Are you successful? How can you tell? Isn’t it great, to look back on a recently completed fiscal year, and say, “yes, we did it!  We were successful!” But  many fundraisers can’t ever experience that little bit of euphoria. Nor can their…
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As nonprofit leaders struggle mightily to make the world a better place, they find that just focusing on the mission is not enough. Attacks from politicians looking to score political points or media outlets desperate for readers/viewers…
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We wanted to share with you some nonprofit articles, opinions and resources that caught our eye in the month of July.Engage More Donors With Your Brand This Year-End – “It’s really never too early to get started thinking about year-end…
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In this webinar, Julia Campbell outlines public relations techniques that nonprofits can implement to build movements and connect with supporters, in an authentic and ethical way.Full Transcript:Steven: All right, Julia. My watch just…
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Randy Hawthorne and I have a lot in common. We both run a blog, a conference and a webinar series for fundraisers, and we both opened up co-working spaces for nonprofits. What I lack is his fashion sense, a print magazine, and a podcast –…
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Can You Take This Survey On Nonprofit Bequest Marketing?Did you know that bequest marketing produces the most ROI (return on investment) of any fundraising activity?In fact, it’s “kind of off the charts” according to Tom Ahern.He goes on…
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by Bill Jacobs | Jul 25, 2018 | Planned Giving | Recently, we did a large-sample national survey of donors in the United States. We asked a wide variety of questions and we will be blogging about some of their answers over the next few…
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One of the biggest challenges for any conference or event planner is getting funding. Love it or hate it, this one piece determines whether the rest of the conference efforts succeed or fail. Do you dread it?  Have you ever considered the…
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The short answer is all of them.But that’s not always possible, especially if you have a high gift volume.Few doubt the power of thank you phone calls. McConkey International UK found that first-time donors who get a personal thank you…
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In Part 1 of this three-part series about developing your unique, essential “Case for Support.” I introduced the concept of the nonprofit mission, values and vision triad. Together they’re how you are known in the community. They become…
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