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What a Cowboy Taught Me About Fundraising
A recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee got me reflecting on the parallels between country music and fundraising: There is nothing more intimate than listening to a country musician croon about lost...
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Powerful Procrastination Tips
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday” Why do we do it! Why do we put things off until another day or time? Are we lazy? Are we overworked? Are we stuck? Procrastination has a nasty...
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Capturing a Donor’s Attention with Urgency
“Why do you think the building going to fail, Jenny? It’s been here for almost 100 years. Who’s to say it can’t survive another 100 years.” I was shocked! I was interviewing a longtime volunteer from...
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How to Build Community
In this video, you’ll learn four great tips for how to grow your community of champions and supporters: TAKEAWAY What do you need right now? How can you be more specific with your ask so that they...
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Creating your Wish List
Watch this video to find out how to create your wish list for your organization so that your community can help. TAKEAWAY When you have a wish list, you have ways that people can help you. Get clear...
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Senior Leadership Mentor Groups
“If you need to go fast, go alone. If you need to go far, go together” Challenge yourself to make your own learning opportunities, no matter where you are, no matter what your circumstances....
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The only two resources you’ll ever need
Your success as a fundraiser depends on your control of two resources. These two resources impact everything you do: your ability to make informed decisions, raise more money and help the community...
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How to Get (New) Money out of your Current Budget
The hero of our story is a dedicated fundraising leader. He or she is committed to investing in staff training, database development, an outside mail house, staff resources, and more. The fundraiser...
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Finding the right metrics for fundraising success
Vanity metrics. Those metrics that sound really fancy, but they don’t help you to DO anything differently. # facebook likes (so what—what’s next after that? Where’s the call to ACTION?) # people on...
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Secrets to building your annual giving donor community
Your organization is so incredibly fortunate to have loyal donors who give every year! Treat them well, and they are the key to your future fundraising success. How do you measure the success of your...
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The story behind the gift
Every gift tells a story, if you take the time to listen. #fundraisingmojo ← Tweet this When donors choose your organization to make a gift, they are telling you something about themselves: I believe...
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Your words are your truth
They stealthily creep into your language. They may be small, but they pack a big wallop! I’m talking about those “hedge” words that bracket the good intentions of other words: just, I think, maybe,...
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5 Tips for a Super Sleuth Fundraiser
This post originally appeared in Hilborn Charity e-news Being a fundraiser is like being a detective: you’re always on the hunt for the real story, the real impact that your organization has on the...
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How to call people you don’t know . . . yet
Fundraising is a full contact sport. The best parts of our job happens away from our desk when we connect with people through a shared mission. Some of our relationships are with existing donors, and...
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