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RNL Standby Scripts -this segment is a reading of a few more Skits that were on standby back when the RNL production writing staff was going to work on episode two. #Unpublished_Words

20250424 - RNL from The White House by That KEVIN Show

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com. We have two call-in cases on "Ask Cush Anything" Be sure to join in the fun at RNL 2025 next weekend - Gong Show Karaoke; what will you sing?

20250123- Inauguration Week Legal News on RNL by That KEVIN Show

20250117- Steve Cuozzo Celebrates His Birthday ; Wilma Alonso Also Joins the Fun on RNL by That KEVIN Show

20240814 - Wellness With Dr. Laura Purdy on RNL by Kevin McCullough Radio

In the third installment of our series on the 2023 RNL Trend Report, once again, we peel back layers of data to offer actionable insights on what motivates students to opt in to receive emails, text messages, and telephone calls. From their unique vantage points, Dr. Raquel Bermejo, Associate Vice President of Market Research and Planning for RNL and StudentBridge CEO and founder Jonathan Clues dive into the privilege of receiving personal information and what students seek in return. Most important, the pair unpacks surprisingly high open rates for recruitment emails and the essential components these communications must include. Raquel and Jonathan also answer:How do students prefer to be contacted?What do they want to know?When do students want to be contact?How to calibrate outreach at each stage of their college search?Don't forget! Raquel and Jonathan break down more of the 2023 RNL Trend Report in Episodes 38 and 39 of Filling Seats. _________________Featured Case Studies ⤵️1️⃣ Illinois College - private liberal arts college in IL2️⃣ Wayne State College - small public in NE3️⃣ Georgia Southern University - large public in GA

Strategic enrollment planning goes beyond attracting new students. It involves supporting current students, evaluating program offerings, and understanding the broader environment. In this podcast, Stuart Jones of Southern Utah University and Lew Sanborne of RNL speak with AGB's Cristin Toutsi Grigos about the importance of board and campus-wide engagement in strategic enrollment planning, regular assessment of the impact of those strategies, and how thinking small can lead to big changes over time.

Feeding students' appetite for omni-channel doesn't have to be ‘oh my'. RNL's Raquel Bermejo and StudentBridge CEO Jonathan Clues give a crash course on the multiple sources students use in their college search. Plus, implementing an omni-channel strategy is like composing a symphony, so higher ed marketing maestro Jose Mallabo also stops by to share practical tips based on the 2023 E-Expectations Trend Report.The hosts answer:What information sources do students use?Do students really read email and brochures?Isn't social media enough?What trends should our team prepare for?For more:Schedule a meeting with StudentBridgeAccelerate conversion with virtual video2023 E-Expectations Trend Report_________________Featured Case Studies ⤵️1️⃣ Illinois College - private liberal arts college in IL2️⃣ Wayne State College - small public in NE3️⃣ Georgia Southern University - large public in GA

RNL's Raquel Bermejo discusses the growth of video as an essential part of an admissions strategy with StudentBridge CEO Jonathan Clues. You'll hear:Demand for virtual experiences and personalizationKey Findings from the 2023 E-Expectations Trend ReportHow video and personalization drive enrollment and conversionBest practices for creating authentic videos about students' interests More intelligence on the power of virtual videoSchedule a meeting with our teamFull 2023 E-Expectations Trend Report_________________Featured Case Studies ⤵️1️⃣ Illinois College - private liberal arts college in IL2️⃣ Wayne State College - small public in NE3️⃣ Georgia Southern University - large public in GA

A Berlino oggi è in corso un trilaterale tra il ministro per le Imprese e il Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso, il titolare dell'Economia francese Bruno le Maire e il vice cancelliere e ministro dell'Economia tedesco Robert Habeck. Un incontro che potrebbe portare ad un coordinamento più stretto tra le tre capitali, con si fare squadra sul delicato tema delle materie critiche. Nella bozza di conclusioni del summit Ue, infatti, si legge che i leader "richiamano i co-legislatori ad accelerare il lavoro sul Net Zero Industry Act e sul Critical Raw Materials Act (La legislazione europea sulle materie prime critiche) con l'obiettivo di arrivare ad un accordo entra la fine della legislatura". Sulle materie critiche la parola d'ordine è diversificare, uscire dal cono d'ombra della dipendenza dalla Cina e creare una rete con i Paesi extra-Ue considerati alleati. A Berlino i tre ministri parleranno anche di come investire nelle materie critiche made in Europe. I tre concordano una stretta cooperazione nei settori dell estrazione, della lavorazione e del riciclo per sostenere le rispettive industrie. All'incontro partecipano non a caso anche diverse aziende: dall'Imerys all'Aurubis, da Stellantis a Fincantieri, fino a Enel, Airbus, Leonardo e STMicroelectronic. L'Italia, proprio per dare una spinta all'estrazione di materie critiche in Ue, punta su quel fondo di sovranità che von der Leyen ha annunciato nei mesi scorsi, ma del quale si sono perse le tracce. Ne parliamo con Alessandro Plateroti, direttore Notizie.it. Tutti i rischi per i mercati dopo la fine della rivolta in Russia I mercati finanziari osservano da vicino l evolversi nelle notizie che arrivano dal fronte russo. Reduci da una settimana di correzione, ma comunque impostate dallo scorso ottobre in un trend rialzista, le Borse si aprono ai possibili scenari che potrebbero dipanarsi nelle prossime ore o giornate da Mosca. In molti, nell ultimo travagliato fine settimana, hanno immaginato un colpo di Stato con destituzione di Putin sulla falsariga di quello che accadde allo zar Nicola nel 1917. Stando agli ultimi aggiornamenti - con il leader dei mercenari della Wagner, Prigozhin, verso l esilio in Bielorussia - la presa del Cremlino è lo scenario, quantomeno nel breve, meno probabile. La domanda però gli investitori se la sono comunque posta: come reagirebbero i mercati finanziari nel caso prima o poi un colpo di Stato dovesse andare in porto? "Non si registrano movimenti di rilievo sui mercati legati al fallimento del mini-golpe russo, eccezion fatta per il gas Ttf che poi comunque ha rintracciato". Lo afferma un analista di Mps Finance che rileva come la settimana si è aperta con un balzo del contratto future sul gas quotato ad Amsterdam, che è arrivato a sfiorare il 12% in avvio, "in scia ai timori legati a potenziali rischi sull'offerta dalla Russia che probabilmente stanno portando a ricoperture parziali dell'elevato ammontare di posizioni nette corte". Intanto però il rublo è sceso ai minimi degli ultimi 15 mesi, con un calo fino al 3% sul dollaro, dopo l'ammutinamento del comandante mercenario Yevgeny Prigozhin, la cui breve rivolta rappresenta la più grande minaccia al controllo politico del presidente Vladimir Putin dall'inizio del suo potere. Approfondiamo il tema con Vito Lops, Sole 24 Ore. Bruxelles perde la gara con gli aiuti Usa: serve una politica industriale europea Nell'estate del 2022 gli Usa hanno varato l'Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), un maxi piano del valore di 370 miliardi di dollari (Gentiloni, intervenendo all'assemblea di Assonime ha corretto all'insù queste cifre e ha detto che, secondo le ultime stime, l'Ira potrebbe mobilitare fino a 1000 miliardi), messo in piedi dal Presidente Biden per assicurare che gli USA raggiungano i target di riduzione delle emissioni entro il 2030. Il testo prevede una serie di incentivi finanziari per far evolvere l'economia americana nella direzione delle energie rinnovabili e limita i prezzi di alcuni farmaci. La risposta europea per ora non è risultata essere all'altezza e le due principali economia del continente spingono per utilizzare strumenti simili agli aiuti di stato. La ragione è tutta in questi dati: se si guarda agli aiuti di stato autorizzati dalla Commissione europea da marzo 2022, nell'ambito del Quadro temporaneo di crisi, a gennaio 2023 il 53% del totale degli aiuti è stato notificato dalla Germania, il 24% dalla Francia e solo il 7% dall'Italia, che ha spazi fiscali limitati. Lo scorso 22 giugno Assonime (Associazione delle società per azioni), in occasione dell'assemblea biennale, ha presentato il Quaderno sulla politica industriale europea. Nel testo, l'associazione sostiene l obiettivo della Commissione europea di proporre come risorsa propria, entro il 2024, un contributo finanziario collegato all imposta sulle società determinata su una nuova base imponibile comune. Il candidato naturale potrebbe essere la BEFIT (Business in Europe:framework for income taxation), per la quale è attesa una proposta di direttiva per la fine del 2023, che dovrebbe definire un nuovo sistema di tassazione societaria per i gruppi di imprese stabilite nell Unione con ricavi consolidati globali superiori ai 750 milioni peraltro compatibile con la global minimum tax che potrebbe andare a sostituire le corporate tax nazionali per questa tipologia di imprese. Stimando una base inponibile fino a 500 miliardi ed un aliquota europea pari, ad esempio al 24% la nuova imposta produrrebbe un gettito superiore al finanziamento che deriva attualmente dai contributi (RNL) degli stati membri. Ne parliamo con Stefano Firpo, direttore generale di Assonime.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news, journal articles and RNL highlights from this past week on RheumNow.com

This is a replay from the live RNL 2023 meeting and session on SPONDYLOARTHRITIS INNOVATIONS held on March 19, 2023.  This POD (session) devoted to advances in Spondyloarthritis and featured three excellent lectures: - Dr. Atul Deodhar –  Five Advances in SpA - Dr. Denis Poddubnyy - Evaluation of the SI Joint  - Dr. John Reveilee – A Family Hx of AS – what does it mean This Spondyloarthritis Innovations session was sponsored by Lilly

Audience questions from the live RNL 2023 meeting and the session on EVOLUTION AND ADVANCES IN VASCULITIS held on March 18, 2023. These sessions were sponsore by Sanofi. This POD (session) featured three excellent lectures: - Dr. Robert Spiera: Therapies for GCA and PMR - Dr. Anisha Dua: Assessment of GCA and PMR  - Dr. Carol Langford:  GPA Treatment Choices

Ardamus and Ian Taronji from the hip-hop/jazz/funk band The Lucky So & So's guest star to preview their new single and discuss the DMV hip-hop scene.Tracklisting:The Lucky So & So's - Car 54  [single]Ardamus - Psychedelic City Cowboy $h!t  [Psychedelic City Cowboy $h!t]RNL feat. DJ RBI - Spring Day  [single]Ryan Lucas feat. Mental Da God - Nation Building 101  [Stars & Hearts]Grindstone - Ur Everywhere  [The CHILD]For more, check out their podcast GRANDE LOQ wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to the Hometown Sounds podcast in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, or your favorite podcast app! (and tell a friend too!) 

Basic questions are good starting points to be able to reveal information that we might not have otherwise considered before. When considering new information, it's possible to uncover a different solution than what wasn't obvious before. Rick talks about open-ended inquiries and asking better questions based on that "new" information. It's really about stacking: Being able to gain new skills by asking ourselves (and maybe those whom we are helping) the right questions. Rick defines Active Questioning: Thinking of yourself as an explorer and look for the actions that create the results we really want. Sometimes we need questions to peel back the layers, see what occurred and then proceed with different actions. The goal is to be in a discovery process to reveal the solutions we are looking for.  Sign-up for the Results Never Lie newsletter and get the free eBook "Fearless Personality" instantly delivered to your email. Go here to sign-up:  https://ResultsNeverLie.com/ ...

Higher education is on the edge of change with more institutional closures and consolidations, and colleges and universities must continue to think strategically.  Diversification of revenue streams is one such way to plan for the future. In this podcast, AGB's Associate Vice President of Content Strategy Doug Goldenberg-Hart speaks with RNL Senior Vice President Todd Abbott and Brad Goan, PhD, the senior advisor for strategic innovation at the University of Montana and an associate consultant with RNL about the Strategic Enrollment Growth Matrix, with a special focus on diversification and how the board of trustees can support the institution in an enrollment planning process.

Rick takes on Procrastination as an example for behavior changing by changing your Self Image. Our Self-Image is shaped via three things: Intensity, Repetition and Authority. Rick talks about how sheer Willpower isn't enough to change a habit. The difference is between a conscious and subconscious choice. If you want to re-write your subconscious, to create lasting changes the Results Never Lie System - specifically with Pattern Interrupts will give you the tools to do just that.  Rick gives examples in his life where Procrastination kept him from what he wanted. He discusses the changes that created lasting results. Ways to change include Posture, Deep Breathing, Focusing on positive things, taking deliberate action and giving yourself praise at the end.  Sign-up for the Results Never Lie newsletter and get the free eBook "Fearless Personality" instantly delivered to your email. Go here to sign-up:  https://ResultsNeverLie.com/ ...

Demographic and market changes are having a serious impact on higher education enrollment. Board members need a solid understanding of their institution's marketing position and reputation, as well as of the relationship between institutional mission and enrollment strategies. In this podcast, AGB Associate Vice President for Content Strategy and Development Cristin Toutsi Grigos speaks with RNL Vice President Lew Sanborne, who leads strategic enrollment planning, and Eric Groves, RNL's Senior Vice President of Campus Partnerships about what board members can do to understand more about enrollment and how to support strategies at their institutions or within their systems.

Giving Tuesday raised $2.7 BILLION in 2021. And we anticipate that number only increasing this year! Ensure your campus and Advancement teams are prepared by watching this For Your Institution episode with Brian Gawor, Vice President of Research at RNL, and Lauren Jaeger, the resident fundraising expert at Mongoose, where they discuss ways to make your Giving Tuesday campaigns successful.

Welcome back to the final episode of Enrollment Growth University. 5 years. More than 250 episodes. And hundreds of hours of being inspired weekly by our peers throughout higher education. All doing amazing things. Building. Experimenting. Innovating. And creating amazing experiences for our students. And I'm so excited to share that Helix Education is now a part of RNL, the leading provider of higher education enrollment management, student success, and fundraising solutions. It has been such an honor to learn with you these past 5 years. So find me on LinkedIn (@ericolsencreative) and drop me a line to say hello if you've enjoyed the show. And then head on over to RNL.com. They have an amazing resources section with fabulous blogs, webinars, and interviews. So while this show may be ending for now, the learning won't stop. And may you continue to fight the good enrollment growth fight.

This is your final Enrollment Growth Briefing from Helix Education. I'm Eric Olsen. And I'm so excited to share that Helix Education is now a part of RNL, the leading provider of higher education enrollment management, student success, and fundraising solutions. We've loved learning with you over these past 1,100 episodes. 1,100. Oh my goodness. What a crazy number. These daily enrollment growth devotionals have been such an amazing reminder to me of all of the innovation and passion happening all across the country. Thank you for listening, and thank you for your role in being those people, building such beautiful experiences for our students. So find me on LinkedIn (@ericolsencreative) and drop me a line to say hello if you've enjoyed the show. And then head on over to RNL.com. They have an amazing resources section with great blogs, webinars, and interviews. So while this show may be ending, the learning won't stop. And may you forever continue to fight the good enrollment growth fight at your institution.

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com This podcast is sponsored by RheumNow.live Then great future of rheumatology education is at RNL 2022

Dr Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com This podcast is sponsored by RheumNow.live Then great future of rheumatology education is at RNL 2022

"Headflood is made from a transmission in 1972 by Radio Nederlandes (RNL) as it celebrates its 25th anniversary. In it we hear Maya, a Dutch citizen in her 50s, describing the disabling chronic headaches she lives with, interspersed with sounds from RNL's anniversary broadcast from Hilversum. I spoke to Maya as the COP26 talks on climate change were taking place, and background themes of climate apocalypse led her to recall the impact of watching the movie Apocalypse Now. The war featured in the film is the subject of RNL news reports featured here.  Maya also recalls memories of her dad's experience of the storm floods which struck Holland in 1953. Her words are interspersed with reportage from the closure of the first dike at which Maya's dad was present. The blaring of tugs and their horns as the dike closes suggested to me something of the chronic head pain which attacks Maya, blotting out awareness of almost all else. We close with Maya reflecting on the strangeness of the climate now, as she recalls the floods which hit the Netherlands and Belgium again, in the summer of 2021." Composition by Bev Boyd. Part of the Shortwave Transmissions project, documenting and reimagining the sounds of shortwave radio - find out more and see the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/shortwave

Jim Harris, Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Ohio University joins the podcast with RNL's Theresa Jubert to talk about the power of crowdfunding to engage donors. Jim brings a wealth of experience and insights as a marketing and communications expert. Ohio U set records for alumni engagement last year, and one part of that was the creation of Bobcats Give, launching with 16 initial campaigns. Check out Bobcats Give at Ohio University, powered by RNL ScaleFunder.

I have enjoyed getting to know Brian and am eagerly awaiting the next time I'm in Indy so that, as we did just months before the pandemic, we can enjoy great food and drinks as we banter about how to fix all of fundraising's problems. Brian, now Vice President for Research at RNL, has been an annual giving and major gift officer and hosts the Fundraising Voices podcast. Lately, he has been asking if we can build an equation that increases giving? As Brian shared with us today, the donation equation combines six factors drawn from top industry insights that have been shown to increase the chance a donor will give to your organization. Rather than getting too deep into the weeds on Brian's equation, I asked whether his equation could contribute to what I believe is the emergence of a field approach to developing fundraising expertise. Because of the nature of our work, and noting where fundraisers say they have had their most valuable learning experiences, I see evidence that many of us are tossing out the early twentieth century guide to professional development and choosing alternative paths to mastering our craft. I'm routinely hearing that, rather than being enchanted by the highly-technical wizardry that is easily taught in the classroom, many young professionals would prefer a more hands-on approach that is complemented by tools like Brian's which can facilitate learning in the field. As always, we are especially grateful to our friends at CueBack for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast. And if you'd like to download Responsive's latest edition of Carefully & Critically, just click here.

RNL's AJ Pennington offers insights from two decades of experience in talent management. AJ offers advice on how to assemble and submit a good application, key tips for the application process, and what it's like to work at RNL. Check out the latest job postings at RNL

Dave Wegener, Vice President for Enrollment Services at Mount Mary University joins RNL's Ashley Spain to talk about key strategy post-pandemic to drive enrollment success.

An introduction to RNL, a little background and lots of love!

Welcome to Enrollment Voices from RNL. We're excited to launch this new way to feature our friends, colleagues and industry thought leaders from across the world of enrollment and student success. On the podcast, we'll be spotlighting people – leaders like you who are making a difference for their students and institutions. I hope you'll subscribe, share with your friends, and let us know what you're interested in hearing about in upcoming episodes. You can email us any time at ContactUs@RuffaloNL.com, to send suggestions and ideas. Maybe you have a friend who's an inspiring leader. Maybe you've tried something new with student and family engagement. Maybe it's just a big question about your efforts that remains unanswered. We're excited to use the power of the RNL network to get you real insights that make a difference for your mission. We look forward to giving you access to people who are doing the same work you're doing, and spotlighting what's new and next as we help students find their best college. Thanks for listening.

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RNL 2021 - Interstitial Lung Disease in RA: Dr. Jeff Sparks by Dr. Cush

Sonho meu, sonho meu! Vai juntar os reis que moram longe! Sonho meu! O 38º episodio dos Reis da Cultura Inútil viaja para as terras de Morfeu e desbrava os mistérios simbólicos do mundo dos sonhos. As interpretações mais loucas das situações mais exóticas desse universo tão vasto e tão enigmático. Contaram sobre seus sonhos:Bianca Noronha autointitulada Baronesa do Cariri e Estados Unidos.Carolina Sousa a Condessa do Rio de Janeiro – RJLais Lourenço a Duquesa de Candeias e Jaboatão dos Guararapes – PELéo Medeiros o Barão de São José do Seridó – RNLídia Estéfane a Viscondessa de São José Seridó – RN Rayane Sobreira a Marquesa de juazeiro do Norte – RN Rita Damasceno a Duquesa de Ibiapina, Brasília e ItáliaWanderson Sousa o Conde do Maranhão e do Rio de Janeiro – RJ E embalando os sonhos reais:A abelha rainha Maria Bethânia com “Sonho Impossível” O Rei do Baião Luiz Gonzaga com a música “Frei Damião”O Real Grupo Molejo com o sucesso “Samba Diferente”O Imperador do Pantanal Sérgio Reis com a canção “Panela Velha”A Rainha Rock Rita Lee com o megahit “Amor e Sexto” A Princesinha do pop Britney Spears com “Woops! Did it Again” E Vossa Majestade The Queen com “No One But You (Only The Good Die Young”Na calda do sonho os vossos Reis de sempre Wladson Sidney, Jaime Rocha e Max Petterson.Seu Rei mandou dizer que o sonho não pode parar.

Fundraising is a challenging and rewarding profession. And it seems like some people are just born to it, that engaging donors and amplifying philanthropy just come naturally. That’s the case with Emily Collins here at RNL. She’s part of a fundraising family – and I got her on the line to talk about why she joined the field, how she mentors young people to look at this career, and how things are going with student engagement ambassadors in today’s remote environment. Find out more about the remote-ready RNL Digital Engagement Center, which keeps your donors engaged across integrated calling, texting, and personal video. And it can keep your student ambassadors working and driving to your fundraising goals.

20210128- RNL's Final Thought - PETA and Speciesism by Kevin McCullough Radio

We started off today's show with an interview with Sarah Rodgers who is the director of "She Sells Sea Shells", a play being put on by the United Players of Vancouver. All performances are available to watch online between January 22nd and February 14th! Buy tickets online at unitedplayers.com We continued with a couple of shout-outs: Shout out to Trio of Trios, The Polygon's Curator Talk, STRIDE Burnaby Arts Festival and Vancouver Opera's podcat "Offstage". To finish off the show, we had another interview! We spoke with Dr. Amy Parent about her project (RNL) that aims to revitalize Nisga'a language. You can get more information and contribute at amyparent.ca if you would like to! Timestapms: Interview with Sarah Rodgers 3:28Shout-outs 28:46Interview with Amy Parent 36:27

SecondLook is a monthly segment on the Enrollify Podcast where Zach Busekrus and Matthew Fall, Managing Editor of The Minute, discuss the top trends in higher education marketing that are worth paying attention to. On this month's edition, we discuss podcast search engine optimization strategies, Facebook limiting the number of ads a page can run at any given time, a merging of audience types within Google Ads, and a recent poll by RNL of 180 graduate programs across the country which uncovered that 47% of leads generated by graduate enrollment teams are from digital advertising and search engine optimization (SEO) efforts. Tune in for an exciting, enlightening, and tactical conversation!

Investing in your students, while they are still on campus, is crucial to your advancement mission. Research tells us that philanthropy is a learned behavior, and your students also have a lot to offer in engaging donors directly and authentically. Jessica Elmore is Associate Director of Diversity Programs for the Kansas State University Alumni Association. She’s passionate about engaging a diverse group of students to help further the University, and that’s why she’s also chairing the CASE Diversity and Student Advancement Seminar, online, October 15-20. RNL is excited to sponsor this special event. Hear Jessica break down the power of an inclusive student advancement program and what you'll hear more of at the Seminar. Register today for the CASE Diversity and Student Advancement Seminar.

Heard about remote engagement, P2P Texting, artificial intelligence, and visual caller ID and wondering how they work? Interested in the latest in crowdfunding, giving days? We've got something great for you. Coming up on Sept. 17-18, we're hosting the RNL Advancement Innovation Summit, free and online. Part of the event is something we call Key Innovation Downloads - 6 sessions that get right into how these new technologies amplify donor engagement and help you maximize fundraising results. On this episode, four RNL innovators drop an quick overview of what's happening with these technologies, and preview their Download sessions. Register for the Summit today - space is limited and we're filling up!

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.08.07.242065v1?rss=1 Authors: Risau-Gusman, S. Abstract: In order to interpret animal behaviour we need to understand how they see the world. As colour discrimination is almost impossible to test directly in animals, it is important to develop theoretical models based in the properties of visual systems. One of the most successful is the receptor noise-limited (RNL) model, which depends only on the level of noise in photoreceptors and opponent mechanisms. Here optimal colour discrimination properties are obtained using information theoretical tools,for the early stages of visual systems with and without colour opponent mechanisms. For most biologically relevant conditions the optimal discrimination function of an ideal observer coincides with the one obtained with the RNL model. Many variants of the model can be cast into the same framework, which permits meaningful comparisons across species. For example, it is shown that the presence of opponency seems to be the preferred hypothesis for bees, but not for budgerigars. Since this is a consequence of the presence of oil droplets, this could also be true for most other species of birds. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

The vast majority of our reactions are based on our prior conditioning. It's entirely possible to change our behavior regardless of our conditioning. In today's "Results Never Lie" Podcast, Rick examines 5 different approaches of Psychology and offers easy to understand solutions that you can use to re-condition your mind for success, whatever that looks like for you. And if you listen closely, Rick will tell you How To Declare Yourself the Benevolent Leader of your Own Life! Sign-up for the Results Never Lie newsletter and get the free eBook "Fearless Personality" instantly delivered to your email: https://ResultsNeverLie.com/#newsletter Official Site: https://ResultsNeverLie.com     ...

It’s a remarkable time for healthcare philanthropy. Every day, our healthcare heroes are on the front lines of the COVID -19 pandemic. And donors of all sizes are stepping up to support them. This virus impacts entire communities, and philanthropy is part of what is going to get us through this. We wanted to hear what it’s like to be in the middle of this every day, so RNL consultant Greta Daniels and I got on the line with Allie Quick,  Chief Philanthropy Officer at the Allegheny Health Network and Beth Heiter, Director of Development at the Office of Medical Annual Giving for Johns Hopkins University Medical.

We're changing things up a little bit here on the podcast. On this episode we hear from Emma Gawor and Sofia Bermejo, two daughters of RNL parents who had their college lives totally changed as their campuses responded to COVID-19. They're highly connected to their friends, they communicate at light speed, and they have a lot of insights on how this pandemic is impacting their education. They've been uprooted from their friends, but they're still doing homework, exams, group projects and now juggling life in social distancing. They're using everything from Zoom to Club Penguin to stay connected. They will be different students and different alumni after this. Hear what they have to say about college life in the health crisis.

We’ve launched something big here at RNL. The RNL Digital Engagement Center combines advanced predictive analytics with calling, texting, personalized video and integrated email to create the first ever omnichannel solution that continues to leverage your engagement ambassadors to connect personally with donors. We've done this successfully for decades with student ambassadors. And now this outreach can be made and managed remotely, to keep our relationships growing without interruption. I RNL's Renee Vaillancourt, Autumn Horton and Shad Hanselman to talk about the Digital Engagement Center revolution and what it means for Advancement. Find out more about the RNL Digital Engagement Center

Pressure in higher education advancement offices is high right now. In part from the economy and how tough it is for many donors. And in part because the double whammy of economic issues and real enrollment concerns amidst this crisis are causing institutions to evaluate budgets. Motivating your team, especially when you can’t be with them physically during a difficult time is a key challenge. RNL’s Meg Weber has been through tough economic times before in her career and has successfully led teams through them. I got on the line with Meg to talk about how to be a good campus partner, maintain the morale of your team, and do what’s necessary to emerge from a crisis like this with strong donor engagement.

As we navigate uncertain times, a big question has arisen for many higher education fundraisers: What do we do with our spring or summer giving day? About half of higher education giving days are held between February and June, and they've really taken off in popularity. Many institutions rely on them for end of the year excitement, and to meet their important donor and dollar goals. In a recent RNL poll, most respondents told us that they have altered their giving day strategy due to the COVID-19 crisis. But that doesn't mean it's time to cancel your giving day. A number of recent giving day successes have shown that it is possible to host an engaging, exciting, and even record setting giving day even in this economy and amidst the crisis. RNL's Chad Warren and I sat down (virtually) with Lola Mauer, Associate Vice President of Strategy and two time alumnae of Ball State University on their record breaking “One Ball State Day” on April 7, which eclipsed over $511,000 from nearly 5,400 donors from all 50 states. Give a listen to our Fundraising Voices podcast to hear Lola tell us about the day, and the team's strategy going into the event.

RNL's Eric Billings and Kristin Demarco Carroll offer advice on #GivingTuesday now and COVID-19 funds in general. Included are discussions of AI-driven communications, setting up crowdfunding-based funds, and supporting efforts like emergency relief funds and medical research. RNL is waiving fees for new clients through June 30 for our crowdfunding platform powered by ScaleFunder. Get in touch today to get your campaign up and running for this important day.

The Crowdfunding and Giving Day Index presents insights and results from 6,116 charitable crowdfunding projects totaling more than $105 million in giving. Charitable crowdfunding has become the premier peer-to-peer online giving opportunity. The report includes key results and benchmarks such as: The types of campaigns institutions run, their average results by type, and the average duration Metrics for first-year results for campuses running their first crowdfunding campaigns The most popular terms used in naming crowdfunding campaigns The impact of custom giving pages for evergreen giving 8 best practices based on these results Eric Billings and Brian Gawor from RNL review the results and talk about key practices for success with charitable crowdfunding. Download the full report here And request a demo of RNL ScaleFunder today, and let the RNL experts show you how these key tactics can amplify your success!

This Fundraising Voices podcast features RNL’s Josh Robertson who covers the importance of using personalization to communicate with your donors. Josh and Brian discuss: Why personalization is important for engaging the 21st century donor. How artificial intelligence (AI) and new, easy to use platforms can transform your communications. How to get started with turnkey solutions like RNL QuadWrangle and harness the power of this technology immediately. Find out more about RNL QuadWrangle here Our guest: Josh Robertson, Senior Vice President Joshua Robertson joined Ruffalo Noel Levitz in 1997 as a student fundraiser at The University of Georgia and has since risen to become the chief architect of our donor and student engagement solutions. Josh works daily with hundreds of institutions to transform their donor engagement with new and emerging technology and data-driven strategy. He has worked with more than 60 institutions in managing their multichannel, on-site phonathon programs, including Stanford, New York University, UT Austin, UGA, Pepperdine University and the University of Sydney. 

We've just released our annual report on annual giving trends, from a survey fundraisers this year. I got on the line with Shad Hanselman, RNL's annual giving guru, to talk about the results, including what fundraisers say about: - Usage of channels, like direct mail, phone, email, crowdfunding, giving days and online giving. - Where fundraisers wish they were spending more time. - What fundraisers think is best for donor acquisition, retention, and upgrade of donors. - What's being done for young alumni engagement. - What's next for the future of annual giving. Download the full report here  

Jason Buzzell is Director of Digital Communications at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I met up with Jason at the 2019 eduWeb conference to reflect on some of the most interesting ideas and themes we encountered at this year’s conference. We discussed: How to humanize digital experiences (which was the topic of a talk Jason delivered). We talked about why today’s students place such a high priority on authenticity and how schools are attempting to provide it. Some of the more interesting findings from RNL’s 2019 E-Expectations report, which was presented at the conference.  Connect with Jason on Twitter @buzzilinear. 

One of the consistent things that I hear from institutions that I work with is that they're really interested in doing a better job engaging younger donors. We call them millennials. We're lucky enough at RNL to have two millennials of our own. Peter Christian and Quinn McGourty-Holland, who are just rock stars. They spend their days talking with RNL partners about new solutions and how best to surprise and delight what could be the most generous generation in history. We're going to watch something fun today, and it's the designated millennials podcast, as part of Fundraising Voices, here at RNL. For the first episode, I got on the line with Quinn and Peter to talk a little bit about how they think we could do a good job engaging their own generation, a group of alumni that is often giving at about one half the rate of the overall alumni population. Key insights: - Make giving easy, fun and social - Use engaging technologies like crowdfunding, giving days and social media to change the game with young donors - Authenticity is key, and let the donors become part of the conversation - Millennial donor engagement is probably the best way to engage everyone!

Rick talks about how our perspective and perceptions influence our lives. Rick discusses how Perspective is Reality.  Our perspective is only an opinion but hopefully it is an opinion supported by facts. Your emotions and your state of mind are interconnected with your perspective. If you change your perspective you can change how you feel about a situation. Official Site: https://ResultsNeverLie.com/

Rick & Thom discuss the Conscious Mind. Deliberate intentional thought is how RNL defines the conscious thought. Understanding our place in the our environment, planning, reasoning, observing, introspection, are all parts of what our conscious mind does best. Practice using & improving your thought process to build your conscious minds abilities. Build triggers & set limits to serve you. Identify & address your weaknesses. Use it to program your subconscious to get the results you want! Official Site: https://ResultsNeverLie.com   ...

For a long time now, annual giving programs have utilized matching gift programs from corporate sponsors as a great way to increase their fundraising totals. You can, generally speaking, increase your results by about 10% just by engaging corporate partners who have matching gift programs available to your alumni and other supporters. I got on the phone with Teddy Callow at HEPData, one of the premier providers of matching gift data and resources to talk about how you can best engage donors in corporations so that you're the one who gets chosen for this important philanthropic opportunity. Find out more great info from HEPData at: HEPData.com And Contact Us at RNL for HEP-integrated services like those that support you phonathon and student philanthropy centers through CAMPUSCALL integration.

Making sure that your major and planned giving fundraisers are productive is a key part of raising transformational gifts for your organization. In the second year of our major and planned giving productivity survey, we explore these issues, find out what major and gift officers think about predictive analytics, wealth ratings, and how they're able to qualify donors at scale. I got on the line with Josh Robertson to talk about the results of our second survey on major and planned giving productivity. You can download the full report here. So, if you're trying to have success in your major and planned giving program, who you're talking to is only part of the issue. The systems you use to help your gift officers really connect, to listen, and to engage donors are crucial in reaching your aspirational fundraising goals. If you'd like to take your major and planned giving program to the next level, drop us a line here at RNL. We're ready to help.

Crowdfunding is a great way to capture new donors. This socially-connected and optimized online giving platform is now in use by over half of higher education institutions for fundraising in one form or another. We’ve released our 2018 Crowdfunding Index, which reviews over 5,000 charitable crowdfunding campaigns on the RNL ScaleFunder platform, with combined giving of $73 Million. I got on the line with RNL crowdfunding expert Mary Grace Baldo to review the data, and talk about key trends and what’s next for this great way to engage donors. Download the full Index here Crowdfunding now has wide adoption, and we’re seeing some great things as institutions further include crowdfunding into their overall giving strategy. The technology has come a long way, and can integrate directly into your current gift processing and stewardship plans. And when you look at the stats for first-year crowdfunding programs, the ROI can be really great. You’re going to want a partner who understands how to implement the technology across all your channels, so your crowdfunding program becomes an integrated part of how you talk with donors for annual giving, special projects, and even major gift campaigns. We were the early adopters of charitable crowdfunding here at RNL, and we have years of experience to help you be successful. Give us call and get a demo of what RNL crowdfunding, powered by ScaleFunder, can do for you.

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Every year, the Nonprofit Research Collaborative puts out two big surveys to track trends in giving. Organized around 15 different fundraising methods, it’s one of the most comprehensive surveys around. The Winter 2018  Nonprofit Fundraising study report is just out, and shows that most charities are doing better through the end of the calendar year. I got on the line with Melissa Brown from the Non Profit Research Collaborative and Aggie Sweeney from Giving USA to go over the results and talk about what they think is next for nonprofit fundraising.   Download the latest report here The Nonprofit Research Collaborative and Giving USA are great resources to track trends in fundraising. Melissa and Aggie had great insights about how wealth demographics and donor engagement are changing our work. Head on over to npresearch.org to download the most recent research. And stay tuned in June for the always important Giving USA annual report. Tracking trends is a key part of fundraising strategy. And we’re doing this every day at RNL. If you’d like to apply the latest trends to your fundraising strategy, drop us a line. We’re ready to help. Find out more: npresearch.org GivingUSA.org

Over three quarters of higher education institutions use the phone in some way to reach out to donors each year. At the biggest programs, this amounts to a student caller phonathon, which contacts thousands of alumni, parents and friends. These phonathons or telefunds can generate millions in support, not to mention great conversations which build the relationship with a donor. We’ve just released the RNL Phonathon index, looking at 93 phonathon programs from 2014 to 2017, with over $300M in pledges. We uncover some of the key trends and best practices in phonathon programs and make suggestions about how to take your phonathon to the next level. You can download the full index at RuffaloNL.com today. I got on the line with podcast pal Josh Robertson, a fellow phonathon veteran, to break down the results and talk about what’s next for this key donor contact channel.   Chances are, if you’re doing the same thing you’ve been doing with your phonathon for years, you’re probably not getting what you could out of the channel. This channel deserves the best you can offer in terms of strategy and technology.  As the only truly scalable personal conversation channel in higher education fundraising, phonathons can have a lot of value. But only if you do them smartly, in a data-driven and focused manner. As Josh mentions, it depends on your goals, but you can craft a solid 21st century phone strategy, as these 93 institutions show. So, if you want to take your phonathon to the next level, drop us a line here at RNL. We have a team of experts ready to help.

Strong use of data is the cornerstone of any great fundraising program. The best programs take this to the next level, moving from descriptive to predictive – actually guiding gift officers and annual giving appeals to the donors who seem the most ready. Making this transition can be daunting. So today, we’ll talk with one of the authors of a new book, Data Science for Fundraising, building data-driven solutions using R. Ashutosh Nandeshwar is a fundraising data veteran, and a thought leader in this important emerging field. The book is part introduction to new data techniques and an in depth hands on manual to get started. Whether you’re the geek who will be manipulating the data or just interested in how this new way of thinking can transform your fundraising, he’s a great source of insight. You can find the book here: www.nandeshwar.info/ds4fundraising Ashutosh's website: www.nandeshwar.info   In our recent surveys of over 3,000 fundraisers, fully three quarters told us that they don’t feel like they are using data in the best way possible. This extends to annual giving, major and planned giving, as we try to harness our massive databases to provide better, more personalized appeals. As Ashutosh and I discussed, this isn’t just the best way to fundraise—it’s better for donors, and uses their time and attention efficiently and with the highest impact. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and get into the data, Ashutosh and Roger’s book is a great tool. Data-driven fundraising is a big focus here at RNL, and we’ve launched new products which do what we’ve discussed in this podcast –taking fundraising into the 21st century. If you’re ready to provide a more personal experience to donors and transform your fundraising, drop us a line. We’re ready to help.

There is no denying that higher education campaigns have been transformative. These comprehensive efforts help us build buildings, fund scholarships and even boost current use support. And they are growing. It’s more and more common for us to see campaign totals exceeding 1 billion. Almost every institution is either in or thinking about a campaign. So we wanted to know what fundraisers feel about the future of campaigns in higher education. We surveyed almost 600 fundraisers and got their opinions about what is working and they key challenges to campaign success. I got on the line with RNL expert Caryn Stein to break down the results of this latest edition in our Advancement Leaders Speak series. Download the full report here We know from the survey that you are either in a campaign or working on starting one soon. A few things we learned from this survey: fundraisers do expect campaigns to increase their advancement budgets. But they are under big pressure for big totals, and unless we can think a bit differently, those resources may not be enough. It’s time to reinvent fundraising, and how you organize your campaign, using the best tools and data-driven technology, will make all the difference. That’s what we’re focused on here at RNL, so if you’re ready to take you campaign to the next level give us a call. We’re ready to help.

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We’ve just released our seventh chapter in the RNL Advancement Leaders Speak series, where we ask you, the fundraisers about your challenges, successes and best practices. This release is focuses on annual giving multichannel strategy – or how we contact annual giving donors through all the various fundraising channels. The report revealed some interesting things about how annual giving is judged and evaluated by institutions, how fundraisers are timing appeals, and what we feel are the best ways to capture, retain and upgrade donors. You can download the full survey at ruffalonl.com. I got on the like with Shad Hanselman, RNL’s annual giving guru, to talk about the survey and what it means for fundraising strategy. Download the full study at RuffaloNL.com Looking at the results of this survey of 300 fundraisers, it does look like there are some opportunities to optimize our multi-channel outreach to donors. As Shad mentioned, making your appeals work together like a symphony will really help engage donors. This takes technology, and careful analysis of your results, two things that fundraisers wanted to be utilizing more.

AIAS Executive Director Nick Serfass sits down with Korey White, AIA, architect at RNL, during episode 21 of #askanarchitect.#askanarchitect is a casual sit down conversation featuring an architect who provides an inside look into practice.

AIAS Executive Director Nick Serfass sits down with Korey White, AIA, architect at RNL, during episode 21 of #askanarchitect.#askanarchitect is a casual sit down conversation featuring an architect who provides an inside look into practice.

Digital Engagement – it’s important for any fundraiser, especially those of us who want to engage younger donors. Whether it’s targeted digital advertising, social media, or great new methods like crowdfunding and online giving days, we have a great menu of options. But we hear from fundraisers that they haven’t always been able to really optimize their digital outreach. So we wanted to know more... We are about to release part four of our series Advancement Leaders Speak, and this edition is the results of a survey and conversations with advancement professionals about how they are doing digital outreach, and how they feel they connecting to young alumni and young donors. I got on the line with Caryn Stein, one of our top digital experts, to go through the results. You can download the full report here. It’s great to hear that ¾ of fundraisers feel that digital communications are effective. But with only one fifth of fundraisers using these communications as part of a defined young alumni campaign, it’s not surprising that we’ve seen giving participation really lag with Millennials. As Caryn suggests, the solution is to get more personal, and harness the power of digital. The right message to the right donor at the right time, that’s what we’re shooting for. And if we can get our multichannel game in gear, we can really transform fundraising. We’d love to tell you about how we’re having success with RNL partners doing just that. If you’re ready to transform your digital donor outreach, give us a call. We’re ready to talk.

Crowdfunding has become very popular over the past few years. Following success in the commercial world, funding new products, artistic endeavors and other projects, we’ve seen hundreds of charities create crowdfunding campaigns and full portals with multiple campaigns to attract donors to specific needs. Higher education, with a wealth of student, faculty and athletics opportunities, has really benefited from this optimized, online and socially integrated technology. We’ve just released a comprehensive index of results from over 4,000 campaigns Ruffalo Noel Levitz charitable crowdfunding powered by the Scalefunder platform. And the results show that crowdfunding has really made a difference with our partners—over 22 million dollars actually. You can download the 2017 RNL crowdfunding index at RuffaloNL.com/crowdfundingsuccess. Today on the podcast, I talk with Josh Robertson about what we discovered as we looked a these great campaigns. If you are looking to attract new donors, particularly younger donors, and give your long time supporters something exciting with active feedback they can support, crowdfunding is a great tool. We’ve seen millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of donors engaged through RNL crowdfunding. You can offer campaigns that support new initiatives, student and faculty needs, and even market your traditional annual giving program through crowdfunding. We’d love to help you get started or accelerate your existing crowdfunding program. Drop us a line and we’ll help you take your donor engagement to the next level.

We’ve just released part two of our major research series Advancement Leaders Speak here at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. This time, we surveyed and spoke with 270 major and planned giving officers to find out how they do their jobs and how they feel about productivity. You can download the study at RuffaloNL.com—we included questions about average prospect pool sizes, number of visits with donors, key frustrations and challenges for gift officers, as well as what they think would make their jobs easier. I got on the line with Caryn Stein, Vice President here at RNL, to go through the results and talk a bit about what we are hearing from gift officers about their important work with donors.   Download the Report here Productivity—it’s not always the first topic that major and planned giving programs jump on. For a profession primarily focused on personal relationships with donors, we’re not really drawn to metrics and deep data on our solicitation effectiveness. But given the increase pressure all charitable organizations are facing, and definitely for higher education, putting the right tools in place so your major and planned giving team can have success is crucial. And as Caryn and I mention, focusing on the right contact to the right donors at the right time is a key donor-centric practice that will keep your top supporters happy and increase their joy in giving. You can download the full study at RuffaloNL.com. We’d also love to hear from you about your major and planned giving program. Drop us a line, and we’ll talk about how you can improve your team’s productivity and book more gifts, immediately.

Rob Henry is one of the most passionate people I know about higher education. He cares a lot about making college available to more people and to more diverse people. He also knows that bringing new professionals into Advancement will help make that possible. As Vice President of Education for CASE, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, he has a unique platform to help promote those goals. I’ve talked with Rob a lot about these topics when we see each other at CASE conferences every year, and I wanted to get him on the line to talk about the strategic goals of CASE, his feelings about diversity in our profession, and how we can welcome more young people as both advancement professionals and donors. Rob offers some great insights into how we can create a pipeline of energetic new professionals in the field of advancement. The work that CASE is doing will be important – we need to really broaden our view of how we bring people into our profession in order to meet our diversity goals. Developing great ways to mentor and encourage young people who want to get involved in philanthropy, because as Rob reminds us, Millennials and young people will be dominant in our donor base in years to come. RNL invests significantly in CASE because we know that sharing our experiences and successes is a key part of fundraising and donor engagement success. You can find us on the road at CASE events, conferences and even on CASE webinars. If you haven’t heard, the organization has opened up new resources and expanded their view of membership benefits this year. It’s a great time to head on over to CASE.org to check out what’s available. If you work at a higher education institution, you most likely already have membership through your Advancement division.

Getting great content in front of your donors, things that are interesting and invoke a passion for giving, is a sure fire way to build your base of support. Robert McGuire of McGuire Editorial knows this well. He’s spent years helping top non-profits and higher education institutions put together great content strategies. Increasingly, we’re hearing that the communications you provide that are outside of the ask are crucial to engaging and retaining donors. I got Robert on the line to explain what content marketing means for fundraisers, and have him provide some tips on how to accelerate your content. Marketing, communications, multichannel, omnichannel, whatever you decide to call it—it’s for sure that you’ll want be providing great content to your donors if you want to keep them engaged. In a digital world, where you can track and respond to what donors are viewing, clicking on and clicking through, you can even tailor content to specific donor interests. You’ve heard us call it a personal journey here at RNL, and content is a crucial part of that journey. You can check out some great content strategy resources from Robert at mcguireeditorial.com. Getting those messages delivered is another big part of your content strategy. At Ruffalo Noel Levitz, we have a ton of experience crafting these multichannel plans. If you’d like to accelerate your content and message delivery strategy, give us a call. We’re ready to help. And thanks for listening to the podcast.

Here at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, we spend a lot of time looking at higher education alumni giving patterns. Loyal alumni drive a big part of the philanthropic support to higher education. They also tend to be the biggest athletics fans. So, the NCAA basketball tournaments each spring offer an interesting laboratory for us to ask some fun questions. Last year, one of our RNL consultants asked a really interesting one: What if the NCAA brackets were decided based on alumni giving statistics? So, we created our March (Alumni Giving) madness tournament to answer that fun question. It’s a fun way to look at how institutions compare in alumni giving participation percentages, donor counts, total dollars from alumni, and even online giving strategy. On today’s podcast, we break down the 2017 results that lead to victories for Penn and Northwestern. You can see all the results, with commentary, round by round at ruffalonl.com/givingmadness. I got Josh Robertson, Vice President here at RNL on the line to go through this year’s methodology and results. Over 10 billion dollars – That’s what higher education alumni gave in 2016. That’s a huge portion of the philanthropy that makes a difference for students, faculty and all the great life-changing experiences that colleges and universities provide. It turns out that if you base the tournament on giving, not basketball, the winners end up a bit different. If you’d like to see how you compare to peers on some of these statistics, drop us a line. You can head to ruffalonl.com/givingmadness to request a customized donor comparison report. And we’ll talk about how you can recruit your best possible alumni giving team for next year’s tournament.

You just can’t book big gifts if your fundraising team isn’t productive. This is a top concern for fundraisers who are being asked to book bigger and bigger giving totals each year. Ruffalo Noel Levitz talked to hundreds of major and planned giving fundraisers in 2016 and heard some common roadblocks that are hold teams back: finding the right donors to talk to, supporting gift officers with good information and training, and preparing donors and fundraisers for great visits. Add in gift officer turnover, and many organizations are struggling to reach their fundraising potential. So we embarked on the creation of a solution that’s great for both donors and fundraisers. This podcast features 7 RNL leaders providing a look “under the hood” to show how the solution came together.  They discuss what increasing productivity can mean for your aspirational fundraising goals. Included are: How predictive analysis of your donor base can take you beyond wealth rating How warming up donors before a conversation makes a difference. Getting help with a first conversation to qualify donors and schedule a gift officer meeting. Why productivity matters for your overall goals.   Find our more about RNL major and planned giving solutions, including case studies and testimonials at: advance.ruffalonl.com And read more about our take on major and planned giving productivity at blogfm.ruffalonl.com.

Telling a compelling to story--highly personalized, evoking emotion, encouraging action right now--is a big part of fundraising success in the 21st century. Caryn Stein, Vice President here at RNL knows this. She’s spent her career doing just that to help hundreds of charities. I got Caryn on the line to talk about the power of digital engagement, storytelling, and what she thinks is next for the future of fundraising. She calls it storytelling "surround sound" and explains how engaging donors in a personalized, powerful way through technology can really amplify your results. Covered in the podcast are: How telling a compelling story is important to your fundraising How using technology is a way to make this more personal The future of social and digital engagement with donors Taking donors on a personal journey How storytelling leads to donor action If you want to find out how RNL uses these tactics to take your program to the next level, drop us a line.

Acquiring new donors is important for any fundraising program. Encouraging new people to give every year is crucial. As fundraisers, new donor acquisition is usually not something we’re real excited about- in the first year it's expensive, but we do it anyway. We wondered if these fundraiser assumptions are really true when you consider contributions over the long term. Do you really, when you consider long term donor value, lose money on new donors? Sean Shaikun,  Director of Market Research, recently embarked on a project to answer the question "Is donor acquisition really worth it?." He looked into millions of donor records from 16 institutions who used our RNL360 analysis program to see what new donors 20 years ago actually did over two decades. Sean joins us in this podcast to unpack the results. You can download the study results  and read more on the RNL blog.   New donors add up to a lot in the long term. The RNL fundraising team has a passion for helping organizations capture donor passion and translate it into long term impact. Get in touch with us today to receive a customized calculator based on this study for what new donor acquisition can mean for you in the long term. We're ready to help make a plan for your great new donor engagement and retention program.

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