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Donor Cultivation Events Resources
The Power of Post-Event Gratitude

As each event season wraps up, we’re always reminded of the importance of post-event gratitude. Just because your event is over doesn’t mean the relationship with your donor should end,

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Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Swaim Strategies
Mission Focus Your Major Donor Event

Every event should be designed for your most-engaged supporters. They’re the people showing up to give, cheering you on and championing your cause. If your donors like a party, give them a

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Donor Cultivation Events Storytelling Swaim Strategies
Including All the Heroes of Your Story

Donors are crucial to your success as an organization. Financial support gives you security and stability, which means you can maybe take off one or two hats and do more to further your miss

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Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Special Appeal Sponsorship Swaim Strategies
Creating a Movement of Giving

Musician and entrepreneur Derek Sivers gave a TED talk that illustrates a great principal of human dynamics you can use to inspire giving at events: people follow the leader. Here’s how yo

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Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Program Storytelling Swaim Strategies
How (and When) to Livestream an Event

On the rare occasion that you happen to have a superstar keynote speaker and a large donor base that can’t all make it to your big event—you may consider a livestream online. At this yea

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Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising Program Sponsorship
Giving Thanks, Strategically

If you want to use your event to shower your supporters in gratitude, you can do so in a way that also demonstrates the impact of your organization. Donors, corporate partners and supporters

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Donor Cultivation Events Fundraising
Revamping an Event for Greater Reach

Many organizations host events tied to programming. If you’re looking to broaden your base and acquire new supporters, there is an opportunity to redesign one of these events for larger en

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Events Fundraising Program Swaim Strategies
When Your Event Rocks Your Mission

Your mission as an organization could be the perfect opportunity to bring more authenticity to the kind of event you put on, who attends and why. This was exactly what the Regional Arts and

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