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How Do You Define "Donor?" Develop Big Tent Thinking for Maximum Effect

If you're only defining a donor as someone who has given you money, you are making a big mistake. Just like political parties want to provide a big tent to draw in supporters, you may want make your donor pool a lot more inclusive. That is one of the many admonitions from Kim Klein in her ...

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About.co...ble Orgs — Before yesterday

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Ban Boring Volunteer Recognition Events With On-the-Spot Polls

Susan Ellis at Energize Inc always has great suggestions for making your volunteer recognition events something that people look forward to...not dread. Our favorite tip is about recognizing everybody. Ellis suggests that in addition to/or in place of the formal recognition process, you ac...

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About.co...ble Orgs — 4 days ago

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5 Reasons Why I Loved Reading "Twitterville"

You know, I'm not a geek. I clearly remember facing my new IBM desktop computer years ago and trying to figure out what "boot" meant. I am rarely an early adopter, but I am frequently a late enthusiast. Recently that enthusiasm has been Twitter. I saw the buzz about Shel Isr...

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About.co...ble Orgs — 6 days ago

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Nonprofit Blog Carnival: Fundraising Tips from 9 Experts

The news for fundraisers has not been good. The Chronicle of Philanthropy found that the largest charities expect giving to decline by a median of 9% this year and weakness to persist well beyond 2009. To add insult to injury, CNN just listed "Fundraiser" as one of its most Stre...

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About.co...ble Orgs — October 30

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Best Links: PRSA Tweetchat, Email Black Holes, and Social Media Karma

PRSA Colorado is hosting a tweetchat called PR Boost: Giving Nonprofit PR a Leg Up on Wed. Nov. 4 from 11-11:45 a.m. MST. A panel of public relations professionals will answer questions from nonprofits across the country through a live streaming conversation on Twitter. Panelist...

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About.co...ble Orgs — October 27

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5 Lessons in Corporate Social Responsibility from TOMS Shoes

The darling of the "philanthropic capitalism" fan club right now is TOMS Shoes. And for good reasons. TOMS Shoes is the handiwork of Blake Mycoskie, a young entrepreneur whose business model has put a new spin on corporate social responsibility. Mycoskie was the subject of...

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About.co...ble Orgs — October 26