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Bad Boards and Pushy Millennials: Fundraisers Share What Works Plus Their War Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bad Boards and Pushy Millennials: Fundraisers Share What Works Plus Their War Stories - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "At this week’s...

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

ICYMI: Last One Picked - Millennials Fear Being Left Out - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

ICYMI: Last One Picked - Millennials Fear Being Left Out - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "ou’re in the process of organizing a fundraising event. Do you have your venue and entertainment booked? Check. Is your fundraising team hard at work engaging donors and driving up attendance? Check. Are you taking advantage of FOMO?

FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” is a colloquialism among Millennials, according to author Darian Rodriguez-Heyman and KC Fox, senior marketing manager at Eventbrite. It might also be used as a means of driving youth toward your next event, the duo said during a session at the recent Association of Fundraising Professionals’ international conference in Boston."



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9 Elements of Necessary Infrastructure Development - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

9 Elements of Necessary Infrastructure Development - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "Plenty of hard work goes into planning a fundraising campaign, but the hard work doesn’t stop with the idea or the planning. It is necessary to stay on top of things all along the way.

Speaking at the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Fundraising Conference, Kerry-Ann Powell of The Harvest Group discussed parts of the work that went into making the effort by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation a success in its fundraising project to build a monument to the slain civil rights leader."



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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

A Conversation with Kumi Naidoo on Vimeo

A Conversation with Kumi Naidoo on Vimeo: "Amy Eisenstein talks with AFP 2016 International Fundraising Conference keynote speaker, Kumi Naidoo, former executive director of Greenpeace International on the challenges fundraising and philanthropy face in the future."



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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

7 Secrets Of Successful Solicitations - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times

7 Secrets Of Successful Solicitations - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "7 Secrets Of Successful Solicitations
by The NonProfit Times - May 3, 2016
How do they do it? How do people make requests for money that reap results? Apparently, someone knows.

In fact, at the Association of Fundraising Professionals International Fundraising Conference, Anne T. Melvin, director of training and education at Harvard University, said there are seven secrets of successful solicitations, and she was willing to share them."



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