This is a common question for those new to Twitter . . .
First off….. There is no “right” answer. I tweet 50+ times a day, others tweet once every day or two. There is no magically correct number. Your “right number” depends entirely upon your personal, business, or agency goals. Here are some rough guidelines that I have come up over the course of my 20K+ tweets.
Social media and mobile technology have fundamentally changed the way nonprofits communicate with their supporters. It has also changed the way nonprofits fund-raise online. Below is a list of Online Fundraising Best Practices for nonprofits to consider and integrate into their website, social media and mobile technology campaigns.
via DIOSA | Communications: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofit Organizations.
Major gifts come from individuals who have great concern for your mission, with whom you have carefully built a value-based connection, and who have the capacity to be generous at the appropriate level. With proper use of your database tools, combined with the other strategies necessary for a major gift campaign, you can reach new heights in your fund raising program.
Susan P. Orr
Founder and CEO
Telosa Software, Inc.
Using your Database to Develop Major Donors Full Article – Powered by Google Docs
AlumniFinder, a division of AccuData Integrated Marketing, announced the launch of WealthScore, a powerful research tool for development professionals that easily identifies potential donors with the discretionary means and propensity to donate.
The newly-formed St. Agnes Cathedral School Alumni Association held its first ever All Class Reunion Celebration and All-Star basketball game in May at the St. Agnes Parish Center and gym. This event, which was also a school fundraiser, netted a total of $34,117. All proceeds will go toward the renovation and modernization of the school science lab.
Read more: St. Agnes alumni raise more than $34K for school – LIHerald.com.
As high school fades further and further into the rear view mirror, there’s often a sense of nostalgia about the “good old days.” Graduation was 10, 20 or even 30 years ago and some of your “best friends forever” have gone on to bigger and better things. They’ve gotten married, had kids, changed jobs and lost touch with the gang that said they would never part. Starting a high school alumni association is a way to keep up with old friends and can be the foundation for reunions and other events.
Focus on Alumni – Not Events – to Move Your Foundation
By Dave Sternberg
National Schools Foundation Association
If your foundation believes that fundraising events can financially carry your organization, you’d better think again. That’s the message that fundraising professional Dave Sternberg sends to directors and board members who want to rely solely on events to financially support their foundation. Continue reading