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Watch me pull a heartfelt donation out of a hat! This is one of my all-time...
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Is this how you're making your donor feel?!?! BOO! Halloween is creeping up on us, so I’ve...
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In 1984 Robert Cialdini wrote a groundbreaking book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, outlining principles...
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In Part 1 of this 3-part series about the too-often-overlooked “secret” strategy of making good...
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A strong first impression sets the tone for everything that will follow. We all know this. But...
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The more publicly people commit, the more resistant they are to changing their minds This article...
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You've done your homework. You've built the relationship, learned what matters to the donor, identified...
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A successful major gift solicitation rarely begins when you ask for a gift. It begins...
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Ready to get your share of the major gift goodies? Every organization should have a major...
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This is a smart way to organically build a monthly donor program. 1. Make monthly giving...
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I recently wrote about the new rules of fundraising being "human first, digital fast." It's a...
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Eight years ago, I wrote an article asking, “Why Aren’t You Doing More Online Fundraising?”...
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We recently lost 36-year-old actress Haydon Panettiere. I was first introduced to her in the...
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You can’t ask someone else to passionately support your organization until you’ve personally connected with...
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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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Reframing how you’ve done fundraising in the past is not optional. It’s time for a...
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Nonprofits put enormous time and care into donor communications. Yet too often, appeals, emails, newsletters,...
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When it comes to marketing communications, you need a strategic plan that will serve you...
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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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Is a culture of philanthropy just something that’s ‘nice’ to have? Does it simply make...
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Here’s something I learned from a remarkable Sunday school teacher [who demonstrated by attempting to...
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Why do so many fundraisers get no satisfaction? Fundraisers report money is the number one reason...