{"id":31707,"date":"2022-10-13T08:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/giving-in-a-down-economy-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T23:14:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T03:14:07","slug":"the-giving-tuesday-cheat-sheet","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/the-giving-tuesday-cheat-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giving Tuesday Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last year, 35 million people and 80 countries participated in Giving Tuesday, and these numbers are steadily increasing each year. When the big day is over, more than one-third of annual giving happens in December alone. This presents an amazing opportunity for any size nonprofit to enter the new year with new relationships, new insight into their retention strategies, and new ideas to engage their community online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this webinar, the experts from DonorPerfect present a top-to-bottom Giving Tuesday Cheat Sheet with task recommendations for nonprofit strategists, administrators, communicators, and networkers. No more feeling like you\u2019ve bitten off more than you can chew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key Takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase 1: How to Set Giving Tuesday Goals &amp; Plan Your Campaign<br>Phase 2: How to Create &amp; Schedule Your Giving Tuesday Communications<br>Phase 3: How to Execute Your Giving Tuesday Strategy &amp; Steward New Donors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/qgiv-and-donorperfect-webinar-10-12-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to download the slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Giving Tuesday Cheat Sheet\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XYWHALhyxfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Speakers:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Julia Gackenbach, Communications Manager<\/strong>, DonorPerfect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julia has spent over a decade working locally and globally with nonprofits. This has sharpened her skills to raise funds, care for donors and communicate impact. Her experience tied in with her desire to create community through a mission gives her unique passion to work with all types of organizations. Julia now uses that enthusiasm and expertise to lead communication strategies from DonorPerfect to industry practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Kelly Ramage, Lead Training Specialist<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>,<strong> DonorPerfect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 20 years, Kelly has been training and partnering with clients to use DonorPerfect in their fundraising endeavors. Five years ago she launched SofterWare University, a company-wide learning and development initiative that provides opportunities for employees to learn more about the company\u2019s products and industries for which they serve. She serves on a nonprofit board and is helping another nonprofit get its start. 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