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Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns

Time to Assess Your Year-End Campaigns

By: Sarah Pollock Nonprofit Account Manager Big Buzz Idea Group In the last quarter of what has been a very unpredictable year, everyone is fighting with full force towards their year-end campaigns. With a drastic change in the economy, this year has included more asks and more widespread campaigning from nonprofits, and funding sources, themselves, have to be as strategic as the askers. Though workloads have increased, sifting through donor lists and segmenting campaign asks – tasks which always seem to end up on the back burner as tedious and time-consuming – need to become your immediate goal. The development strategy needs to face three questions: How many donor lists do you currently have? How many times has each donor been asked for a...

Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up

Tips For Meaningful #GivingTuesday Follow-Up

By: Lidia Varesco Racoma Owner, Lidia Varesco Design You did it—you made it through #GivingTuesday! But your work is not done yet. Take advantage of the momentum of your campaign: Follow up with your donors and supporters, create meaningful connections that will last throughout the year, and use the insights gathered this year to inspire next year’s campaign. Say thank you—and share results Thank your supporters on social media and share the results of your campaign as well as the impact it has on the people your serve. Sharing a video thank you from the organization’s founder or leaders can...

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  • From Awareness to Action: Using Social Media to Reach Your Goals
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  • Budgeting for Your Nonprofit in Uncertain Times
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  • Client Spotlight: Hope For The Day
  • Are You Leading With Impact?
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  • Client Spotlight: Illinois Theatre Association
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  • Client Spotlight: Center for Changing Lives
  • SPONSORSHIP 101: Growing Nonprofit Revenues
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  • Outsourcing: The Only Solution To Staffing Shortages
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  • A Job Gone Wrong
  • How to Hire a Consultant
  • Clearer Communication Is the Secret to Better Outcomes
  • What’s Your Nonprofit’s Story
  • Networking for Personal and Professional Growth
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  • Should Sponsorships Include Membership Dues?
  • 6 Tips for Healthy Collaboration with Your Board Chair
  • Leveraging E-Newsletters For Nonprofit Growth
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  • 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Mental Health in the Workplace
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  • Put Some Zing in Your Zoom (Or Any Other Virtual Meeting)
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  • Mastering Client Expectations: 6 Essential Tips for Success
  • Securing Help from Your Board: Are You Ready?
  • The Taxman Cometh (Yes, Even For Your Exempt Organization)
  • Silver Linings Discovered Amidst a Pandemic
  • How to Develop Your Nonprofit’s Audience Persona
  • Employee Retention Tax Credit Yields Powerful Opportunity
  • Something Good: Building Your Team’s Connection
  • How Big Is Your Fire?
  • Please Send a Hi-res Copy of Your Logo
  • How to Manage Your Organization During an Election Year Without Violating Your Nonprofit Status
  • Optimize Your Contact List for Nonprofit Growth
  • Fresh Funding Ideas Are Blooming
  • Strategies for Membership Based Associations to Flourish in Face-to-Face Interactions
  • Cancelling or Postponing Your Events in Light of COVID-19
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  • Navigating Nonprofit Finances: How to Effectively Manage Your Bookkeeper
  • Virtual Fundraising: 18 Ideas for Nonprofit Revenue
  • 3 Tips For Maintaining Your NPO’s Digital Assets
  • Why Identifying and Communicating Your Core Values Is Important
  • An Interim Leader Isn’t a “Temp:” Interim Leadership in NPOs as a Management Profession
  • Losing Control? Reclaim Your Time!
  • 8 Tips For Leading Productive Meetings
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