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PCC Days 2025: Energy, Connection, and the Future of Mail
This year’s PCC Days 2025 celebrations were filled with energy, passion, and a shared commitment to keeping the mailing industry strong and innovative. Across the country, Postal Customer Councils (PCCs) hosted events that reminded us just how vital these partnerships are in connecting businesses, marketers, and the U.S. Postal Service.…
Where the Future of Fundraising Takes Shape
For 20 years, the Bridge Conference has been more than a meeting of minds – it’s been the proving ground for the ideas that define our sector’s future. After attending multiple years, I’ve seen the pattern: the most transformative moments don’t happen on stage alone. They spark in hallway conversations,…
Data-Driven Fundraising: 3 Strategies to Bring Donors Back Every Year
If you attended Bridge Conference 2025, chances are you walked away full of ideas for turning today’s fundraising challenges into opportunities. I had the chance to present alongside Sidney Kushner, executive director of Connecting Champions, in a BridgeTECH session focused on data-driven crowdfunding. Sidney shared how his organization is leveraging…
DAFs – Your Donor’s Charitable Checking Account
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are fast-growing charitable giving vehicles since they are an easy way to give to charities. The donor doesn’t need to manage their account, gets an immediate tax deduction at the time of their DAF creation, and the funds in a DAF grow tax free. DAF accounts are…
Stop Avoiding Hard Conversations
Back to Blog Are you avoiding a difficult conversation with someone right now? If your skin crawls and your stomach does summersaults when you think about talking to that one person on your staff or leadership team because you dread having that tough conversation, you’re not alone. This is normal.…
The Goalie of Direct Mail: Why Production Teams Are Your First Line of Defense
Back to Blog In the world of direct mail, production is when all the ideas come to fruition. While strategy and creative ignite the campaign, it’s the production team that ensures it gets out the door – on time, on budget, and without surprises – aka, winning. If you’ve ever…
Bridge 2025 Volunteer Experience: Engage, Enhance, Ignite!
Back to Blog Are you ready to be part of the action at this year’s dynamic 2025 Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference themed “IGNITED BY PURPOSE“?! 🌟 Our Bridge Volunteer Committee is excited to offer a front-row seat to enhance your connections, enrich your experience, and play a…
Data Privacy Update
Back to Blog My nonprofit friends: Montana just officially removed exemptions for nonprofits from its data privacy law. Connecticut did the same. They join Colorado, Delaware, New Jersey, and Oregon in this practice of holding nonprofits to account. If you’re surprised that Montana took this approach, the stats suggest that…