Giving To Your Community Foundation

May 31, 2019

DONOR: Anyone can be a donor and contribute a gift, small or large, to a Community Foundation. DONOR ENGAGEMENT: Community Foundations and donors work together to realize their philanthropic goals, matching their interests and community needs. MAKE A CONTRIBUTION: Community Foundations work with the donor to establish a new endowment fund or give to an existing fund.

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Blue Meridian Partners

Blue Meridian Partners is a group of results-oriented philanthropists seeking to transform the life trajectories of children and youth living in poverty across America. Blue Meridian finds the best of what works and invests significantly to bring these promising strategies and programs to scale. We provide social sector leaders of evidence-based interventions the upfront growth capital their organizations require in order to reach their full potential. We provide philanthropists with an approach for deploying their capital effectively while sharing the costs, risks and rewards. Incubated at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Blue Meridian Partners is pooling resources of $1.7 billion and more. With these resources, we make large, performance-based “investments” in exceptional nonprofits – committing as much as $200 million to each – that are poised to make a national impact on social problems confronting economically disadvantaged children and youth.

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Nonprofits leveraging technology achieve greater impact during pandemic

Infographic | December 23, 2021

The 2022 Nonprofit Technology Trends Survey, an annual survey sponsored by Sage Intacct, asked over 900 nonprofit finance leaders about their organizations and how they are using technology to achieve mission success. The results of the report are very encouraging with a direct correlation between a nonprofit’s ability to leverage technology to pivot during the pandemic and their ability to impact their mission during a challenging year.

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The ULTIMATE Thank You for Nonprofits

Infographic | December 19, 2019

Properly thanking supporters is a fundamental part of great donor stewardship. When you send a sincere thank you letter, it shows donors that their gift has been noticed and appreciated. More than that, your thank you card or email is a chance to strengthen the connection a donor feels with your organization.

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7 facts every nonprofit fundraiser should know about the path to online donations

Infographic | January 24, 2020

Successful online fundraising involves more than a donation page -it requires creating a complete path from acquisition to cultivation to conversion, with a website as mobile as your donors.

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Year-End Fundraising by the Numbers.

Infographic | June 7, 2022

Nobody said year-end fundraising would be easy. And since no two organizations are exactly the same, we all experience different challenges and successes. But we can all agree on one thing—year-end giving is extremely important to the success of your organization. Of those polled as part of the Nonprofit Insiders Network, 28 percent said that they raised between 26 and 50 percent of their total annual income from the year-end ask alone. Plus, 100 percent polled used direct mail for their year-end campaign and only 17 percent used in-person asking to garner donations.

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Best Practices for Virtual Fundraising

Infographic | April 6, 2020

Whether it's part of a planned attempt to grow online, or in reaction to an unforeseen change to a live event -nonprofits need a plan to expand fundraising virtually. Follow these best practices to plan your move to a virtual fundraiser.

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Google Ad Grants: Nonprofits Take Note

Infographic | April 15, 2020

The following infographic provides information about Google‘s Ad Grant program, which is one of the largest nonprofit marketing missed opportunities. Google Grants provides nonprofit organizations that have a current 501(c)(3) status with the ability to promote their missions and causes on Google’s search results with $10,000 in monthly in-kind ad spend.

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Spotlight

Blue Meridian Partners

Blue Meridian Partners is a group of results-oriented philanthropists seeking to transform the life trajectories of children and youth living in poverty across America. Blue Meridian finds the best of what works and invests significantly to bring these promising strategies and programs to scale. We provide social sector leaders of evidence-based interventions the upfront growth capital their organizations require in order to reach their full potential. We provide philanthropists with an approach for deploying their capital effectively while sharing the costs, risks and rewards. Incubated at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Blue Meridian Partners is pooling resources of $1.7 billion and more. With these resources, we make large, performance-based “investments” in exceptional nonprofits – committing as much as $200 million to each – that are poised to make a national impact on social problems confronting economically disadvantaged children and youth.

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