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Facilitate Means to Make Easy

Clairification

Are you a philanthropy facilitator or a fundraiser? Philanthropy Facilitators Make it Easy for People to Give You may think you’re doing a great job as a fundraiser. You’re mailing appeals, sending emails, publishing newsletters, posting on social media, and more. And why, do you think, making this distinction might matter?

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Curiosity Didn’t Kill These Fundraisers—It Made Them Unstoppable

Clairification

One study published in Harvard Business Review ,found curiosity builds trust and improves relationships in the workplace. Remember, behind all your work there are people. Its your job to learn more about them. One of your best tools is curiosity. It also builds trust between you and donors. Jon Simons, Executive V.P.

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How To Draw More Attention To Your Online Fundraisers

Pamela Grow

Online fundraising is a cornerstone of nonprofit success. However, publishing a campaign page is only the beginning. Your digital marketing strategy determines whether donors will actually donate to your fundraiser. Your digital marketing strategy determines whether donors will actually donate to your fundraiser.

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Still Publishing Donor Names? Ditch the List

Blue Avocado

The post Still Publishing Donor Names? “We nonprofits often put a great deal of time and effort into our annual reports, especially compared with how briefly most recipients will look at them,” begins the Blue Avocado article, The Secret to a High Impact Annual Report. Ditch the List appeared first on Blue Avocado.

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Build Trust by Integrating Your Fundraising and Finance Systems

Blackbaud

This seamless flow of information is truly incredible, particularly when the data exchange is between finance and fundraising. When you unite your fundraising and finance systems, efficiency is simply the first win of many. And they’re savvy investors. That builds trust. Remember the donor who wanted an accountability summary?

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That Time We Got the Big Ask

The Fundraiser Coach

Every major gift fundraiser has imagined it: the moment you’re sitting across from a donor, and a carefully orchestrated conversation builds toward the Ask. We took it in stride when in late 2024 the library’s chief fundraiser and the head of library special collections asked for a meeting with us one afternoon.

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Your Best “No BS” Nonprofit Resources

Pamela Grow

Only to be interrupted by a notification on your phone for a new *free* webinar promising the latest in fundraising innovation (probably something AI-related). Engaging, consistent donor communications provide the engine behind your fundraising program. SOFII The Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration. Ann Handley.