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#TBT The 2017 End Of Year Giving Campaign May Be The Most Important In Recent Memory

Thu, Nov 11, 2017
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Just in case you haven’t put 2 + 2 together yet to figure out that if either version of the GOPs proposed tax plan becomes law, it will likely produce an adverse impact on annual giving (details). As such, your 2017 end of year online giving campaign may be the final opportunity for donors to

Did You Experience #GivingTuesday Fatigue?

Wed, Nov 11, 2017
Giving Tuesday
Thanks to the generosity of the Gates Foundation matching funds for donations made through Facebook, participation in #GivingTuesday is expected to reach all-time highs. From my own perspective, within the first hour of logging into my Facebook account, I had more than 100 notifications inviting me to fundraiser pages. By 12:00 noon CT, I stopped

It’s Easier To Show You Than Tell You

Tue, Nov 11, 2017
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Yesterday’s post about the impending net neutrality slowdowns garnered a good bit of attention but one common question I received from colleagues is how much of a difference all of the optimization work I suggested is really worth. After several exchanges, it seemed clear this is one of those items where showing is better than

Now That Net Neutrality Is Going Away, Here’s What You Should Be Doing To Prepare

Mon, Nov 11, 2017
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Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, Ajit Pai, laid out his plan to repeal existing net neutrality rules. Net neutrality is the name given to the set of regulations that require Telecom providers, (like Internet Service Providers Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner, and AT&T) to deliver all web content at the same

You Underestimate The Power Of Dark Meat

Thu, Nov 11, 2017
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