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Hard and Fast Proof: The Quest for Demographic Data

Grant Professionals Association

.” – Toni McCarty Rockis, Grant Writing Success (2009) The quest for hard and fast proof is real, often requiring grant professionals, who aren’t analysts, to wade through census data, potentially challenging and time consuming. Fortunately, obtaining demographic data with Narrative Profiles is simple, effortless, and intuitive.

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Avoid the 3 Biggest Mistakes of Fundraising in a Recession

The Fundraising Coach

In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. Back in 2009, in the midst of the greatest recession since the Great Depression, Milton Hospital had me in to train their board on how to ask without fear. And keep at it.

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The Difference Between Transactional, Transformative Cause Marketing

Selfish Giving

In 2009, I blogged about the Charles River Conservancy (CRC) and how they stumbled on a pot of cause marketing gold thanks to Absolut Vodka. Halloween Town was ultimately about fall fun and the powerful demographic it spoke to: moms with kids. There are exceptions. Unfortunately, we lagged on mission.

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The Complete Guide to Facebook Ads for Nonprofits

Qgiv

Since 2009, Facebook has provided the option to create featured ads on their platform to help businesses and organizations reach others’ newsfeeds. Facebook allows you to target specific demographics for a minimum of one dollar a day. Facebook lets you target groups based on demographics, interests, behaviors, and more.

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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

Tech Soup

is a nonprofit educational and vocational training organization that has been working with local at-risk populations since 2009. "As a school, we're required to protect the identity of our students and a lot of their demographic information," she said. One in five people there live at the poverty level.

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Improve Online Fundraising Results and Wow Donors with These 7 Obvious Secrets

Tech Soup

Despite the large drop for International Affairs organizations, since 2009 nonprofits in all verticals have seen double-digit growth with International Affairs organizations leading the way, realizing 75 percent growth. " The ask should be accompanied by a precise message tailored to the demographic you are targeting.

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Visualizing the World's Seven Billion

Tech Soup

Some demographers estimate that the number might easily reach 9 billion by 2045. The data, for example, shows an increasing number of older people - 700 million in 2009 and expected to rise to 2.4 Insights for a World at 7 Billion (Explore the relationship between social and economic indicators). billion by mid-century.