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Tribute donations for building your donation base

Posted On March 24, 2014 By Shoshana

Today I was attempting to find a last minute birthday gift.  I thought it would be good to donate in their honor to an organization that the person cared about.  In my search, to my dismay, I went through several organizations.  I finally found one that had the convenience of a tribute donation. If you… 

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Digital Fundraising – how can I get into the action?

Posted On June 21, 2013 By Shoshana

I came across a motherload of digital fundraising infographics via William Deckers’ Digital Fundraising Pinterest board. What I am seeing that we can no longer ignore is the majority of people surveyed participate in online activities.  Here’s an infographic that demonstrates: At this point in time, the majority of fundraising is still done via offline… 

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Choosing the right Crowdfunding is good Audience Development

Posted On June 2, 2011 By Shoshana

Crowdfunding has become a viable resource for raising the funds that you need as an artist and arts organization for your particular projects.  It is also a great audience development tool.  With crowdfunding, you are asking for support from your audience, and it is a great way to find out who in your audience is… 

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Online donations (Facebook’s Causes) still need audience development!

Posted On April 22, 2009 By Shoshana

I’ve been wondering what would be a good topic to blog about today, and my mind has been churning about online donations.  I saw an article this morning that prompted me to go with it: To Nonprofits Seeking Cash, Facebook App Isn’t So Green Though Popular, ‘Causes’ Ineffective for Fundraising By Kim Hart and Megan… 

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