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Events Fundraising Swaim Strategies
Pairing Your Honorees and Your Mission

The honorees at your event are a great opportunity to have someone else tell the story of your mission and cha

May 9, 2017
Events Fundraising Program Swaim Strategies
Using the Event Program to Share Your Traditions

Bringing donors into the traditions of your organization makes them feel a deeper connection to your work. And putting those you do the work for

May 9, 2017
Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Program Sponsorship Swaim Strategies
Activating Your Organization’s Partners

Because events happen in a live and dynamic space, you can utilize them to activate your organization’s sponsors and partners in engaging ways that make

April 12, 2017
Events Fundraising Program Special Appeal Swaim Strategies
Making Your Clients Your Event Program

Likely no one is going to better convey the impact of your programs than those benefitting from them. Getting

March 28, 2017
Events Fundraising Program Swaim Strategies
Use Events as a Way for Donors to Experience Your Work

There can be a layer of remove between the work you do and your donors’ ability to experience it. Often the

March 28, 2017
Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Sponsorship Swaim Strategies
Sponsorship Best Practices Yield Big Results

This spring all of the incredibly hard cultivation work done by Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Development Director at

March 24, 2017
Events Fundraising Program Resources Special Appeal Swaim Strategies
Adding a Paddle Raise at Your Lunch

One of the biggest differences you can make in your appeal is to move it from a passive ask to an active one.

March 24, 2017
Events Fundraising Program
Splitting Your Event + Tailoring It to Your Audience

More isn’t always more. More guests don’t automatically increase your fundraising potential. Having the ri

March 22, 2017
Events Fundraising Sponsorship
Putting the Creativity in Creative Partnerships

Regional Arts + Culture Council held its annual breakfast with a slightly different thematic twist this year to capture the energy and creativity of collaboration.

March 1, 2017
Events Fundraising Sponsorship Swaim Strategies
What a Difference Three Years Can Make

For the last three years, we have had the distinct honor to work on the Grimm Gala, a benefit for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. This event

February 27, 2017