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From fantasy to funding to finale: Indiegogo rolls reality

Posted on February 10, 2014 by | 1 comment
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A vision is only as powerful as the actions that make it real. Indiegogo is one of the wildly successful crowdfunding tools making things happen for diverse projects, including nonprofit ideas.   “If we want to live on this planet and be responsible, accountable human beings, finance is the number one obstacle for bringing the […]

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Sawyers Nonprofit HR’s Managing Director-Talent Acquisition

Posted on February 3, 2014 by | No comments
Dennis Sawyers

Press release courtesy of Nonprofit HR WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2014 — Nonprofit HR today announced the appointment of Dennis Sawyers as Managing Director of the firm’s Talent Acquisition practice to lead the growth of executive search, staffing and talent management services. The firm has expanded its talent acquisition practice area to provide comprehensive, customized services and strategic solutions […]

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Nonprofit Strategic Planning: A good place to start

Posted on January 29, 2014 by | No comments
End of year fundraising campaigns 2014

A roadmap for readiness. An evaluation of capacity. A set of goals created through thoughtful discussion. A strategic plan is all of these things and more.   Ideally, a strategic planning process involves board and staff, centering around mission and an articulated vision for the organization’s management and growth.   Often organizations benefit from external […]

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Ed Lord joins DonorDrive

Posted on January 25, 2014 by | No comments
Ed Lord

Ed Lord, 25 year vet of American Cancer Society, joins DonorDrive. “At the American Cancer Society Ed helped the organization raise over a billion dollars. Starting in the early 1990s he helped pioneer peer-to-peer fundraising and experiential events such as Making Strides Against Cancer and Relay for Life.”

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Nonprofit Leader Tempel to Speak at Bay Path College

Posted on January 6, 2014 by | No comments
Dr. Eugene Tempel

According to Bay Path College’s Director of Graduate Admissions, Sheryl Kosakowski, renowned nonprofit leader  Dr. Eugene Tempel will be the keynote at their upcoming Trends & Issues in Philanthropy Breakfast on Friday, January 10, 2014. This is an incredible opportunity for anyone interested in hearing from a true, celebrated legend in philanthropy.  The event is […]

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Infogroup now manages St. Labre Indian School Donors

Posted on January 5, 2014 by | No comments
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  Infogroup Targeting Solutions has been awarded exclusive list management of the 669,667 St. Labre Indian School Donor file. The St. Labre Indian School donors help care for nearly 750 Indian children from the Northern Cheyenne and Crow reservations attending school at one of their three locations. The organization educates, feeds, clothes and provides a dormitory for Indian […]

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Give Marketing a Chance

Posted on December 28, 2013 by | No comments
Marketing Sphere

When budgets are slashed, marketing is usually the first “overhead” area to be cut from a nonprofit’s budget. In good times, nonprofit marketing budgets may be only 2-3% of the overall budget for an organization while for-profit marketing budgets are usually about 10% of the full budget. An American Marketing Association report reviewed such nonprofit […]

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