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Is the Diminishing Number of Donors an Issue for Fundraisers?

Penelope Burk

Looking at annual results over that forty-year period, giving was up in thirty-seven of those years, declining only three times [2] , and none of those declines can be blamed on fundraisers (1987 stock market crash, 2008 sub-prime mortgage debacle and associated crash into a recession; 2009 continuing recession.)

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Around the TechSoup Global Blogosphere, May 8-14

Tech Soup

We just finished up our Global Summit, it's the last week of the TeleGreening campaign, and we're getting ready for N2Y4. Meanwhile, Connecting Up 2009 is going on in Sydney. It's been a busy week in the TechSoup universe. From TechSoup Stock : Don't miss next week's special two-day offer from GrantStation.

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5 Steps for Beginners in Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Tech Soup

With crowdfunding sites taking the business, art, and nonprofit world by storm with exponential growth since 2009, it's easy to overlook peer-to-peer fundraising. If you answered yes to any of these questions, you're ready to move onto the next step to create a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign! Still need more information?

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Interview with Carol Baroudi, Author of Green IT For Dummies

Tech Soup

Carol Baroudi is the lead author of the 2009 Wiley. ” TechSoup did a blog piece on the free HP sponsored shorter version of Green IT for Dummies back in 2009. In 2009, I officially switched my formal research focus to green IT and sustainability. It was published in 2009. publication, Green IT For Dummies.

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Newsletter: Top Social Impact & Partnership Trends of 2022 ; Company to Staff: Get a booster, We'll Give Food Bank $100 ; How Your Nonprofit Can Use QR Codes

Selfish Giving

Are you ready to set yourself up for success in 2022? Since 2009 they've raised more than $900,000 for area charities. Share new impact measurement trends and how nonprofits and corporations can work together to accomplish their impact goals. This is my fave! ??) You won't want to miss this webinar! Register for This FREE webinar. ??

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What Should Nonprofit Leaders Expect from the Development Officer?

Get Fully Funded

These donors can be a tremendous source of support for the organization once they understand its mission and are ready to become investors in its vision. Nonprofit leaders must understand that it is called “development” for a very good reason—it often takes years to develop relationships with major donors.

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Alas, Poor Encarta

Tech Soup

Geekdad reports that Microsoft will discontinue Encarta at the end of 2009. Wikipedia is the most obvious answer, but is it really ready to be a primary resource in children's education? Encarta itself has a strange and fascinating history. For libraries and organizations who work with children now, where's the new onramp?