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Spotlight on MAXI Awards 2023
Spotlight on MAXI Awards 2023 by Christa Chappel Biffle, Account Manager, Co-op, Lautman Maska Neill & Company What happens when the direct mail stars align, when a successful tried-and-true format, a matching gift, and client collaboration come together? Gold! Summertime is always a difficult fundraising time of the year, but the Summer Meals Campaign has…
Read MoreHow a Simple Campaign Became a Multi-Channel Success
Let’s Make a Giving Day a Heartwarming Multi-Channel Success Story by Angie MacAlpine, Vice President/Creative Director, TrueSense Marketing If you’ve been in direct marketing fundraising for more than a few years, you’ve seen giving days grow exponentially in popularity. And not just GivingTuesday. Everyone is getting in on the action. Personally, I love the energy,…
Read MoreBridge 2023: Navigating the Digital Horizon
Navigating the Digital Horizon: My Takeaways from the 2023 Bridge Conference Liv Tupanjanin, Senior Account Executive, Mal Warwick Donordigital Liv Tupanjanin is an Online Senior Account Executive at Mal Warwick Donordigital, specializing in digital fundraising. Find her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/livtupanjanin/. In today’s rapidly evolving world, the intersection of technology and philanthropy has…
Read MoreBridge 2023: Amplifying Nonprofit Fundraising
Bridge 2023: Amplifying Nonprofit Fundraising “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!” This phrase launched into my mind as I returned to the National Harbor Gaylord Convention Center for a fresh year of Bridge. Thaddeus Bullard, also known as Titus O’Neil in the WWE world, exclaimed this same opening line from the main stage as the surrounding…
Read MoreManaging a Successful Canvassing Program
Take your sustainer program to the next level with canvassing In July’s coffee talk, Special Olympics alongside DonorVoice shared how canvassing has helped grow their sustainer program along with tips and tricks to manage a successful canvassing program. One thing to be aware of with canvassing programs is that it can take up to 2…
Read MoreNational Postal Forum
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum! In this mad, mad, mad world of Direct Marketing and mailing, I really didn’t know what to expect at the National Postal Forum in Charlotte which was held earlier this summer. A newbie representing the Philadelphia Postal Customer Council Board, I approached attending the conference…
Read MoreLegacy Giving Conversion
From Intentions to Action: Unlocking the Path to Legacy Giving Conversion At the upcoming Bridge to Integrated Fundraising & Marketing Conference, I’ll present new research in legacy giving and the real-world impact on our planned giving marketing programs in my session “Legacy Giving – A Slow-Moving Field Speeds Up: New Research on Donor Decision-Making.” For…
Read MoreData Strategy and Relationships
Want the best data strategy? It’s all about relationships. Let me start with a confession: I’ve often been guilty of coming up with creative tests and presenting them to my list brokers, asking them to whip up a universe to match. But this doesn’t use the wealth of skills and expertise they offer! One of…
Read MoreStandards of Conduct for Nonprofit List Rentals and Exchanges
Join the Movement to Safeguard Privacy: Revitalizing Nonprofit List Standards DMAW is spearheading an initiative to update the standards of conduct for Nonprofit List Rentals and Exchanges. In this blog post, we explore the need for an overhaul of the existing guidelines to protect consumer privacy and uphold the rights of list owners. In January…
Read MoreNuggets of Wisdom: DMAW’s DAF Coffee Talk
Nuggets of Wisdom: DMAW’s DAF Coffee Talk Maria Fisher is a Membership Campaign Manager for The Nature Conservancy and may be reached at mfisher@tnc.org. I attended the Coffee Talk: Donor-Advised Funds back in May and was energized by Karin Kirchoff’s thought-provoking presentation on Donor Advised Fund giving and inspired by the conversations in the room…
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