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Age-friendly digital engagement

In the digital age, an organization can struggle to maintain engagement from all age groups. Here are some tips to help make your digital pages and platforms age-friendly. Make digital forms easy An obstacle for any user, but particularly those of older generations, is an unintuitive digital engagement platform. Whether it be an online registration form, a donation gateway or an event survey, if the form has errors, has 10 steps, or asks for too much information your audience is likely to get fatigued and frustrated. Consider these 3 things when creating forms online. Brief & Clear Questions and fields…

Make Digital Giving Your Powerhouse Channel: Post-Event Survey

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The Community Funded Resource Round-Up

We've got a smorgasbord of resources to help you get the most out of your fundraising efforts. Here's a roundup to access some of our most popular guides, webinars, and case studies in one place! Story Generation https://kaylen.wistia.com/medias/gjf7f4qf4x Story Generation is an exclusive online event where fundraising thought leaders will help you: – Effectively tell your organization’s unique stories– Weave together engaging, multi-story giving initiatives– Create a donor experience that cements long-term relationships Giving Day Playbook Download the Guide With #GivingTuesday on the horizon, everyone is gearing up for the big day. Whether you're in the midst of your planning…

Southern California Annual Giving Forum

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The Evolution of Digital Philanthropy: The Story Marketplace   Join us on November 7th from 8:45 to noon for our first Southern California Annual Giving Forum, hosted by the team at Claremont McKenna College and Community Funded. During this 3-hour session, we will review the evolution of digital giving and discuss the future of this fast-paced giving channel (and provide a relaxed networking opportunity for Southern California annual giving pros!). Jenna Hurley, Community Funded’s new Marketing Associate, will speak about the growth and innovation that propelled UC Santa Cruz’s online giving into a model program during her years…

Giving Tuesday Demo Request Confirmation Page

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Giving Day Demo Registration Confirmation

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Giving Day Demo Registration Confirmation

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Giving Day Demo Confirmation

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Giving Tuesday Demo Request Confirmation

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Giving Tuesday Demo Confirmation

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Beyond Crowdfunding & Giving Days: Post-Event Survey

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Deep Dive Into Fundraising Data: Digital Tactics for Reaching Donors

Let's start with the obvious: having a strong online presence is an increasingly essential element of effective fundraising. In a string of reports, we see digital methods of fundraising continue to grow as a preferred method for donors to transact: 54% donors worldwide prefer to give online with a credit/debit card. (2018 Global Trends in Giving Report)8.5% of total fundraising came from online giving in 2018, which was an increase from 7.6% in 2017. This is based on data analysis from 3,549 organizations with $14.1 billion in total fundraising in 2018. (2018 Charitable Giving Report)Online giving has seen consistent year…

Katie Haystead

Katie Haystead

Senior Vice President, Partnerships

With over a decade of experience working with K12 schools and higher education institutions’ fundraising efforts, Katie Haystead now oversees the partnerships team at Community Funded. Her passion for partner success and satisfaction aligns with Community Funded’s priorities and Katie’s unique background is well suited to manage the day to day operations of our partnerships team as well as new market acquisition.

Prior to joining the team at Community Funded, Katie served many roles within the Fundraising Division at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. Her experience ranges from working onsite and remotely with clients executing phonathon programs, developing annual giving strategies, onsite consultations and also developing multichannel strategies allowing for strong synergy between annual giving channels and creating strong major and planned gift pipelines.

Katie is based in Metro Detroit and is a graduate of Central Michigan University, where she worked for the phonathon for 3 years while working towards her History Major.

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Kim Jennings

Kim Jennings

Senior Generosity Strategist, Generis

Kim Jennings, CFRE is a skilled fundraising leader who believes in the power of Christian education to raise up thoughtful, strong, committed leaders who can make our world a better place for all.

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Kim Jennings

Todd Turner

Director of Digital Strategies, Generis

In addition to his 11 years overseeing Chuck Swindoll’s Insight Living Ministries communications department, Todd Turner has worked as a digital strategist for faith based organizations across the globe..

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Kim Jennings

Jennifer Perrow

Senior Generosity Strategist, Generis

Jennifer is a skilled fundraising and communications professional who helps ministries articulate vision, communicate mission, and raise abundant funds to advance Kingdom priorities.

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