administrative fees to help with the costs of running ... More

Randy, Tell us more about what you mean by a gift ... More

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Hi Alexandria, I second what was said earlier. My first ... More

Can a gift fee be taken out of an endowed gift? ... More

Hello Friends. The maximum amount an individual ... More

Hi Emily, To help you increase known commitments ... More

Hi Lina - There's a lot to be said for arranging a ... More

Hi! Chiming in to highlight that the good ideas already ... More

Hi Lisa   I work for a conservation non-profit with ... More

hi, one person is of course a poor indicator but yes, ... More

Jeanna, I have used mass texts in some previous work ... More

Hello all! I'm curious what kind of outreach, if ... More

Hi Beth-- I have been living and fundraising in the ... More

I set up a couple of workflows primarily to help with ... More

Dear colleagues,  I've been asked to explore the ... More

Hi Beth, Were based in Atlanta and Ive lived here ... More

Hi Deanna, Our org signed on with Neon a little ... More

It's not about the party, it's about strategy.  As ... More

Adding on to David's comments, also be sure to feature ... More

We recently switched over to NeonOne for our CRM and ... More

Hi Lauren, We took a segmented approach to our EOY ... More

Make it fun and high quality. Spend money. Rent a ... More

Hi everyone, I'm a grant writer and consultant ... More

Hi yes, it depends where you're valuing it and for ... More

Hi Lauren, I would report the whole thing. A monthly ... More

Hello, For those of you working in associations or ... More

Great question and great responses! We have had several ... More

Hi Emily, Given the significant generational transfer ... More

Hi all, Im sharing an email that could impact many ... More

Hi friends, I am running our EOY campaign right ... More

Dear Emily, First, congratulations on the work ... More

Hey all. Im supposed to be creating a launch event ... More

Thank you Evelyn and Maliha for your responses. I appreciate ... More

Hi everyone, I am wondering what strategies you have ... More

Does anyone have any examples of Gift Policies, Fees ... More

Hi Lina - Congrats! It sounds like an exciting opportunity, ... More

Research on tax policy at Indiana University Center ... More

Following as we will be introducing a new Executive ... More

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Hi Lina, Congratulations on welcoming your new Executive ... More

Hi! I don't have more to add to what others have shared, ... More

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Hi, I agree with everything Melissa said, and I ... More

Thank you for the info! ------------------------------ ... More

Hi Mary Anne - These will be Tuesdays at Noon EST, ... More

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I have 18 online courses on various aspects of fundraising ... More

Corporate fundraising absolutely requires a collaborative ... More