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Best Fundraising Tips Ever: Experts Share Ideas That Work

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JoAnn Strommen, South Dakota Mines Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement Don’t Ask for Donations at Every Alumni Event “Holding alumni events where we are not soliciting money has helped with engagement as well as our alumni donation participation rates.”—

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Outdoor startups see supercharged growth during COVID-19 era

TechCrunch

In South Dakota, the Lewis and Clark Recreation Area saw a 59% increase in visitors from 2019 to 2020. Outdoorsy , the peer-to-peer camper van rental marketplace, said it saw 44% of all bookings in the company’s history in 2020.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

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If, however, through your research, you can establish a clear connection between your programs and their funding history and priorities, it’s still worth reaching out to that funder and introducing your organization. Areas served: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota. Connections like this are built over time.

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How panic over rumored school shooting threats went viral

The Verge

And viral threats have a history of taking hold when they prey on what people worry about the most, especially when the source is thought to be a new technology. “We In Rapid City, South Dakota, public schools shut down after seeing a concerning message mentioning a “North Middle” School.

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GUIDE: Using Donor Personas to Maximize Your Nonprofit Fundraising

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Also worth considering: your software should provide easily-browsed and highly-sortable donation history for each contact. For example, dynamic fields could allow you to display a picture of the Badlands to readers in South Dakota, while readers in Arizona see the Red Rocks of Sedona.

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

Columbus vs Indigenous Peoples’ Day Holiday Timeline History. 1989: South Dakota becomes the first state to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ day. Columbus Day 2022 – Facts, Celebrations & Controversy – HISTORY. He “found” the Bahamas. 1937: President Franklin D.

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Senator Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026

Fast Company Tech

history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run for another term in Kentucky and to retire when his current term ends. Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota gave him a warm handshake, and a dozen others senators soon did so as well. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S.