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Job opportunities: Neighborcare Health

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Neighborcare Health is hiring for two positions in their development office. Check out the descriptions below, and then head to their website to find more information and apply. Development Associate Reports to: Director ...

Categories / Job Openings
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What Do Donors Really Want?

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What do donors really want in return for supporting your nonprofit? A prompt acknowledgment and ongoing timely information regarding the difference their gift made is important. But do donors also ...

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Boards Are People, Too

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Boards don’t give money to the nonprofit organizations they govern. Individuals who serve on boards do. Why the distinction? Because it creates the correct paradigm for how development professionals should ...

Categories / Boards / Donor Relations
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Fundraising: One Word Does Not Fit All

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When I say the word “fundraising,” what is your word association? Maybe you think of the word “auction” because you recently attended one, or “letter” because you receive five appeal ...

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Affordable Care Act a Win for Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations

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Collins Group is deeply committed to the belief that access to health care is a right, not an option.  Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act represents ...

Categories / General
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Are We Doing Better Yet?: The Latest National and Region Trends in Giving

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Now that the recession is in decline, can we tell how philanthropy has actually played out both nationally and regionally over the past few years? Philanthropy Northwest’s biennial report, Trends ...

Categories / Foundations / Trends
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Job posting: Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations at TAM

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Tacoma Art Museum seeks a new Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Do you know someone who might be right for the job? About Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma Art Museum’s ...

Categories / Job Openings
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Research and Search Engines on a Budget

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Have you ever had an unknown donor appear out of the blue with a significant gift? (We should all be so lucky, right?) How do you find out about this ...

Categories / Campaigns / Donor Relations
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GiveBIG or Go Home

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By any measure, The Seattle Foundation’s second annual GiveBIG event last week was a success. Tens of thousands of gifts made to hundreds of nonprofits. More than $7 million in ...

Categories / Events / Online Giving / Social Media
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Kill Your Elevator Speech

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Quick now: When was the last time you walked into an elevator where someone asked you to explain your occupation in four floors or less? Thought so. That’s why today ...

Categories / Trends
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