February 2018

Welcome to your Monthly Clairification Tip! Who can forget that Valentine’s Day is this month? What an opportune time to show your donors some . Send donors valentines to show them your (if you want to plan further in advance, consider doing something like this for Mother’s or Father’s Day). For some great ideas, check…

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January 2018

Welcome to your Monthly Clairification Tip! Let’s get the New Year off to a great start by revisiting your Mission Statement. Why? Because everything you do emanates from the WHY of your existence.  The Mission answers the question: What would happen if your organization ceased to exist.  For example, a food bank’s mission might be simply: “To End…

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December 2017 Tip

Welcome to your Clairification Dashboard and Monthly Tip! You’ll find something new here each month — paralleling what you’re likely thinking about during this time period. This month I’m giving you multiple tips because, heck, it’s a very critical month for fundraisers! Did you know nonprofits receive 50% of their annual contributions from October to…

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November 2017 Tip

First, please know how very special my Clairification School students are to me, and how grateful I am to have this opportunity to my experience and wisdom with you. It gives me a warm glow to know there are so many folks like you endeavoring to make our world a better and caring…

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Welcome to Your September 2017 Tips

Of course you’re working on your annual appeal and year-end fundraising plan. And if you want detailed specifics on how to do either you can grab one of my E-Guides: Anatomy of a Fundraising Appeal Letter plus Sample Template Year-End Fundraising Solution Kit – To-Do’s + Checklists Right now I want to give you a…

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Welcome to Your July-August 2017 Tips

The summer months are a great time to plan to hold an “inspiring philanthropy” (aka board fundraising training) session; then provide volunteers with assignments so they can hit the ground running! These are best held in September/October – in time to fire folks up for year-end major gift asks. Consider inviting a facilitator to run…

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