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Dec252025
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The Thank You Mistakes That Quietly Cost You Donors

Fundraisers talk a lot about asking.  Now, as year-end gifts arrive, let’s turn to the equally important task of thanking. In fact, this may be even important than the ask. If you ask well you get one gift. If you thank well, you may receive a lifetime of gifts. Alas, this is where too…

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December 25, 2025Leave a commentDonor RetentionBy Claire Axelrad
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
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Bloomerang
Created by fundraisers for fundraisers, Bloomerang makes it easy for nonprofits of all shapes and sizes to build and manage donor relationships key to long-term success.
-Claire
When Claire speaks, we listen. There are few consultants in the nonprofit sector who so closely align with Bloomerang's focus on donor stewardship and retention. The Clairification School provides too much value to ignore!
 
Veritas Group
Through training and consulting, deliver a joyful, creative, disciplined step-by-step major gift fundraising approach that assures sustainable, transformational funding.
-Claire
Claire knows her stuff from years of experience!  The resources she provides in her Clarification School are invaluable and are tools you can execute immediately to take your fundraising to new levels of success.
NextAfter
What works can be proven! NextAfter takes an experimental, data-driven, analytic approach to digital-first strategies designed to optimize fundraising results.
-Claire
We most appreciate Claire’s heart. She’s driven to equip all fundraisers with tools and ideas they need to grow generosity, assuring the best ideas in fundraising are not held captive to a select few experts and agencies.
 
Auctria
Auctria’s powerful tool to run your auction and fundraising events makes it easy -from the first donation to the last receipt, and all the activity & bidding in between!
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Clairification’s comprehensive fundraising and nonprofit management insights are the best. We happily refer organizations to Claire for expert philanthropy strategy, tips, and ongoing assistance. Highly recommended!
 
4 a Good Cause
For small nonprofits focused on growing online fundraising the right way, 4aGoodCause combines strong monthly giving tools with hands-on support that feels like a true partner.
-Claire
Claire brings both expertise and generosity to her teaching, and students leave equipped to serve their mission with better messaging, smarter outreach, and more momentum.
Eventgroove
Your one stop shop: custom event & fundraising hub, promo tools, ticketing, print integration, virtual check-in, live streaming, seating, plus sales & referral tracking.
-Claire
Claire’s breadth of experience in the nonprofit sector helps connect all the dots. Clarification School offers an invaluable mix of perceptive ideas, relatable advice, and practical action tips – it’s so worth joining!
 
Virtuous
Full fundraising platform using AI to connect donor data, automate workflows, and guide next actions so teams can build personal donor relationships and grow giving with less time.
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When you find someone who is just a cut-above, it's obvious right away. That's how we felt about Claire - it took just a few minutes for us to want to work more closely with her. Thank goodness we did.
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