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Series of free seminars presented in various cities by Blackbaud. Vote for your topic and register. |
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Web 2.0 survey done by Shawn Kornegay to be used for a graduate student project.. Compare to results from the Use of Web 2.0 survey run by SupportingAdvancement. |
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Session 2 presentation on building your data warehouse from the Blackbaud Higher Education Forum. Associated podcast. More reporting. |
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While it was still raining, we pitched up our tents inside of the barn on the second floor loft (accessed by an old, sketchy ladder) so they could dry and hung up our drowned sleeping bags wherever there was room. |
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Have a great long weekend, travel safely and enjoy your time with family and friends. |
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Presentation on annual fund in a campaign, leadership principles and annual fund strategy. Mike Westfall. |
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Innovative look at online magazines and how you can give new life to your publications. Includes some samples. |
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Do you visit prospects, create gift proposals, solicit individuals or organizations for donations, and cultivate and steward donors? The actions you take to bring in donors, forge relationships and keep the contributions coming are known as Moves, and Moves Management, simply put, is the system of policies, procedures and practices that directs these actions. Blackbaud. |
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I once worked with someone who, when he found a meeting boring, would figure out the true cost of the meeting. The dollar figure was always a jaw-dropper. That old chestnut “time is money” applied. Meetings are expensive. Canadian FundRaiser. |
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Mashable.Com - Social Networking News. Unit Structures - Fred Stutzman. Beth Kantor's Wiki - numerous links to other resources. |
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Detailed presentation on how prospective students form first impressions by Ken Steele from the Academica Group. Although it's geared towards admissions, there is some applicability and information for young alumni program development. |
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Take a moment to celebrate. How gifts support Marietta College. More e-solicitations. |
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Session 1 presentation on building your data warehouse from the Blackbaud Higher Education Forum. Associated podcast. More reporting. |
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It was a grey, but warm day as 32 college-aged students set out on the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. They dreamed of a campsite with shady trees and grassy slopes. |
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The Association of Advancement Services Professionals announces an update on the Best Practices in Advancement Services Project. |
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Good interactive survey used to ask 80,000 recent alumni their thoughts on everything from online communities to online giving. |
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Presentation on lessons learned in annual fund. Mike Westfall. |
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Is starting a planned giving program a priority item on your organization’s strategic plan? Has it been on your plan for more than two years? What are you waiting for? Blackbaud. |
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Boone Pickens gives an additional $25 million - the largest gift ever given to the University of Calgary. |
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Have you found that it is easier to recruit a volunteer to do frontline, hands-on work than one to accept a leadership position on a board of directors, advisory council, or key committee? Canadian FundRaiser. |
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The AFI
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annual giving. |
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