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The Fuse Blog

We’re always fusing insights with expertise to help amplify your good, and sometimes we share those insights in articles. Ignite your inspiration — and your fundraising — with the latest from our team of experts.

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Social Change – Forging Kindness, Love, Curiosity and Understanding

Happy Month of Pride and Juneteenth! This June, we're taking a stand for social change. Join us as we share information, provide resources, and take action, focusing on our unwavering pride for the LGBTQIA+ community and honoring the significance of Juneteenth. In our latest blog, we kick off our monthlong effort to forge kindness, love, curiosity, and understanding.

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Callie LaFaunge, Director of Digital Fundraising Strategies Callie LaFaunge, Director of Digital Fundraising Strategies

Top 5 Ways to Optimize Your SEO Strategy

In today's digital landscape, SEO plays a pivotal role in boosting your online visibility and attracting new supporters to drive your mission forward. Dive into our latest blog post to discover how to supercharge your website’s performance by optimizing your content, improving user experience, and dominating search engine rankings.

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Fuse’s Hot Takes from the 2023 M+R Benchmarks

The M+R benchmarks report is out, and we've got the hot takes! From the biggest drops to the biggest gains, we break down what the data means for nonprofits in 2023. Plus, we share tips on how to improve your email metrics and sustainer strategy. Check out this blog to read more.

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Madeline Ruffin-Thomas, VP, Fundraising Strategies Madeline Ruffin-Thomas, VP, Fundraising Strategies

The Fundraising Edit: The Donor-Advised Fund Edition

Nonprofit pros! Time to give your fundraising program some extra TLC. According to FreeWill's 2023 DAF Report, organizations that promoted DAFs to their donors received TWICE the DAF dollars. Check out our latest blog post for a DAF Spring Cleaning Checklist to spruce up your strategies. Let's make an impact!

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Tips for Starting (or Reassessing!) your Grateful Patient Program

Happy Doctors' Day! Are you looking to start or enhance your Grateful Patient program? Our latest blog post shares expert tips on how to build meaningful relationships with this special audience and incorporate them into your fundraising program.

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Turkey & Syria Relief Efforts You Can Donate To

The death toll continues to climb in the aftermath of the earthquakes and aftershocks in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria – the worst to hit these areas in 100 years. Please consider donating to organizations that are assisting with relief efforts.

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Executive Team Member Spotlight - Nancy Eiring

We’re excited to announce our new series spotlighting our incredible executive team at Fuse! To kick us off, we’re featuring SVP, Nancy Eiring – learn more about Nancy’s experience in the industry (and her go-to superpower) in this blog.

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Year End 2022 … An Optimistic Sign for 2023?

How did your year-end campaign shake out? As we welcome 2023 and say goodbye to 2022, we share insights on how year-end finished up in this blog written by our Senior Director, Jennifer Marsh.

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Break These Grammar Rules for Better Fundraising Copy

We all know that writing fundraising copy is a unique craft. And it doesn’t necessarily require the perfect grammar that we learned in school. In this blog, Senior Copywriter, Steven Yenzer, shares some rules you should break as you develop copy.

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Looking Ahead to 2023

2022 is coming to a close, and our team is reflecting on the past year and the year to come. Check out our latest blog to see how we pledge to tackle 2023 as an agency partnering with nonprofits to accomplish significant fundraising goals.

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The Next Generation of Direct Marketers

Curious about the next generation of direct marketers? One of our Fuse team members, Sydney Paner, had the opportunity to judge the DMAW/EF 2022 Fall Collegiate MAXI Competition - read what she has to say about the experience on our blog!

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