Tom Ahern

JANUARY 26, 2024

When I got to [insert charity name here; it's in NYC], they were passing the foundation's quarterly impact reports verbatim on to major donors. I have a big folder of stuff I've accumulated over the years plus books. So, my friend, here's an excerpt from a book I compiled from experts around the world: If Only You'd Known.

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OneCause

AUGUST 22, 2024

Either charge an admission fee or pass around a donation basket. For a more educational approach to hiking, get a local guide to show you around, telling you all about the trees and animals you’ll pass or about the region’s history, and charging an admission fee to join in. Haunted House Nothing screams “fall” like a haunted house.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 26, 2024

To ensure your campaign’s success and reach diverse audiences , tap into the reach and brand visibility of like-minded businesses through a corporate partnership. The key is to think through how your corporate partner can amplify your awareness campaign while your nonprofit helps them achieve their goals, too. It’s a win-win situation!

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Dan and Courtney will dive into how sales coaching can turbocharge your partnership team's success by moving prospects through the pipeline swiftly and effectively. He's giving me ALL his free Frosty coupon books in exchange for the webinar. I mean, how could I pass this up? They don't need any of those things.

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Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

KNOWN: The Handbook for Building & Unleashing Your Personal Brand in the Digital Age [Book by Mark Schaefer. Buy the book locally if you can!] Now through my birthday ??, Alas, with the passing of Labor Day , this will be my last garden entry of the year.??I Partnership Notes 1.

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Candid

APRIL 16, 2021

Like so many in the small world of philanthropy I was saddened to learn of Vartan Gregorian’s passing today, April 16, 2021. To enter Vartan’s office was to travel back to a time when the sheer mass of books in a room made the walls vibrate with the power of knowledge and ideas. He was so many things to so many people.

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Planned Giving

OCTOBER 7, 2023

An entire generation of older, more generous parishioners is passing. The problem with the Great Recession wasn’t that nobody saw it coming,” his book states. What happens when those parishioners pass away? Who’s going to pass the collection plate, much less leave something in it? Or else they ignored it.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The 2023 theme follows the triennial theme established in 2021: “Creating Hope Through Action.” The World Health Organization says this theme “serves as a powerful call to action and reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and that through our actions, we can encourage hope and strengthen prevention.”

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Qgiv

APRIL 30, 2024

Superhero-themed: Unleash your guests’ inner superhero with a comic book-inspired theme, featuring caped crusaders and action-packed items. Monopoly : Roll the dice and pass go with a classic board game theme featuring property-inspired prizes and real estate treasures. Assign attendees to different seats through Table Management.

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Qgiv

JULY 3, 2023

Capitol to demand that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act in a protest that is now known as the “Capitol Crawl.” That year, people celebrated the first Disability Pride Month to mark the passing of the bill. On March 12, 1990, over 1,000 people marched to the U.S. On July 26, 1990, President George H.W.

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Community Boost

MARCH 1, 2024

Get ready to join us from wherever you are, no plane tickets or hotel bookings needed—access the summit from the comfort of your own space. Elevate your experience with VIP passes and gain exclusive access to a wealth of resources designed to drive long-term success for your organization. Why Attend the Nonprofit Marketing Summit?

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Penelope Burk

MARCH 31, 2021

My deep gratitude, which I express through giving, continues to this day. About forty years ago, I was living through a cold winter in a house with no insulation. My father passed away after a battle with dementia. That gift helped us get through a tough period. It belongs to the Lord and I am its steward.

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Qgiv

MARCH 1, 2023

The annual week-long celebration continued until a collection of women’s groups and historians led by the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance) successfully lobbied Congress to pass Pub. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.”

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Qgiv

MAY 1, 2023

Bush signed a bill passed by Congress to extend Asian-American Heritage Week to a month before May became officially known as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) two years later. Read books written by AAPI authors and visit a museum to learn about significant figures in the AAPI community and their contributions.

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Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Even if you think that your area of interest could not possibly have been addressed by governance or the courts, there may be laws on the books that affect the handling and redistribution of specific or related resources. After many years of lobbying and hard work, the GSA was passed, enabling all parties to help people.

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CauseVox

MAY 9, 2023

This model was developed by Open AI and is one of the few language models to pass the Turing Test. In other words, when you enter a prompt, ChatGPT scours vast amounts of text data online (such as books, websites, articles, etc.) This includes tracking metrics such as open rates, click-through rates, and donations received.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

In Hsieh’s book, “ Delivering Happiness ,” he writes about the 10 core values of Zappos culture, which include: Deliver WOW through service. Culture is highly valued at Zappos -- so much so that the company publishes a yearly Culture Book. Pursue growth and learning. Embrace and drive change.

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Sharpshooter Communications

AUGUST 13, 2021

There are probably a million loopholes through and around these requirements. Therefore, in addition to a notification requirement , Type III supporting organizations must pass separate responsiveness and integral part tests. This week's book recommendation: The Nonprofit's Tax Guide (affiliate code below) I am NOT an attorney.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 28, 2022

You don’t get a ‘pass’ if you think you’re not a numbers person or if this is your nonprofit’s first budget ! Hope is not a good financial strategy, especially when you’re basing your program activities on the results you hope to get through fundraising. This is an important exercise for every nonprofit. Work from a plan instead.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 29, 2014

In Hsieh’s book, “ Delivering Happiness ,” he writes about the 10 core values of Zappos culture, which include: Deliver WOW through service. Culture is highly valued at Zappos -- so much so that the company publishes a yearly Culture Book. Pursue growth and learning. Embrace and drive change.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 10, 2011

She’s also the co-author of our upcoming book! Joanna will be stepping up to lead the cause marketing team and I’ll continue my tradition of passing the baton to someone more qualified than I am. Holt Murray and Jessica Orndorff have also played key roles through the years. Joanna is the yang to my ying!

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Big Fundraising Ideas

JANUARY 23, 2024

Twas the night before the winter fundraising season, when all through your organization, your staff members were stirring, hoping to come up with the right winter fundraising ideas that would put a twinkle in your supporters’ eyes! The best winter fundraising ideas bring a bit of whimsy and warmth to the chilly winter months.

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Blackbaud

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit financial management is the process of managing the money that flows through your not-for-profit organization. You can also speed up the processing and reconciliation of your invoices and receipts, avoiding late fees and closing your books faster. What is Nonprofit Financial Management?

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Shore’s first book, Revolution of the Heart , had a big influence on me and sits right beside Emerson, Seneca, Lincoln and Thoreau (okay, and my biography on P. I even included SOS’a cause marketing – some of the best in the industry – in my own book, Cause Marketing for Dummies. Barnum ) on my bookshelf.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Have your local wine expert guide you all through the different wines via livestream to complete the experience. For students who need an extra boost to make it through their classes, offer an online tutoring service as a fundraiser for your school. Online discount book sales. Virtual peer-to-peer run/walk/ride. Online tutoring.

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Selfish Giving

JUNE 16, 2011

This is just one example of how causes and companies have to monitor every partnership to make sure it passes the “smell test&# – or in this case the taste test. Questionable programs – despite intentions – spread like a spilled mega jug on the internet and through social media networks.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As you begin marketing your auction, don’t forget to highlight auction items through various channels like social media, email, and your website, especially if your auction will be a virtual event. Happy Holidays – For those who never pass up a chance for celebration, pull together a holiday-themed gift basket.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. They do this work through online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions that are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.

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Tech Soup

MAY 2, 2013

We hear from community organizers all the time: How do I break through on Facebook? And indeed there are: there's the great We are Media project , the SocialBrite blog , the NOI toolbox , the Social by Social Handbook , and an array of rich and super helpful books by folks like Beth Kanter and Amy Sample Ward and Allyson Kapin.

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Qgiv

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Whether your auction is live or silent, participants will enjoy the opportunity to bid on and win items, especially because people are typically working to get gifts for loved ones and book travel around this time of year. Book a venue, entertainment, and catering. Leverage your organization’s branding in your social media posts.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 3, 2017

Did your favorite promotion make my list, or did I pass it over? Second, the fundraiser was a huge success, raising $18 million dollars through the sale of over 12 million red noses at Walgreens stores. million through an irrigation pilot program. This list is just a start. Which of my picks is your favorite? and conserved 7.4

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Fundly

MAY 18, 2021

Google Ad Grants Google empowers nonprofits to amplify their causes through its Ad Grants program. With peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, your organization can raise money and gain new supporters through social proof in the process. Most organizations end up raising a few thousand dollars through this free fundraising idea!

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Tech Soup

APRIL 13, 2012

In a time when climate change and developing the green economy are somewhat passé, nonprofits have not given up on the mission. They do this work through online campaigns, grassroots organizing, and mass public actions that are led from the bottom up by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 30, 2009

And whenever I created another sponsorship opportunity through the years, I visited this group first. But their familiarity with the hospital always made them a good prospect for sponsorship and a regular second stop if iParty , Ocean State Job Lots and other &# bullseyes&# took a pass. It just took time to get them to yes.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

This alternative to cloud computing consists of all the computers that are already around us, connected in to a distributed network of devices through smart routers. The case went through the European court system and he won the case. I also want to mark the passing of one of my NPTech heroes. They’re calling it The Fog.

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

Currently, we are halfway through 2021 and the fundraising event landscape has changed tremendously within the last year. For instance, you might want to raise money in remembrance of a loved one who passed away or to support a whole group like veterans. Let’s get started! The Future Of Fundraising Events.

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GiveSmart

MARCH 6, 2024

As for the staff, our Givesmart managers went above and beyond to support us through the process. Amanda was by our side the entire way and walked me through best practices to ensure we hosted a great event – we couldn’t have done it without the incredible Givesmart staff. We are a pass-through non-profit.

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