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4 Proven Direct Mail Fundraising Strategies For Nonprofits

Pamela Grow

You can create targeted mailing lists based on giving history, demographics, and interests. Use short sentences, simple language, and contractions. The right nonprofit fundraising tools will help you achieve this level of personalization. For example, segment your donors within your CRM.

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The most read Candid insights articles in 2024: Fundraising, AI, and diversity 

Candid

Candids contracts and compliance manager explains how an AI policy can help maximize the benefits of using these toolsby proactively mitigating risks inherent in AI, establishing clear operational standards and procedures, and preparing for the future. nonprofit sector demographics by Kyoko Uchida, Candid.

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4 Tips to Optimize Your Donor Database to Boost Engagement

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Sarah is responsible for managing the production and customer support department, which focuses on client contract fulfillment, retention, and satisfaction. Sarah Tedesco is the Chief Operating Officer and Part Owner of DonorSearch , a prospect research company that focuses on proven philanthropy.

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Stop Begging, Start Planning: Why Foundations Are Done Funding Complacent Nonprofits

Planned Giving

Understanding Donor Demographics: The Generational Wealth Transfer Opportunity $68 trillion in wealth transfers to younger generations over next 20 years. Organizations lacking diversified funding streams become particularly vulnerable during economic downturns, when both individual giving and foundation support typically contract.

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How to Secure Sponsorships for Your School Fundraisers

Big Fundraising Ideas

By outlining the demographics and interests of your attendees, you can connect with businesses that see a relevantmarket. Think about who will attend or contribute to your fundraising event. Are they parents of elementary school students? Are you focusing on a high school band program with broad appeal in the community?

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Federal Policy and Private Schools: 5 Steps to Navigate Change

Blackbaud

How to do it Assess your grant or contract language to identify which programs could be impacted. For each source, estimate how much of the total grant or contract might be affected and work with your advancement and business office teams to document the impact on school operations. Read more about that in this white paper.

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Samaschool Uses Tech to Empower Low-Income People

Tech Soup

As the technological barrier to entry increases, those who are born in some demographics or geographic areas are being left behind. In 1989, 6 percent of workers had contingent positions, ranging from part-time to contract work, says Alex Chriss, vice president and general manager of Self-Employed Solutions at Intuit.