It’s too bad that nonprofit leaders and board members thwart risk-taking
I think too many in the nonprofit sector fear failure. Unfortunately, that paralyzes people. It prevents them from making decisions…
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Let’s treat donors like piggy banks, not ATMs!
Stay with me on this. Of course, you can’t expect to get money out of a piggy bank unless you…
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Why Your Year-End Fundraising Failed To Generate As Much Revenue As You Hoped
If your end-of-year ‘interruption’ marketing results were not what you hoped for, perhaps my prediction about ‘FUNDRAISING CLIMATE CHANGE‘ (in…
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The Four Selfs
I think donors like to qualify themselves, educate themselves, involve themselves, and solicit themselves. I call these the “four selfs”…
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Automated Cultivation vs. “Moves Management”
I’ve never really felt comfortable with the phrase “moves management.” If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it refers to a…
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Are You Ready to Engage?
If you have been following our past posts, you should have a deep understanding of Engagement Fundraising and its fundamental…
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3 scientific concepts you should understand and use properly to break through the noise and gain your supporters’ attention.
People are busy. They’re also drowning in information, data, marketing, and fundraising communications. Gaining their attention isn’t easy. Here are…
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Free Webinar: 9 Useful Proven Strategies To Get The Major Donor Visit (Claire Axelrad)
I’m excited to share that Clairification Claire (Claire Axelrad) will be hosting a webinar with us on Tuesday, January 8th…
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Here are my IN’s & OUT’s for 2019… what do you think about them?
OUTS Being disrespectful, interrupting & annoying supporters Spray-n’-pray marketing Show up n’ throw up presentations Treating donors like ATM machines…
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5 Simple Steps for Fundraising Success Thanks to Marc Pitman
A Welcome Discovery! I came across this terrific little book while I was home, nursing a really bad cold this…
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Exciting addition to the team!
On December 3rd, we shared an exciting announcement that nonprofit fundraising veteran, Dan Doyle is joining our Fundraising Report Card…
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A bunch of reasons why January is NOT necessarily the best time to ‘hit your donor’s mailbox’
Recently I saw a question posted on a discussion board that was inspired by a blog (NOT mine) titled: WHY…
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4 simple concepts that can help you raise sophisticated transformational gifts
I like this blog post written by Greg Ring over at The Giving Crowd. In it, he outlines his Four…
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How to stop over-thinking and start engaging
Confucius said, “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Engagement fundraising is so darn simple too!…
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How to think about major gifts
Ditto! That’s all I can say when I read Veritus Group’s blog articles. Ditto! These guys (Richard Perry and Jeff…
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Now you can hear me on the ‘Freakshow’!
My pal Brady Josephson (self-proclaimed charity nerd) had me on his relatively new podcast titled: The Generosity Freakshow. I encourage…
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Free Download: Engagement Fundraising – Introduction and Chapter 1!
Today’s your chance to read the introduction and chapter 1 of Engagement Fundraising for free! We are offering a free…
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How success and happiness relate to the raising of money
Everyone wants success and happiness in their lives. Sadly, too many people are misled or misdirected by the media and teachers about what success and …
Top 8 reasons why you might want to read my new book: Engagement Fundraising
Here are 8 reasons why you might want to read my new book: Engagement Fundraising …
Focus on your donors’ lives, not their wallets
I came across this very interesting article a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d share it since it led…
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Is it time to dump donor ‘scores’?
Are scores really worth the trouble? It seems like every service provider has a scoring system for your donors. They've…
MoreThe number one thing to avoid saying when you call a planned giving prospect
So somebody was interested in learning more about how to update their will. You know because they sent in a…
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