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Friends, Boost Your Year-End Fundraising

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Virginia Creeper

Did you know that one-third of annual giving occurs in December? And 12% happens the last three days of the year? It’s almost time for the annual giving season which drives billions of dollars for the nonprofit sector. Now is the time to start planning your end-of-the-year campaign! This webinar was hosted by Courtney Phelan, the National Wildlife Refuge Association’s Director of Development. With over a decade of nonprofit fundraising experience.

The webinar covered:

  • Three steps to start your campaign
  • Who do we solicit?
  • How to write a good appeal
  • Tools
  • What is Giving Tuesday?
  • Thanking donors
  • Goals and metrics

Below are links to the recording and other materials from the webinar:

A huge thank you to Courtney Phelan, for this presentation.

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NWRA’s Quarterly Chat with Refuge Friends

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On Wednesday, September 28th, Libby Marking, Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy for the National Wildlife Refuge Association, and Caroline Brouwer, Government Affairs Consultant, provided a legislative and regulatory update on recent issues impacting the National Wildlife Refuge System, including the appropriations process and the recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act.

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We thank Libby and Caroline for the update and the following materials:

For National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9th-15th, NWRA is providing a toolkit to uplift what makes refuges special for wildlife and your community. NWRA will also be sending a toolkit to help you reach out to your Members of Congress and report back to the National Wildlife Refuge Association about your engagement with them. If you are not on NWRA’s mailing list, sign up now!

Thanks everyone for you support of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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Chat with the Chief: A Discussion of the Refuge System’s Strategies & Funding

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Wednesday, June 28th, 2pm ET

Join Cynthia Martinez, Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System, for an update on:

  • National Wildlife Refuge System funding
  • Strategy for communicating with Congress
  • Climate change and resiliency activities
  • Other updates for Friends Groups

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Cynthia Martinez, Chief of the National Wildlife Refuge System
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service

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NWRA Announces O’Brien Prize for Refuge Friends Groups

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The National Wildlife Refuge Association is excited to announce the third installment of the O’Brien Prize, an annual award for our Friends groups. The prize is named after Donal O’Brien III, a past Board Chair and longtime enthusiast of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Don is a generous supporter of the great work we do for national wildlife refuges and is very impressed by the dedication and effectiveness of Refuge Friends groups. 

Last year, the Friends of the Willamette Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex won the O’Brien Prize for their Bilingual Trail Video Project. They created short trail videos in English and Spanish showcasing the plants, animals, and habitats found within the William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, the Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge, and the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge. 

This year, we are offering a prize of up to $3,000. In order to apply, please use this application form. Please email the completed form back to us by April 18th, 2022. We plan to announce the winner/s at the end of April. 

Thank you for everything you do for your local refuge and for the National Wildlife Refuge System. We are very proud to call you our partners and recognize the very important work you all do. We look forward to receiving your application. 

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Webinar on Donor-Centered Fundraising

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We want to thank Aimee Arent and Tom Romito from the Friends of Ottawa NWR in Ohio for presenting the webinar on Donor-Centered Fundraising: Challenging your mindset about the F word as promised.

Here is the recording and slides from the webinar.

This recording will be archived on this website in our Resource Center under the category, Webinars by CORFA/NWRA.

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