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Using Donor Data to Personalize Your Text Donation Appeals

Ann Green's Nonprofit

Make sure to consistently express donor appreciation and explain how the funds from this campaign will be used; this will help donors stay engaged and foster strong relationships. Mike started his nonprofit career managing the Ride For Roswell from 2003 to 2005 in his hometown of Buffalo, NY.

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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

There is a breadth and depth of the work done by Black-led organizations; however, funders have made decisions about what causes are “important” to fund. A trust-based funding model should be the standard for grant awards to Black-led and Black-benefiting nonprofit organizations.

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Grantseeking Basics: Researching Suitable Funders Part Three – Corporate Funding

Tech Soup

Finding corporate funding may be the trickiest of all funders to engage. Corporations and businesses sometimes create foundations or giving programs with funds generated from their profits. Michigan State University's list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide funding. Corporations and Grantmaking.

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

It is only in recent years that we have seen an emerging shift in the philanthropic response from relief to resilience , from funding recovery efforts to engaging with the root causes of many natural disasters. For example, Hurricane Katrina, in August of 2005, presented as a once-in-a-generation disaster. That is no longer the case.

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8 “Pinktober” Promotions that Deserve a Ribbon

Selfish Giving

First Standard: Does the program says exactly what charity will receive the funds, with enough information for a person to find and investigate the charity on their own. Funds raised will benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It shows in how much Delta has given to the BCRF since 2005: $3.5 Learn more at www.bcrfcure.org.).

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What Should Nonprofit Leaders Expect from the Development Officer?

Get Fully Funded

Linda is one of fewer than 100 professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. Linda is also a prolific writer and Wiley Press has published her books, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers in 2005, The Development Plan in early 2007.

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The Association of Fundraising Professionals Technology Blog: An Underused Fundraising Resource

Tech Soup

He says that his inspiration for doing this work came to him in wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when AFP needed to find additional ways to stay in touch with members. Do you have some under-appreciated funding technology resources that you like. We’d like to know about them. Image: AFP.