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New Free Webinar: Nov 11th The Brave New World of Donor Databases
Robert Weiner NEW FREE WEBINAR: The Brave New World of Donor Databases with Robert Weiner DATE: November 11th, 2014 TIME: 1pm ET, 12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am PT Register here Maybe you think — or know —...
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Let’s plan for your fundraising success in 2015!
Have you ever wanted to stop running around trying to do too many things at once? Do you wish you could have a more relaxed working life? When you plan your fundraising, you know what’s coming up, and...
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Crucial Year End Giving FREE Webinar November 24th, 2014 10am PT, 11am MT, 12pm CT, 1pm ET According to Blackbaud, most money is raised in the last quarter of the year. Around the holidays, people tend...
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Should you be worried about your appeal letter?
how to send appeal letters in bulk It’s time to start sending out your appeal. Should you be worried? Well, if you haven’t done the background work to make your letter successful, then YES. You should...
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Reading your donor’s body language: 4 hints they might be sending
When you think about body language, there’s so much that goes into it! So many things to notice that we might not even know where to start. What does THIS posture say? Crossed arms, looking to the...
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I wish I could give you this for Christmas
Let me tell you a story about my family. My family came to visit me in October. We were sitting at a restaurant, and my dad got a waiter to take a picture of all of us. It was sweet. It was...
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11 ways to make today better in your fundraising office
It’s a new year! TIME FOR A FRESH START! I seem to talk mostly about what is wrong with our sector, and I confess it is beginning to weigh on my spirit. I actually had a lot of fun sometimes when I was...
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I am learning how to write. How about you?
I am always learning how to write. It does get easier, but there’s always another mountain to climb. For right now, for example, I feel like I’ve got appeal letters nailed, but I’m learning how to...
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90 donors in 30 days
I just finished a crowd funding campaign for the Pokey the Penguin comic in December. We got 90 donors in 30 days! I never thought we would get more than $500. But then, I have very low expectations...
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How to make every donor want to give to you
Recently I was reading Marie Forleo’s How to Make Every Man Want You. Why? Well, a friend recommended it, and I had been reading Marie’s blog for years, and had never read her book. So I wanted to see...
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How to find 90 donors in the next month
This is your last chance to get a $20 discount on this course this year! It’s normally $107, and just $87 until the end of the day Feb 28th. Go here to get started. This last December, we found 92...
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How to succeed with monthly giving and crowdfunding
Have you ever wondered how monthly giving works? Did you ever want to do it better? Are you curious about monthly giving? Are you curious about crowd-funding? I am. What if you combined monthly giving...
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How can you inspire generosity?
When I was back on the east coast for the holidays, I went to a radical bookstore with my parents in Brattleboro, Vermont. This bookstore was special. And before long, I was browsing around, and I...
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Nonprofit Annual Report Master Class Three webinar series
It’s the end of the fiscal year for many of us, and we are working on our annual reports. We (Vanessa Chase of the Storytelling Nonprofit and Mazarine Treyz of Wild Woman Fundraising) are going to do a...
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5 Types of Matching Gift Letters Every Nonprofit Should Be Sending
Hi everyone! Do you want more matching gifts? Yes? Well, then today I’m gifting you a guest post by Adam Weinger, President of Double the Donation. In a less professional world, you and 12 friends...
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How can screenwriting help you write your nonprofit story?
Why do people give us money? It could be because we asked them. Guilt, fear, hope, or even, possibly, because they want more meaning in their lives. But how do we help them find that meaning, through...
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Goal, Motivation, Conflict
How do you know if your nonprofit story is any good? Are you stuck with writing a story right now? How can you make it better? Well, first of all, Check out Goal, Motivation, Conflict. Does your story...
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How your donors view money
Do you want more donors? If so, you might wonder where your current donors came from. But what makes your current donors give, and how can you get them to give more? You can survey your donors of...
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Having trouble connecting with high net worth donors?
Have you ever struggled to connect with high net worth donors? Are you feeling frustrated because you make so little, and they have so much? Most of us cannot help but respect people with money....
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Thinking about your year end appeal?
Are you writing an appeal letter right now? If you’re going to send an appeal letter for your nonprofit at the end of the year, it’s time to start thinking about how to make this year’s appeal letter...
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