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Most fear of fundraising boils down to two factors: (1) fear of rejection, and (2) fear of...
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Eliminate donor retention anxietywith your monthly giving program! It’s the time of year when nonprofits...
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Does your nonprofit promote stock gifts? You should! A groundbreaking study by Dr. Russell James...
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You’ve got your work cut out for you. I get lots of questions about what...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium shares the love with their donors. I love a good celebration. And nothing...
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This Thursday folks in the United States will celebrate what I consider to be...
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People are more generous when they feel more connected. Like members of your community....
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If I had to tell you what you need to do to succeed with...
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Are you seeding the clouds? If you’ve been around ten years or more, and have...
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You are a philanthropy facilitator. Your job, if you choose to accept it, is...
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How well do you fulfill your would-be supporters wishes? Believe it or not, this guest...
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First impressions matter. “Five times as many people read the headline as read the body...
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Ready to take the leap from your way to a new way? Tomorrow is "leap...
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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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What emotions align with your nonprofit mission and brand identity? I adore color. I’m definitely...
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I often say “If you want gifts, you must give them.” I’ve written about this...
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Times are tough. It’s easy to get demoralized. Especially if you work for a...
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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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When organizations aren’t raising as much money as they need, they’ll often tell me:...
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What will you hope for in the coming year? Recently a college classmate asked me...
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I don’t compile a list like this every year, but this year was different. It...
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Do you wear your values as a sign, or live them? “Philanthropic culture is a...
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When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber...
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Philanthropy comes from the Greek and means love (philos) of humankind (anthropos). Nonprofits are...