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Hello friends - Curious to know whether any of you ... More

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We use GiveButter for our online auction. It works ... More

Hi! I work for a small organization with a very small ... More

Hi all - would anyone have an example of a grant policy ... More

Hi, Natalie, You might consider doing an online auction. ... More

You've already received some great input and have a ... More

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I found this post really interesting that shows what ... More

You have some great responses so far.  I am a consultant ... More

I work with major gift teams and we meet every two ... More

Hi Natalie, I would not necessarily give up on an ... More

Take a look at this book , which was written just ... More

Hi Natalie, Putting on an auction is indeed a heavy ... More

Hi, my first thought was have you asked your donors ... More

Hello! I'm looking for suggestions of successful fundraising ... More

Hi esteemed colleagues! I am looking for someone ... More

I agree that stewardship is one of the most important ... More

I'm going to start this by saying that A) I don't love ... More

The question is a good one. And my thought is that ... More

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Good morning! As a fundraising event consultant, I ... More

i feel you may have taken my response more personally ... More

I am concerned by the "concern" over the question itself ... More

like Michael, i'm a bit concerned by your question. ... More

B. Michael McFarland what a strong statement: ... More

Hi Lisa, Our organization is larger ($3.5m), but ... More

Looking for advice from peers who have had to set up ... More

Hi Lisa, hand written TY notes are suitable for personal ... More

I want to be gingerly in my response, but I am concerned ... More

My understanding of best practices is to do an automated ... More

Hello Lisa, Our rule of thumb is that everyone, regardless ... More

Hello! Please add me to your waitlist. And thank you, ... More

At NCC we have the acknowledgement letter within 1 ... More

Hi Lisa, Seconding Mallory that you should review ... More

Lisa, If I were in this situation, this is what I ... More

I'd suggest talking to an organization with predictive ... More

I am new to a small, established non-profit (revenue ... More

HI Diana! I can speak to the student phil orgs ... More

We open our auction a full week in advance to build ... More

I work for a nonprofit arts organization that oversees ... More

Hi Tracy ... wealth screening tools are a great start ... More

Hi! We use iWave and we are loving it so far. I also ... More

Hello AFP Community - We are a small foundation ... More

Hi Kara, I have not worked directly with anyone ... More

Wow my friends, there has been SO much interest!  I ... More

Great question Kate - I've had this same question within ... More

This is always a sticking point, especially when transitioning ... More

Hi Steve! What deceased suppression service and/or ... More

Great question, Kate. In my experience, a couple ... More

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You just never know when someone is going to engage ... More

I appreciate the feedback, Brian. I am leaning in the ... More

Thanks Brian, that is informative! I am going to take ... More

Hey Kathie! It's a good idea to take those folks who ... More

It's full again, can you add me to your waitlist? asorley@shpantry.org  ... More

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Assuming you always give mass email recipients a mechanism ... More

Along the same lines, how do you handle lapsed donors ... More

We do our online auction reveal two weeks in advance. ... More

Hello and good for you for being open to change. We ... More

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Great suggestion! Blessings, Elinor Kinnier ... More

That's the hardest situation, when you have to pay ... More

Thanks so much for asking this question! We just moved ... More

I would actually give yourself a bigger head start. ... More

I would avoid purging donors from your database if ... More

Thanks so much - this was my gut instinct - and I appreciate ... More

Hi there, great question. Any prior donor to your organization ... More

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Is there a best practice for long lapsed culling or ... More

Hi all, We're doing our first online auction ... More

Hello everyone,  Thank you so much for your interest ... More

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Hi Nancy, I appreciate your feedback and questions! ... More

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Hi Vanessa, I would like to sign up as well:-) ... More

Hi Vanessa, I am interesting in signing up for the ... More

Hi! I would love to participate. I tried to register ... More

Hi Vanessa, I am trying to register, but it takes ... More

Hi Vanessa! How much is the workshop? It also appears ... More

Three years is not too long of a tradition to look ... More

It can be challenging to scale back an appreciation ... More

Hi there, so glad you are thinking through these events. ... More

Awesome Kate! Glad it was helpful and you can take ... More

Hello colleagues,  I'm not sure whether this kind ... More

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Jeff, this is great - We are working on our strategic ... More

Eric! Love this. I just started in the world of development ... More

In my experience, you should always record the stock ... More

I have seen and supported a number of young professional ... More

Hi Eric, earlier in my career I built a very robust ... More

I worked at a library/archive organization and created ... More

I haven't done anything quite like this but the idea ... More

Thank you for sharing your question. In my experience ... More

Let me ask another question to add to this mix. What ... More

If you're headed to AFPICON this weekend, I've got ... More

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Hi Brittany, For all of our first time donors, regardless ... More

Our nonprofit arts organization is looking to create ... More

I am sharing our document retention policy.  I hope ... More

Our Advancement Office retains physical copies of documentation ... More

I always recommend dressing up rather than down. Im ... More

Yes! Dress for comfort. This is a big conference with ... More

Your organization should have a document retention ... More

Hi, Julie, Wear what makes you feel confident, ... More

Something that works is to identify your loyal segment ... More

Hi Natalie ... I was on a webinar yesterday with Teri ... More

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Hi Brittany, We started doing this a few years ago ... More

Excellent point. Thank you for your comment. ... More

Hi, all! I'm attending my first AFP ICON conference ... More

Are there AI policy examples that would be able to ... More

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Hi Josh, I am a founder at Forward Cadence Constulting ... More

I don’t see why not as long as Benevoty offers those ... More

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I can't think of any reason why a donor should not ... More

Thanks for sharing! For me, it comes down to your last ... More

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The only reason I can think of that would prevent you ... More

In case you didn't see it, AFP just sent an email with ... More

Hi,  I direct the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management ... More

More pure gold, as Bates said. Look forward to your ... More

Thank you Roy and everyone else who responded.  I will ... More

Instil X AFP IDEA | Women's Initiative are hosting ... More

Hi there Ashley, this is an important process to have ... More

Hi Joy! Thanks for the examples and suggestions. ... More

Hi, Ashley, I don't know what kind of volume you ... More

Hey Ashley. Right now our CRM (Neon) sends an automatic ... More

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Hi there,  Erin Williams , Professional Fundraising ... More

Hello. I think it matters how you frame the ask ... More

Tamara, you are certainly well on your way to having ... More

Hello - are you considering Kindsight (formerly iWave). ... More

Something that could help is that your giving page ... More

Thanks all for sharing. I appreciate your insights, ... More

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Thank you so much Rachel! This is very helpful and ... More

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Congrats on the grant! We are a park that held our ... More

My team and I had success for ten years with a community ... More

Hi Tamara,  At first glance, it sounds like you might ... More

We are in Ottawa. The grant is tied to celebrating ... More

Lots of fun suggestions! We have literally nothing ... More

I'm looking for some insight on managing monthly giving ... More

My friend and colleague Greg Cook, who works for the ... More

Omatic Software offers integration tools that can help ... More

Congrats on the City grant. Get Mark to come by. smile ... More

Another thought: in the gift receipt letter, note that ... More

Fun! Do you already have local artists/bands? Local ... More

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Searching for business development consultant who can ... More

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Thank you, Renee! This is very helpful.  ------------------------------ ... More

Interesting question! I'm in NY and I wasn't aware, ... More

Hello,  I'm Erin Williams , a Professional Fundraising ... More

This is a tough spot.  Is pressing charges worth the ... More

Hi, Kim,  I agree with Stuart -- using Omatic makes ... More

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This is terrible behavior, but I don't think it's necessarily ... More

The organization I volunteer with (nonprofit tour boat ... More

I have 19 online courses and many books at www.LearnWithLinda.online ... More

Hello Everyone, The organization I work for hosts ... More

I agree with Carlin, donors don't pay attention to ... More

Hi Brittany, great opportunity, I am so glad you are ... More

Hi Kim, I've always found Blackbaud's customer support ... More

This is criminal behavior. Hard stop. Before the next ... More

Jennifer, Please accept my condolences on the ... More

I would count all the unrestricted gifts toward the ... More

My team and I have done newsletters for about 100 organizations. ... More

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Every newsletter I've worked on has been the same for ... More

Thank you so much for the feedback! I understand what ... More

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I'm at a smaller non-profit Nature Center/land trust ... More

This is super cool Karen! It was eye-opening for sure. ... More

Hi Julie, I appreciate your reply to this post and ... More

Our ministries have a memorial garden for which individuals ... More

We are looking to revive some of our stewardship touchpoints ... More

Hello everyone, Our website designers are ... More

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Our Marketing team leads the creation of an org-wide ... More

Hello - we have switched platforms from R.E. to Charity ... More

Thanks, Tracy!  ------------------------------ Jeanna ... More

Thank you, Julie!! I'd really appreciate a zoom with ... More

Hi Kim -- Omatic Software can effectively and seamlessly ... More

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Hi there!  we have done cards with less text. And then ... More

AFP has many learning opportunities that are affordable ... More

Jenna -  I'm so glad you posed this question because ... More

Hi Jaye - your organization's main accounting/GL solution ... More

Good morning, Jeanna! I have numerous examples ... More

Thanks you SO much! This is exactly the kind of feedback ... More

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