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At the Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation's 2012 Washington Nonprofit Conference, five fundraising pros shared their secrets to implementing and running a monthly giving program in their session, "25 Proven Monthly Giving Tools & Ideas Packed in 50 Minutes."

At the Direct Marketing Association Nonprofit Federation's 2012 Washington Nonprofit Conference Thursday, five fundraising pros shared their secrets to implementing and running a monthly giving program in their session, "25 Proven Monthly Giving Tools & Ideas Packed in 50 Minutes."

As part of our January cover story, we asked some fundraising pros to fill in these blanks: "My favorite trend right now is ______. I would like to see _____ just go away." Some of their answers were pretty surprising, with things likes mobile giving, special events and good ol' No. 10s being wished off the face of the fundraising earth.

To usher in 2012, we asked a plethora of fundraising pros with expertise in a variety of areas to share some of their best tips for their fellow fundraisers. We also wanted to know what their favorite (and least favorite) things are that are going on in fundraising.

Well, this is it, folks — our last chance to talk about fundraising in 2011 while it's still 2011. We know you're all busy sending out those last-minute e-mail appeals, but when you finally click "send" one last time this year, grab yourself a cup of cheer and settle in with some fellow fundraisers as they share their thoughts on fundraising 2011.

DMW Direct, a direct response advertising agency, announced that it won five MarCom Awards, an international awards competition that recognizes outstanding creative achievement by marketing and communications professionals. The company received two awards in the Platinum category, three awards in the Gold category, plus two Honorable Mentions.

DMW Direct, a leading direct response advertising agency, today announced that effective January 1, 2012, Debbie Merlino will be appointed President of DMW Direct Fundraising — a division of the company which serves non-profit organizations nationwide in support of their fundraising and membership-building programs. Current President Tom Hurley will continue to play a key role, serving as a Senior Advisor to the business.

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) presented its 2011 International ECHO Awards at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center during the DMA2011 Conference & Exhibition, which concludes Oct. 6.

Nonprofit winners include Ministry of Health, Heart of the City/Auckland Council, Doctors Without Borders, SickKids Foundation / Winning Charities International, Outreach International, World Jewish Congress Foundation, World Vision U.S. and The Salvation Army in Canada.

DMW Direct, a direct-response advertising agency, recently garnered two awards from the Professional Insurance Marketing Association (PIMA) for its work on behalf of clients Samaritan Health Plans and Network Health.

The big takeaway was that merge/purge has a new face and a new place in the fundraising world.