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It’s not too late to use these tips to help with your year-end fundraising. This...
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Think carefully about the 'frame' in which you place your appeal Are you framing your...
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Percolate on these ideas; choose 1 - 2 to wake up your year-end campaign! The...
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Learn to Light Up Your Donors' Lives Do you have some major donor prospects you’re...
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Never underestimate the power of a prompt, personal, thoughtful thank you. If you’re not retaining...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium shares the love with their donors. I love a good celebration. And nothing...
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Here comes my occasional “Do’s vs. Don’ts” feature, where I share with you something...
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The major gift journey is a synergistic one. You see, it’s both your journey...
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You’re stretched thin. Competition for philanthropic dollars has intensified. You know long-term survival depends on...
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I’m continuing with my increasingly popular “Do’s vs. Don’ts” feature which I began last spring. I...
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I’m continuing with my occasional “Do’s vs. Don’ts” feature which I began last spring....
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‘Hand-Me-Downs’ is a new Clairification School feature, based on my lifelong love of borrowing,...
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Focus on the rainbow, not the storm. If you’re coming at fundraising from the perspective...
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Are you and your board locked in combat -- often knocking each other down? Recently...
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Ready to LEAP forward to a new nonprofit board leadership model? "My board is driving...
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When your meaning's unclear, what results? I hate jargon. With a passion. Hate it. Hate it....
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Do you ever worry you’re not doing enough to attract the donors of the...
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It takes a village to tell the whole story A recent article on Beth’s (Kanter)...
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Steven Shattuck of Bloomerang wrote something for Nonprofit Hub called the Ultimate Nonprofit Social...
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Figure out a killer way to capture folks attention. We live in an information overload...
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There's no good excuse not to create awareness about your cause. How the heck...
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There’s a lot about fundraising folks take for granted. And not in a good...
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Does this look like a 21st century nonprofit to you? Ask someone on the street...
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The tyranny of email is killing your productivity - and you. We live in an...
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What if we all followed the 'Golden Rule?' Philanthropy comes from the Greek and means...
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I have a dream... Today would have been Dr. Martin Luther King’s 91st birthday. During his lifetime...
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Lean into fear to inspire caring A very accomplished friend of mine wrote a provocative,...