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Top Takeaways from the Responsive Nonprofit Summit

What did we learn at the 2022 Responsive Nonprofit Summit?

The Responsive Nonprofit Summit was a great two days of learning. This week on The Responsive Weekly, Stephen Boudreau, Bryan Funk, and attendee Natalie Monroe joined me to talk about their top learnings.

Our Top Responsive Nonprofit Summit Takeaways: The Quick Summary

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Top Takeaways

  • The Summit recordings will be available in a few weeks. I’ll let you know as soon as they’re out.
  • Humanizing improves your fundraising, donor relationships, and internal processes.
  • Your value proposition informs all your fundraising. Why should someone give to you, instead of someone else or not at all?
  • Think about your donor journeys. Where can you make things more human, personal, and engaging?
  • Sessions we specifically referenced:
    • Rob Peabody’s talk on Holistic Generosity
    • Lynne Wester’s talk on Donor Experiences
    • Nathan Hill’s talk on Value Proposition
    • Changing Tech, Managing Change panel
    • Multichannel Donor Cultivation panel
    • Build Better Culture panel
    • Rachel Specht’s workshop on A/B testing
    • Mallory Erickson’s workshop on From Ruts to Rituals
  • Remember: You don’t have to do everything at once. Pick one thing to try first. Start where you are, and build a little bit better.
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Megan Donahue
Megan Donahue is a writer specializing in all things nonprofit, content strategy, and the intersection of nonprofits and technology.

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