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#WednesdayWisdom
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing...
2021 Giving Tuesday Donations
Giving back is an amazing feeling! Especially this year, as the world discovers new paths forward from the pandemic,...
PSA: Are Apple’s New Privacy Protections Messing With Your Email Metrics?
In September, Apple launched new privacy protections for its Mail app that may be making it harder to measure the...
Communications is NOT Overhead
If you work for a social impact organization, chances are your work involves moving people to action, enacting public...
Fundraiser’s Corner: The Story of #GivingTuesday in 40 Subject Lines
#GivingTuesday was bigger than ever this year – raising $380 million from 3.6 million donors. What were the...
Provide a warm welcome to your new donors
I purchased something online from Jet. I didn’t give it much thought–it just popped up as I was searching for a...
The 3 Ms: Major/Mid-Level, Monthly, and Multi-Channel
I loved the strawberry shortcake at Commander’s Palace, but another highlight of my recent trip to the AFP...
The Happy Marriage of Branding & Fundraising
Tammy Zonker and R. Trent Thompson’s Bridge Conference session title did not mince words: Brand + Philanthropy =...
Don’t Throw Away Your Shot in Planned Giving
Whether or not you are fan of the musical production of Hamilton, the ACLU and Impact Communications’ joint-session...
10 Things I Learned from Save the Children’s Success
A real highlight of the Bridge Conference was a session on Transforming Your Organization Through High Impact...
Storytelling Tips from Planned Giving Days
This year, Planned Giving Days was all about storytelling—one of our favorite things here at Impact! It started with...
What Do We Say Now? 5 Tips for Nonprofit Messaging in the Trump Era
At Impact, we talk to a lot of nonprofit folks about messaging. And for many of our clients, things have been a little...