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What techniques have you used to sound more assertive when doing cold calls with prospects?
Hello, I recently had great training regarding fundraising prospecting and cold calling. My background is programs and customer service and my feedback was that I sounded like a recording and I could be more commanding. I was giving energy that said "you can get rid of me." It was a great lesson because I realize I need a…
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Is there a name for the feeling you get when submitting a grant application/LOI/RFP?
Or is it just adrenaline? 🤸♀️🤑🎉😝
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Outside Funding for an Employee Emergency Relief Non Profit
Hi, we are a nonprofit employee emergency relief fund helping our employees across the US through unforeseen financial hardships. We are proudly funded by employees for employees but would like to be able to learn if there are any outside funding/grant opportunities that we could explore to help with our limited funding.…
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Hello from the Rio Grande Valley!
Hi all, my name is René Ballesteros and started as Development Manager with Latinos in Heritage Conservation in late June! We are growing national nonprofit and I currently work remote in South Texas. I worked as a graduate fellow with LHC in the spring, and I loved their mission and vision. I am excited to be helping with…
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How to Successfully Onboard New Subscribers to your Nonprofit E-Newsletter (+ Recording)
Watch the recording: Email is critical to your organization's fundraising and marketing efforts. As a one-to-one communications platform, email is a great way to build relationships and eventually convert subscribers into donors. That entire process starts with onboarding new subscribers via your website. In this webinar,…
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Naming Rights for a Capital Campaign
If you are building a new building, and using a capital campaign to fund it, what percentage of the total goal do you require as a donation for naming the building? Thanks! Kent
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Dispelling 5 Common Fundraising Myths (and webinar recording)
What have you found to be fact or fiction when it comes to fundraising? Watch the webinar, and share below!
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Request for Proposals - Funding Available for Tribal Domestic Violence Survivor Programs
Courtesy post on behalf of The National Indigenous Women's Resources Center Request for Proposals - Funding Available to Programs Assisting Survivors The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center is requesting proposals from tribal/ native domestic violence and /or sexual violence programs in order to sub-grant funds…
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Just in time for the holidays-USPS raising rates for packages
Many are in prime-time planning for end-of-year solicitations, and if you're contemplating sending out gifts to top donors, you might want to think again. The good ole' USPS is planning a price increase just in time for the holidays. While the official nonprofit rates will remain the same, package shipping for items from…
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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…
