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Clairity Click-it: Focus Your Appeals, Smart Crowd Funding, Marketing and Social Media Trends

Because people are SO busy at this time of year, and SO bombarded with messages, you’ve got to focus… stand out… target the right audiences in the right places… and invest the resources to do it right.  This week’s links will give you some fuel for your marketing and fundraising engine, for year-end and beyond!

Clairity Click-it: Invest in Fundraising, Fundraise, Thank and Steward

Are you muddling along because you don’t have the resources you need  to invigorate your fundraising? Are you working hard, but maybe not so smart?  Are you making the most of opportunities to steward donors so they’ll repeat their gifts?  And what about your donor thank you’s – are they good enough to get you a second gift?  Take a look at this week’s links if you could use help in any of these areas.

Clairity Click-it: Tweak Your System to Improve Year-End Fundraising

As year-end fundraising approaches, just doing it the way you’ve always done it – or imitating the way others do it – may not be enough to set you apart from the crowd.  So… our theme this week is to think outside the box – just a little. Teach yourself a few new tricks, and get outside — literally! —  to invigorate your fundraising.  So… let’s start with a post of almost the same name!

Clairity Click-it: Planned Giving, Twitter for Nonprofits, Visual Trend, Google Glass, Thanking Year-end Donors

Just a few links this week, since I know you’re winding down after Halloween revelries and may be in a sugar-induced coma.  Grab a cup of coffee and check these out. They’ll get November off to a good start!

Planned Giving

Click-It: Year-End Planned Giving Ideas to Include in Tips to Donors. Today is Dia de los Muertos  — a time for honoring departed souls. What better day to