Top 10 Takeaways from RAISE 2018 – Part 2
And…we’re back! Using a culmination of live tweets, Linkedin posts, and insights gathered from our diverse speakers and panelists from RAISE 2018 attendees, we present
Top 10 Takeaways from RAISE 2018 – Part 1
We just put a bow on THE advancement conference of the year — the sold-out RAISE 2018. With more than 30 speakers sharing the stage,
The Future of Facebook & Fundraising: EverTrue Recaps the f8 Developer Conference
Hi! We’re Alex and Will — a couple of engineers at EverTrue who were sent on a mission to learn as much as we could
What Every Advancement Leader Needs to Know in a post-#MeToo World
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, leaders and organizations are coming to terms with a new understanding of the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and
Five SIX Ways to Use Social Media to Shake Up the Pyramid
How often do you get a digital marketer and a researcher together to talk about how online engagement leads to better prospect discovery? Yesterday, we
Why Every Gift Officer Should Track Facebook Events
Known as “America’s Game,” the annual Army-Navy football game is an institution with a 118-year history. It’s broadcast nationally and is the event of the
Simple Segmentation: Personalize Appeals in 4 Easy Steps
At RAISE 2017, Josh Newton, president and CEO of the UConn Foundation, talked about how his team is flipping the annual giving model. As an
Three Awesome Annual Fund Appeals to Inspire You
Creating a fundraising appeal is tough—don’t let anyone tell you differently. While annual fund “best practice” and “how-to” articles can be helpful, sometimes the best
Fundraising Today and Tomorrow: An Interview With Christine Tempesta of MIT
This series of short conversations with advancement leaders gives us a peek into exciting new projects, the challenges facing our industry, and the future of
How to Collect Donations Through AmazonSmile
Do you shop on Amazon? Check. Do you work at a 501(c)3 organization? Check. Do your constituents shop on Amazon? Check. Have you set up
So You Want to Run a Database Query? [The EverTrue Evangelist]
Welcome back to The EverTrue Evangelist! You may remember from my first post that this is an ongoing series about the challenges of advancement professionals.
Lessons From Our Most Successful Annual Fund Campaign Ever
“Well they can give, but why should they?” Anyone who works in annual giving has been asked this question, or a version of it, at
