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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 195: Fundraising vs. Raising Money

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Many people may think of successful fundraising as simply getting donations, but that definition leaves out another important element: engaging smaller or future donors. The focus on donating money and getting money donations. Blackbaud University Organizational Best Practices. How to think about retention.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 98: The State of Social Media in 2019

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Today Jocelyn Wright, Instructional Designer and Jenny Toledo, Instructor at Blackbaud University, join your host Roz Lemieux, Director of Blackbaud Labs, to talk about some of the highlights from the M+R Benchmarks Report and what they mean for your organization. Blackbaud University Organizational Best Practices.

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Expert Tips for #GivingTuesday Success

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Tips from Mel Rancour and Jackie Zimmerman from Blackbaud University: Just starting now? Make sure you have the right technology in place that allows you to easily engage supporters, such as online donation capabilities. Tailor suggested donation amounts to the ask itself. Not to worry – follow these steps for success!

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How Nonprofit Staff Training Is Evolving Due to COVID-19

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Solicit donations from a distance and over the phone. While some aspects of operating a nonprofit are universal across the board— every nonprofit needs to file a Form 990, for example— there are many aspects that are unique to your team alone. In a course about soliciting donations over the phone, don’t have the donor say “Hello.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 132: Creating an Email Welcome Series

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So you’ve gotten that first donation, now how can you retain that donor? Blackbaud University Organizational Best Practices Curriculum. A welcome series is what should be next. An email welcome series is different from a thank-you email, a newsletter, or other types of ordinary supporter email communications.

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I was honored to deliver the lunch keynote at the 2014 TechNow Conference in Pittsburgh, PA organized by The Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University. (My This post shares the content and I’ll share a post about the instructional design in a second post. 28% of donors are repeat donors.

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