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8/31 #fundchat: Worst Practices in Fundraising & Development
Updated: Read the transcript and check out the stats from a very enlightening #fundchat! Thanks to @hashtracking for providing real-time access, stats and details. … Here are tonight’s questions: Let’s...
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9/14 #fundchat Summary: Ethics in Fundraising (including transcript)
Thanks to all for a great edition of #fundchat last night. Thanks to @hashtracking for providing a report of the festivities. Here’s a recap: Participants: 67 Tweets: 507 Impressions: 731,000 Reach:...
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10/19 #fundchat: “Getting Ready to Ask for a Big Gift”
READ the transcript (Now available!) Last month, Tony Martignetti of #nonprofitradio fame, was featured on The Chronicle of Philanthropy website. His podcast, “Getting Ready to Ask for a Big Gift,”...
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Designing a Successful Donor Loyalty Program
Update: The link to the transcript (and stats) have been posted on our transcript page. What’s the secret to a successful donor loyalty program? There are many ways to look at donor loyalty, from the...
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The Capital Campaign
The transcript is NOW available. It’s a big week for #fundchat tweeps across the globe: It’s capital campaign week. First, the #fundchat community will come together for a regular #fundchat edition to...
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Finding New Friends: The Art & Science of Acquisition
Transcript now available. Scroll to see results of donor acquisition poll. Without question, one of the most difficult aspects of fundraising is finding new friends and converting them into donors to...
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How to Build Relationships with Your Donors Using LinkedIn
In June, I gave a talk to the Kitsap Development Officers Group in Poulsbo, Washington, about how I used LinkedIn when working with major donors. (Thanks to Chris Davenport for the invitation!) There...
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Fundraiser Toolkit: Working the Room
I had a colleague who told me, as we prepared to attend a pre-opening donor event at an art museum, that these events were very difficult for her. “They aren’t hard for you; you like talking with...
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Appreciation Is Not A Process
The other day I was having lunch with two other fundraisers. Each of us started new positions within the last year; we were chatting about what is new and different, what is working well, what can be...
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Give Your Nonprofit Volunteers The Right Tools
photo credit: UGArdener via photopin cc As fundraisers, we are so fortunate to work with volunteers who are supporters and wish to assist our charity with fundraising. I’m not talking about event...
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Fundraisers: Are You Ready?
I smile when I see this ad from Alaska Airlines. In a witty way, it demonstrates how to make a quick decision appropriate to the moment. As fundraisers, sometimes we need to be ready for a change of...
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5 Rules For Giving Thanks
The other days a friend messaged me: “You are remarkably good at ‘gratitude.’” I felt humbled. Maybe I am good at gratitude. Or maybe I’m just better at taking the time to tell people, “I appreciate...
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What ‘No’ Means for Fundraisers
Here’s what “No” really means from your donor: I’m too busy - You haven’t prepared me for this conversation, or I’m not ready to make this level of commitment I don’t trust you - You or your charity...
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For Fundraisers, Why Quantity Is Sometimes Better Than Quality
Everything I was taught growing up focused on the idea that quality was better than quantity. My father was always reinforcing that, especially with these two sayings: Measure twice, cut once. If a...
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Delivering More Gratitude Than Expected
2014 has arrived. I’m not a big “make a resolution list” person. I think it’s better to evaluate all through the year. But what I do like to do is think about what was good about last year and dream...
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Overcoming The Challenges Of ‘Working The Room’
Recently I’ve been talking about Working the Room – how to get the most out of donor relationships during event. Then I wrote a post about getting the right people to the event. The posts outlined...
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Working the Room: Getting the ‘Right’ People
In my last post, I offered some practical tips on ensuring that your nonprofit events maximize donor, volunteer, and prospect relationships and help move them forward (and how to deal with challenges...
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