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What Are You Doing to Change?

“If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.”   I don’t know who came up with that quote. I… Read More


Being a Frontline Fundraiser with Dan Shephard (EF-S03-E07)

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Being a Frontline Fundraiser with Dan Shephard (Season 3, Episode 7)

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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 YOU NEED TO HIT YOUR… Read More


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 C’s of Successful Fundraising. Although,… Read More


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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! You don’t need to over-think… Read More


Manually qualifying donors and Major Gift Opportunities

Manually qualifying supporters Beyond lead scoring and gift consideration, we realize there is a lot of manual qualification that you and your team complete. All… Read More


How Your Restaurant Waiter Can Teach You About Fundraising

The theory of reciprocity is powerful.  And nowhere is it displayed more dramatically than in restaurants every day. Think about it.  Your waiter is basically… Read More


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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 Schreifels) totally ‘get’ it! For… Read More


It’s Time to Ditch Fundraising Personas (Season 3, Episode 6)

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It’s Time to Ditch Fundraising Personas (EF-S03-E06)

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The Definitive Menu of Engagement Fundraising Marketing Channels

We know that it’s not always easy to determine where you should be focusing your efforts (and your dollars). So we developed this nifty little… Read More


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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 you to take a listen…. Read More


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 PDF of the book up… Read More


Manually change legacy gift consideration in Donor 360

Manually changing legacy gift consideration Thank you for letting us know that you needed to be able to update a supporter’s legacy gift consideration stage!… Read More


Success and Happiness (Season 3, Episode 5)

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Success and Happiness (EF-S03-E05)

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Are you avoiding your donors?

Too often I’ve seen some ‘fundraisers’ do whatever they can to avoid actually talking to donors. “I can’t call ’em yet. I’m waiting for the… Read More


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