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What tech skill helps you the most in your job?
Hi folks! I'm the presenter for Foundant's webinar this Thursday, September 29, on tech skills for marketing/fundraising/communication professionals in nonprofits. To get the conversation started, I wanted to ask you what tech skills you lean on most. What's the tech knowledge you have or the thing you know how to do that…
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How and when do you plan for year-end giving?
Supplemental conversation about our webinar with @KristinRaack, Planning for Year-End Giving Now to Minimize Stress and Maximize Results.
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Texting service
Hi all, I am looking into a texting service to communicate with volunteers, share information about nonprofit events and fundraising. Does anyone use one that they like? Thanks!
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New offering: Boost your email efforts in 5 minutes a week- for free!
Email is critical to a nonprofit's success. It helps with fundraising, marketing and much more. It's a great tool for connecting with individuals, building relationships and converting subscribers into donors. I am thrilled to share with you a new project launched in partnership with Foundant Technologies: The Weekly SEND…
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Mind the GAP – how gift acceptance policies make you the superhero
I recently wrote a blog that you may find interesting. If you don't have gift acceptance policies, you should. If you do, have you reviewed them recently and do you follow them? This is a quick and informative read. Kent Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning…
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Casual coffee with a potential donor
What do you take with you when invited for coffee by someone who would be a potential donor?
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Connection-Based Strategies to Maximize Donor Giving
Let's use this space to continue the conversation about the strategies discussed on our webinar: How do you break through "donor fatigue" in annual donors? What are you doing to drive deeper connections with mid-level donors? How have you uncovered the "hidden gems" of larger gift-givers in your database using the art…
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May 15th is the Deadline for filing your organization's 990
Just a friendly reminder that May 15th (which is on a Sunday), so technically May 16th is the deadline for submitting your 990 to the IRS. If your 990 isn't quite finished, don't panic, it's easy to request an extension. Here is the web address for IRS Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File an…
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Career Paths in Fundraising & Development
What do you perceive as the next step in your career path in fundraising or in the nonprofit field?
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10 Facebook Best Practices for Nonprofits
Interesting tidbits on social media marketing from Nonprofit Tech For Good. Would love to hear about your success (and sometimes not success), utilizing social media for your nonprofit. https://www.nptechforgood.com/101-best-practices/10-facebook-best-practices-for-nonprofits/
