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The 3 Keys to Successful Major Donor Outreach

Joe Garecht Fundraising

This means reaching out through mail, email, and social media for your low-dollar donors. Ive heard fundraisers echo arbitrary rules that they heard from a conference speaker as if they were proven facts, when the opposite was true. The rules of successful fundraising arent always intuitive.

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Getting Around the Gatekeeper: A Guide for Fundraisers

Joe Garecht Fundraising

For example, if the assistant mentions that the donor is out of town for a conference, you could reference that the next time you call by saying, Is Mrs. Jones back from the conference? First, be sure to use multiple communication channels: send an email, make a phone call, send a snail mail letter, and reach out over social media.

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Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations

Wild Apricot

Jay Moonah's presentation on Social Media Best Practices for Non-Profit & Public Sector Organizations was streamed live online as part of The Canadian Institute’s recent “Managing Social Mediaconference recently - but if you missed it, no worries! We’ve got the highlights right here.( read more ).

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Social Media for Nonprofits Launches Its Second Series of Global Conferences

Tech Soup

This post is by guest blogger Ritu Sharma, who is the executive director of Social Media for Nonprofits. Hope to see you at one of our upcoming conferences and thanks to each and every one of you for the great work you do in the community! New York City, NY – November TBA. New Delhi, India – December TBA.

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Review: Cause Marketing Forum Conference 2010

Selfish Giving

I had a great time at this year’s Cause Marketing Forum Conference. There were two rounds of these on the full-day of the conference. Cause Marketing Meets Social Media. This brings me to my main point on conference presentations: let’s follow TED’s lead and limit preso’s to 18 minutes or less.

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What megadonors miss about health-focused nonprofits 

Candid

Develop strategic narratives and presence on social media Develop a clear and compelling brand that resonates with both their traditional target audiences and potential megadonors. technology and think tank conferences on diverse topics). Visibility leads to credibility, and credibility leads to sustainability.

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Social Media for Nonprofits SF Conference Recap

Tech Soup

Greg Ligon, our guest blogger for the Social Media for Nonprofits conference, is an online communications professional with experience in building a brand via online channels, social media communications, and website content development. Think Strategically About Your Social Media Presence.