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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

Join us for two free upcoming webinars designed to ... More

I recently (as in a few days ago) created my LLC to ... More

We currently use Donor Perfect and are in discussion ... More

My go-to is A Town Auction.  They provide sports and ... More

These might be a little more advanced than what you're ... More

Hello! I am looking for some free or low-cost, basic ... More

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Hello wonderful colleagues,  I'm planning on updating ... More

Bathsheba, would you be willing to share it with me ... More

While there are definitely foundations that restrict ... More

This is very cool! I decided I was the founder of a ... More

I think this is an important question that speaks to ... More

Hello, all! I've been experimenting with using AI-assisted ... More

Dean, Folks are welcome to join the Consulting Affinity ... More

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We have an annual gala with a sit down dinner. During ... More

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Jaye, to participate in the affinity group do we need ... More

Jennifer, First, I suggest you look into TechSoup ... More

Hello everyone! I'm currently working with an education ... More

You might consider a station-style experience similar ... More

We usually have a game that is tied to the theme. It ... More

Thank you sincerely to all who applied! As always, ... More

Here's a tightened, more polished version that keeps ... More

One of our favorite fun activities at an event like ... More

We also play Heads or Tails and the guests seem to ... More

This thread has been quiet, and I wonder if part of ... More

Hi Carol, I don't know that much about crypto-philanthropy, ... More

I have several clients who do Gala-type events. Here ... More

Yes, to what Marianne just shared. As I have stated ... More

If you are the face of the organization to donors, ... More

Following! We are a new non-profit planing our first ... More

You would do best to contract a lawyer. I had a contract ... More

Since you'd like to connect your work to your overall ... More

Thank you so much again!  Much gratitude to you.  ... More

At one of the previous nonprofits I worked at, there ... More

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Following as we are pivoting from a full scale evening ... More

Hello colleagues,   We've made the decision ... More

Hi! I'm the co-leader of AFP Global's Consulting Affinity ... More

Good afternoon, Please feel free to email me at bphilpott@fundguruconsulting.com ... More

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Hi Britt - we have a consultant locally that's done ... More

Hello, I serve as the Administrator for the AFP Indian ... More

I'm not attending this year, and have never attended, ... More

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am getting ... More

This is super helpful Josh, thank you so much! I signed ... More

Thank you for all these helpful tips, Cindy!  I'm ... More

Linda, I would greatly appreciate any sample consultation ... More

Hi Cheryl, I would be most interested in a copy ... More

Following!  ------------------------------ Cher Arambel ... More

Hi Britt! First of all, this is a great idea. Podcasting ... More

Hi Jen, We currently use our Association's member ... More

I've integrated a number of databases for non profits, ... More

The AFP ICON 2027 Call for Session Proposals is now ... More

I recently retired after almost 40 years in the nonprofit ... More

Hi Sarah-this is exactly the kind of work we do at ... More

Following as well, great question. ------------------------------ ... More

We have just switched from Bloomerang to Neon, mainly ... More

Hi Sarah, We can help! What you describe falls exactly ... More

Hey Britt, My recommendation would be to look into ... More

Sean, Yes! Personalization is the key to making your ... More

Hi Sara, My company Scribe specializes in grant ... More

Hello, The additional amount to cover processing ... More