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Woodrow Rosenbaum, Chief Data Officer at GivingTuesday, shares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fundraising trends and patterns from 2020<\/li><li>How donors have responded to 2021 so far<\/li><li>Why engaging donors is crucial, especially during times of crisis<\/li><li>Why creating giving moments is important<\/li><li>Why it\u2019s important for nonprofits to give their donors agency<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The end-of-year fundraising season is almost here, and this session is a must-see for any nonprofit fundraise who wants to engage their donors and inspire generosity both now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How Donors Give During a Crisis: Fundraising Lessons from 2020 and 2021\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IOJ-tcdA-hA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Chief Data Officer for GivingTuesday, Woodrow Rosenbaum has been instrumental in shaping the GivingTuesday movement globally and has led groundbreaking research and analysis of individual giving behaviors. 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