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	<title>Online Fundraising Blog &#187; Lucas</title>
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		<title>Weekly tip: Suggest a fundraising minimum</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/weekly-tip-suggest-a-fundraising-minimum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best ways to ensure a successful fundraising event is to establish expectations for your fundraisers. Suggesting a goal for your fundraisers is an important step towards reaching your event&#8217;s overall goal.
Here&#8217;s a couple of easy ways to figure out and set a goal for your fundraisers:

Divide your event&#8217;s overall goal by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly tip: Make your banner look great!</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/08/weekly-tip-make-your-banner-look-great/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s weekly tip is about the banner that appears on the top of your FirstGiving Nonprofit Page.  Having a good-looking, correctly-sized banner is a vital component of your organization&#8217;s page.
To make a good banner, it&#8217;s important that the dimensions of the image be exactly 100 pixels high X 798 pixels wide.  If you don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly tip &#8211; What you can do vs. What we do for you</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/07/weekly-tip-what-you-can-do-vs-what-we-have-to-do-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Registration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every day, our support team (nonprofits@firstgiving.com) receives a wide range of requests from organizations to change or edit some aspect of their nonprofit account.  While the type of inquiries vary greatly, they are often accompanied by one common question: &#8220;Is this something that I can do in the future, or do you have to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly tip &#8211; adding login info for new staff members</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-adding-login-info-for-new-staff-members/</link>
		<comments>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-adding-login-info-for-new-staff-members/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit resources]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[log in]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When a new staff member comes on board at your organization, it&#8217;s a good idea to set up a new login and password for your Nonprofit Account Area.  Similarly, when somebody leaves, you can delete his or her login information.
This process is really easy and will help keep your staff informed and prepared about updating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly tip &#8211; examples of registration questions</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-examples-of-registration-questions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[event registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[question types]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/?p=3307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href=http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-examples-of-registration-questions/><img src=http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dropdown2.jpg class=thumbnail hspace=0 align=left width=100  border=0></a>When you add an event that includes online registration, there are many different ways you can set up your registration questions.  Here are some of the different types of questions you can use:
1. Dropdown menu

2. Radio button

 
3. Text area

5. Checkbox


6. Date field 

Keep these in mind when you&#8217;re setting up your registration questions, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly tip &#8211; editing your thank-you message</title>
		<link>http://www.onlinefundraisingblog.com/2009/06/weekly-tip-editing-your-thank-you-message/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lucas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your supporters donate to your nonprofit through Firstgiving, they automatically receive a thank-you email which includes a message that you can customize.
Today&#8217;s Tip:
Make sure to include your IRS details in your thank-you email. 
If donations made to your nonprofit are tax deductible, then contributions made to your nonprofit through the Firstgiving site are as [...]]]></description>
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