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Fundraising Events

 Can Your Walk-a-Thon Still Work During Covid-19?
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By Penelope Burk
In Donor Acquisition, Donor Attrition, Donor Research, Donor-Centered Fundraising, Fundraising Events
Posted April 17, 2020

Can Your Walk-a-Thon Still Work During Covid-19?

There are some amazing stories in the news lately about determined, isolated runners completing a marathon on their treadmills, or carving out a route inside their apartments or even running back [...]

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By Penelope Burk
In Burk Donor Survey, Donor Acquisition, Donor Attrition, Donor-Centered Fundraising, Fundraising, Fundraising Events, Giving Tuesday, Thanking Donors, Young Donors
Posted March 13, 2018

Finding New Donors in a Changing Giving Environment

In my previous blog, “Is Giving Tuesday Helping or Hurting Fundraising”, I referenced how this fundraiser is contributing to the over-solicitation of active donors and risking their future [...]

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By Penelope Burk
In Board Members / Leadership Volunteers and Fundraising, Fundraising Events
Posted October 10, 2012

I’ve got a great idea for an event…and it won’t take any staff time (well, hardly any)

…the real value of fundraising events in a diversified approach to raising money

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