Thoughts from my last day at GiveMN
Today, I hang up my GiveMN track jacket for the last time. I have spent the past couple of weeks sorting through and organizing old files dating back to 2009 when we launched GiveMN. This put me in a...
View ArticleInterim Executive Director Busts Four GiveMN Myths
BY ANDY GOLDMAN-GRAY, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT GIVEMN As a nearly 20-year veteran of the Twin Cities marketing and fundraising scene (and having recently joined the ranks of independent marketing...
View ArticleThe end of this summer marks the end of a fundraising era
Labor Day weekend has come to be a bittersweet celebration each year. As the state fair winds down and kids get ready for school, we Minnesotans mark the end of summer with backyard cookouts and final...
View ArticleGive to the Max Day 2015—A seven year tradition continues to evolve
BY JAKE BLUMBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT GIVEMN The first two weeks of a new job are always about learning—where the coffee pot is, who the best resource in the office is for a lunch recommendation…and...
View ArticleYear-end charitable giving could reduce your 2015 taxes
Although Give to the Max Day is one of Minnesota’s most charitable days each year, the last two days of each calendar year are generally the busiest days for online giving nationwide, as people take a...
View ArticleCentennial Middle School honors donor whose $100 gift helped win $20,000...
On Give to the Max Day 2014, Marjorie Pehl Wood donated $100 to Centennial Middle School in Lino Lakes, giving what she could to help support young people in her community. Later that day, her donation...
View ArticleGive to the Max Day 2015 inspired more generous donors than ever before
As GiveMN concludes our seventh year, having raised more than $140 million for Minnesota nonprofits and schools since our founding, Give to the Max Day is about more than just the dollars raised. It...
View ArticleLooking back at 2015’s March Millions—and how matching gifts inspire new...
Just last year, GiveMN helped facilitate a $1 million matching gift campaign for more than a hundred nonprofits in southeastern Minnesota. Below, read an excerpt of our blog post from 2015 to learn how...
View ArticleMore about the GiveMN Team!
Sure, you can read about our backgrounds and experience in our bios on the GiveMN staff and board page, but we wanted to take time to introduce our (mostly new!) GiveMN Green Team in more detail!...
View ArticleAnnouncing two changes to GiveMN.org
On June 23, GiveMN Executive Director Jake Blumberg sent an email to all nonprofit and school organization administrators who use GiveMN.org for online fundraising. Read more below. Dear colleagues: As...
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