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There's Still Time: Year-end Fundraising

DBD Group's Jon Simons reminds you that there's still time to boost your year-end fundraising - and ample reason to do so.

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Crowdfunding and Younger Donors

DBD Group's Robyn Furness-Fallin and Kali Righter share ways to use crowdfunding techniques to engage younger donors.

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Rocking Stewardship: How to Show Gratitude as Only You Can

Bruce Berglund describes stewardship that is both low cost and priceless.

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Three Financial Aspects Of Your Capital Campaign To Know Before You Start

Brian Keel gives three tried and true tips to put you in the strongest position for your capital campaign.

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Rethinking Office Space for Nonprofit Organizations

When thinking about ways to use real estate assets to further a nonprofit’s mission, we often focus on underutilized real estate and how we might turn . . .

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Best DBD 2022 Blog Posts

It's been an impactful year of blogs, guides, and webinars from our team. This week we're sharing the posts that you all found most helpful. Scroll through this list and choose one new action to take with you into the coming year. 

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How Big Is Your Frying Pan?

Kellie Wardman shares telltale signs that it may be time for some strategic planning.

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Redefining Success

How do we define success for ourselves, and how does that lead to our ability to approach the next challenge with enthusiasm and resolve?

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Are False Starts Impeding Your Progress?

Anticipation is at its peak, the play is about to happen, and the whistle blows. The referee’s voice echoes across the stadium: False start. Five-yard

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Creating a Culture of Inquiry

Building a culture of inquiry takes time and effort, but it is essential for a board to effectively govern an organization.

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How to Delight and Surprise Your Nonprofit Board

Boards generally don’t like to be surprised. Generally, boards like to know what is going on in a nonprofit organization, and they want to be well-prepared

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How To Conduct an MRI on Your Board

We can tell when a board is experiencing pinch points or pain. Board members themselves often know when their performance is not where we want it to be.

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How Do You Stand Out in a Crowd?

Richard Clegg shares what a famous doughnut empire can teach us about standing out in a crowd of similar businesses.

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A Tale of Two Letters

Michele Goodrich illustrates how personal attention and follow up are the keys to creating a great giving experience for donors.

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What We're Reading

One of our axioms is “Keep learning, stewarding, and sharing.” In that spirit, the DBD Team shares their book picks to inspire you in work and in life.

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By inspiring hope, generosity and excellence,
we empower nonprofits to thrive.

DBD Group is a team of dedicated non-profit professionals, joined together to help you realize your goals and support your unique vision. With deep experience and creativity we help you with new and better approaches to your non profit work. Together, we will help you drive greater achievements, building a stronger foundation for a successful mission for the years to come.

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