Emerging Leaders

2025 Bridge Conference Learnings: Advocacy, Privacy and Video Advertising

Maren Bergeson, New Donor Acquisition Manager Development, International Fund for Animal Welfare I was able to attend a number of lectures spanning different aspects of the direct

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2025 Bridge Conference Learnings: Sustainers , Digital and Omnichannel

Peter Dean, Dev. Operations and Data Systems Manager, Rails to Trails Conservancy At the Bridge Conference, I gained a range of valuable insights focused on growing and

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2025 Bridge Conference Learnings: Direct Response and Donor Advised Funds

Katie Brown, Direct Marketing Manager, International Fund for Animal Welfare I was graciously awarded a grant through the DMFA to attend this year’s Bridge Conference in Washington,

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The Power of Predictable Giving

Five Proven Strategies to Strengthen Your Monthly Giving Program By Louise Moore, President, Huntsinger & Jeffer, Inc. Monthly giving is growing—and so is its impact. In 2023, one-time

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October 2024 Professional Development Recap

The Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association Professional Development Fund is proud to be able to support our members in their quest to further their knowledge of fundraising.

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2024 DMFA Mid-Level Giving Benchmarking Summit a Huge Success

by Jeff Muller, Founder and Chief Strategist, Crossroads Insights. LLC On May 6 and 7, more than 85 mid-level fundraising professionals from across the

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Bridge Conference 2024 Learnings

by Katie Brown, New Donor Acquisition Manager, IFAW  As a fundraiser, sometimes it’s hard to lift your head up from the ground and look around for a

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Professional Development Fund – Bridge Conference

by Isabel Shea I am grateful to the DMFA and their Professional Development Fund, which allowed me to attend the 2024 Bridge to Integrated Marketing &

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The Experts (and ChatGPT) on Technology Trends, Algorithms, and AI: Part 3

By Sarah Birnie, Vice President of Analytics at Avalon Consulting As we wrapped up our AI interview, I asked experts to share any “AI fails” they’ve

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