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Getting More From Your Smaller Donors
It’s a new year – 2014 is here and the battle to raise sustainable support for your organization begins anew. Some development departments and professionals are planning annual fundraising events,...
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This Week’s #fundchat – Your Nonprofit Stinks At Donor Retention (And What To...
Review the chat transcript for tips and advice! Click here. The single most important thing your nonprofit can do right now is to focus the majority of your energies on donor retention. Yes, it’s even...
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Make A Resolution To Be Donor Centered
New Year’s resolutions are a mixed bag. Most people make them with good intentions and then revert back to their old habits after a few weeks. Now that we are almost four weeks into the New Year, how...
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Fundraisers: Just Shut Up Already
It wasn’t the first time I’d seen something like this. Once again, I watched as a colleague confidently strode toward the party. Eager to talk to any and everyone in the room, she helped herself to a...
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#fundchat Kicks Off #DonorLove Series
It started with a mysterious tweet: @brendankinney Friend, Yoda is trying to DM you, but failing. Even though it says you are following me, DM is not working. — Yoda, CFRJ (@FundraisingYoda) January...
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A #DonorLove Lesson From A Fortune Cookie?
Have you ever had a Thai fortune cookie? Until recently, I never even knew they existed. Over the years, I’ve eaten more than my share of Chinese fortune cookies. However, I had never experienced the...
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This Week’s #fundchat – Being Authentic: How To Make Every Donor Feel Special
Click here for the transcript! This week, it’s all about #DonorLove at #fundchat, and we’re celebrating #DonorLove Day with a special edition of #fundchat that is all about making your donors feel...
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Can Thank You Letters Contain An Ask And Still Show #DonorLove?
A thank you letter to a donor can certainly contain an ask for another gift along with a response envelope. However, should it? NO!! This is not just my opinion. Penelope Burk, author of...
View ArticleEmotional Intelligence: Why It Matters to Great Fundraisers
Do you ever wonder what distinguishes a great fundraiser from a good one? Emotional Intelligence is part of it. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in...
View ArticleDonor Stewardship: More than a ‘Thank You’
“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.” – Henri Frederic Amiel, 19th century...
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More Than Money: Connecting Donor Values To Your Cause
Click here to review the chat transcript! This week, #fundchat is going to dip its toe into the art of fundraising. After all, fundraising is more about the money. We’ll focus instead on how to...
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