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In my last article I offered a compendium of common sense event planning advice. It...
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Let’s begin with the Big Kahuna piece of advice: Ask yourself WHY you want to...
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For at least the past five years I’ve been actively encouraging nonprofits of all stripes...
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I’m excited to share three easy tips with you, and the results are measurable. ...
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Some rules are meant to be broken. These three aren’t. Never. That is, unless you want...
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What do you spend more time on? Asking or thanking? The lion’s share of nonprofits spend...
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Before asking, begin by assuring you and your donor are on the same page. The major...
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There’s a treasure trove of knowledge and research around major gift fundraising. What works well....
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The major gift journey is a synergistic one. You see, it’s both your journey and...
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The fate of the world is in all of our hands It’s tone deaf to fail...
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You’ve no doubt become familiar by now with the term “digital revolution.” It’s something that’s...
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You are a philanthropy facilitator. Your job, if you choose to accept it, is to...
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Orientation matters; otherwise, everything can become unbalanced and out of whack. Please don’t leave your new...
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Please don’t leave your new (or old for that matter) board members dangling! Being a board...
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Sustain the positive energy of love and connection Are you throwing your former board members out...
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Yes, nonprofit newsletters can raise money! And they should delight, retain and upgrade donors too. How does...
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When I think about nonprofit content marketing, one of my favorite marketing strategists is Jay Baer,...
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What emotions align with your nonprofit mission and brand identity? I adore color. I’m definitely not...
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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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There's no good excuse not to create awareness about your cause. How the heck are...
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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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Don't waste valuable donor communications -- whatever form they take! Don’t ignore a single disgruntled supporter. If...
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Your organization won’t survive and thrive with only great fundraising technicians. You—and the entire social benefit...
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Fundraising is too often seen, at best, as a ‘necessary evil.’ When viewed this way,...