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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

How do you decide that an organization's mission to provide help for Jewish families dealing with Autism has more or less value than an organization that fights a rare childhood disease or takes care of animals? The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners. Nice dream.

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Minnesota Open Idea: Crowdsourcing Contest For Social Change Done Right

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, the community foundation finished its first Minnesota Open Idea contest to fund the best idea to address the childhood obesity issue. Why did you pick the childhood obesity issue for the challenge? We only allowed 1 vote per e-mail address. The platform has a judging interface so they could do it all on-line.

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Nonprofits: Have we had enough of "vote for me" fundraising yet?

Judi Sohn

How do you decide that an organization's mission to provide help for Jewish families dealing with Autism has more or less value than an organization that fights a rare childhood disease or takes care of animals? The general public can view and comment on the proposed programs, maybe even make suggestions of partners. Nice dream.

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Why You Should Run Your Nonprofit Like a Business

Get Fully Funded

So to figure that out, you’d start with a market study proving there are people living around and driving by the proposed donut shop who would want to buy donuts. Or are they the familiar donuts from childhood? Use all the tools that make sense to market your organization, including your website , social media, email , and direct mail.

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Year-End Giving Prep: 21 FAQs Answered by Fundraising Experts

Connection Cafe

All of this is tied to a direct mail appeal, that can go out as early as mid-November or the beginning of December. Finally, we also configure the option for recipients to opt-out of receiving campaign emails all together, which is why a December e-news is important. When is the best time to send a direct mail newsletter?

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[VIDEO] How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money

Bloomerang

So I think we can be a little bit like fish in water when it comes to our limiting beliefs, right, especially those that we have about ourselves because these can be beliefs we pick up in childhood, for example, beliefs about money are really big ones that we pick up from our families very, very early.

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[VIDEO] How to Overcome Fear, Intimidation and Imposter Syndrome to Raise More Money

Bloomerang

So I think we can be a little bit like fish in water when it comes to our limiting beliefs, right, especially those that we have about ourselves because these can be beliefs we pick up in childhood, for example, beliefs about money are really big ones that we pick up from our families very, very early.

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