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Here comes my occasional “Do’s vs. Don’ts” feature, where I share with you something arriving...
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Often it's the little things that make the experience count The biggest fundraising time of the...
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Does your nonprofit promote stock gifts? You should! A groundbreaking study by Dr. Russell James J.D.,...
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Think about the last time someone went out of their way to thank you —...
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Where does retention fall within your priorities? EIght years ago,Tom Belford of The Agitator penned a...
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Gratitude. Thankfulness. Appreciation. The feels both you and a donor feel whenever someone contemplates, or gives,...
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What's holding you back? Culture? Fear? How do you help people afraid of fundraising become comfortable...
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What makes an effective major donor solicitation? I could just say (1) prepare, (2) prepare, (3)...
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All you’ve got to do is ask! Seriously. The number one reason people don’t make a...
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In Part 1, we reframed what digital fundraising is really about: not just mastering tools,...
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Eight years ago, I wrote an article asking, “Why Aren’t You Doing More Online Fundraising?”...
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Studies show one-fourth of all charitable giving happens in December. For some organizations (maybe yours?),...
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Focus on the Rainbow, Not the Storm If you’re coming at fundraising from the perspective of...
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If you have board members who aren't giving a monetary gift... If you have board members...
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When organizations aren’t raising as much money as they need, they’ll often tell me: “We...
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In a world filled with urgent headlines and heart-wrenching crises, it’s easy for fundraisers to...
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Your nonprofit’s story is the whole ball of wax. Without it, you’ve got nothing. So let’s really...
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Have you ever found yourself, whether by accident or design, face-to-face with a VIP –...
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If you are a U.S. Citizen, it is VOTE! BE THE CHANGE you want to see. "Democracy...
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Steven Shattuck of Bloomerang wrote something for Nonprofit Hub called the Ultimate Nonprofit Social Media...
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Figure out a killer way to capture folks attention. We live in an information overload society....
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If it smells like a fish...Today I've been thinking about how government and nonprofits work...
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Can there be any innovation where we fail to accept the fact that the status...
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I just came across this blog post. Technology Can't Help YouWhile I agree that technology...
Culture & Values
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Fundraising is too often seen, at best, as a ‘necessary evil.’ When viewed this way,...
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These are the best of times. These are the worst of times. However you see the...
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We're entering an era of uncertainty. For many, this has been a gut-wrenching week. And not...