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Year-End Fundraising 2019 Wrap Up

Happy New Year! Overall, it was a good year. Let’s take a look back at economic trends, how that impacted 2019 year end giving, and then on to the fun…

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New Year, New You?

Welcome to 2020! I know. It’s already here. And we already know it’s going to be wild. You likely just survived some awkward political conversations around the holidays, so we…

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Thursday Thinky: New, Naughty & Nice

If you’re reading this, you made it into a new decade! Let’s start the 20’s on a familiar note, with the first Thinky of the year. We have innovating takes…

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How to Set Up Email Segmentation in Luminate

There are many reasons to segment your audiences, from improving email performance, open rates, and audience retention to improving the subscriber experience. When done correctly, list segmentation gives you an…

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Always A Season of Giving Back

Every day, we go to work to turn intent into impact and further the missions of the organizations we’re fortunate enough to partner with. But it’s more than just words…

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Pushing Past Polarization

Finding Abundance at the Professional Women in Advocacy Summit 2019   This fall, I shared a couple of days with women who knew their place: at the forefront of change,…

By: Clara Campbell

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Thursday Thinky: Bold, Refreshing & Uncomfortable

‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the office not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The OOO messages were crafted with care, in hopes that emails…

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The Five Steps to Develop a Winning Campaign Strategy

Tackling the Challenge of Goal Setting and Impact Measurement from the Outset of Your Advocacy Campaign   Truth: forming a winning campaign communications strategy is not coming up with the…

By: Clara Campbell

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How Donor Data Can Help Boost Your Year-End Fundraiser

As a nonprofit professional, you’re likely aware of how important donor data is for your fundraising strategy. Detailed donor data helps you focus your messaging for separate types of supporters,…

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Thursday Thinky: Bullying, Trends & Politics

Hello, we are interrupting your Christmas, Hanukkah, White Elephant shopping spree, with a much-needed dose of inspiration. “Why?” you may ask. Well, finding cool gifts can be hard. You can…

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Thursday Thinky: Art, Ethics, & Gaming

After a few weeks of hiatus to push our brand new website live, the Thursday Thinky is back! For those of you who are not yet familiar with the Thinky,…

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4 Reasons to Start Thinking About Your Ads Program as Year-Round — Not Just Year-End

Year-end is a great time to run paid advertising to reach your fundraising objectives. As my little brother would have said circa 2004, “no, duh,” right? Stay with me here….

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