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Dec222025

3 Top Strategies to Close Out the Fundraising Year Spectacularly

If there was ever a time to optimize your e fundraising strategy, now is it. So, don’t get anxious simply waiting for the phone for stuff to happen. You can make it happen! Because it’s the most generous time of the year. During the period from mid-November through the end of December, organizations typically secure…

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December 22, 2025Leave a commentAnnual GivingBy Claire Axelrad
Dec152025
Three-San-Francisco-Hearts: Heart-of-Gold; Birds-of-the-Americas; Keeping-Balance. Benefit for S.F. General Hospital Foundation.

Are Transaction Fees Quietly Undermining Your Donor Relationships?

I’ve written about this before. But since I continue to get questions, I’m writing about it again. Fundraisers wonder about the upsides and downsides in asking donors to cover credit card and other gift transaction fees. Hmmn… First, let me be upfront in letting you know my gut emotional response to doing this is “no.”…

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December 15, 2025Leave a commentAnnual GivingBy Claire Axelrad
Dec112025
Pile of unclaimed money

STOP Leaving So Much Money on Your Table

You may not think you have a “money left on the table” problem. But, bear with me. Because, in my experience, many, many nonprofits – perhaps most of them – have tables in waiting areas literally groaning under the weight of piles and piles and piles of unclaimed, unused money. You’ve done most of the…

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December 11, 2025Leave a commentDonor RetentionBy Claire Axelrad
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