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Multi-Channel Mini-Con 2025

Multi-Channel Mini-Con 2025 Presention Decks Thank you for attending this year’s Multi-Channel Mini-Con, the first and only professional development event dedicated exclusively to multi-channel fundraising education. Please find presentation materials below for download. Authenticity Affected – Bryan Casler Back to Basics – Tabitha Glenn Clicks to Connect – Maeve Strathy and Lili O’Toole DAF Giving…

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Every Voice Counts: Turning Calls Into Insights

Every Voice Counts: Turning Calls Into Insights October 17, 2025 Years ago, I asked a call center director what kind of information they tracked on their calls. His answer was blunt: “Yes, no, and how long the call was.” For decades, that was the standard. Calls were judged by whether a pledge was secured and…

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PCC Days 2025: Energy, Connection, and the Future of Mail

PCC Days 2025: Energy, Connection, and the Future of Mail September 16, 2025 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…

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Bridging the Gap with Care

Digital Exclusive: Bridging the Gap with CARE: Staffing Strategies to Unify Fundraising & Tech Teams By Justin Birdsong The modern nonprofit fundraising apparatus, particularly in direct response, relies on rich, actionable data on donors and prospects that support intelligent, responsive segmentation, messaging tailored to donor expectations and interests, and carefully crafted donor experiences. Yet in…

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Where the Future of Fundraising Takes Shape

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…

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Direct Impact Digital Exclusive

Direct Impact Digital Exclusive Bridging the Gap with CARE: Staffing Strategies to Unify Fundraising & Tech Teams By Justin Birdsong   The modern nonprofit fundraising apparatus, particularly in direct response, relies on rich, actionable data on donors and prospects that support intelligent, responsive segmentation, messaging tailored to donor expectations and interests, and carefully crafted donor…

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Data-Driven Fundraising: 3 Strategies to Bring Donors Back Every Year

Data-Driven Fundraising: 3 Strategies to Bring Donors Back Every Year August 25, 2025 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…

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The Rise of Sustainable Giving: What Fundraisers Can Learn from the Subscription Economy

Digital Exclusive: The Rise of Sustainable Giving: What Fundraisers Can Learn from the Subscription Economy By Dave Raley Each year, fewer individuals in North America give to charity. It’s a troubling trend. But in the midst of this generosity crisis, a bright spot is emerging-recurring giving. And not just any recurring giving. Sustainable, donor-centric, relationship-driven…

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DAFs – Your Donor’s Charitable Checking Account

DAFs – Your Donor’s Charitable Checking Account August 15, 2025 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…

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Changemaker Award

Changemaker Award The Changemaker Award, inaugurated in 2023, is designed to honor an outstanding individual who has made a significant impact in the fields of marketing and fundraising. This prestigious award aims to celebrate those who have exhibited exceptional leadership, innovation, and dedication to driving positive change within the marketing and fundraising community. David Whitehead…

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