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Fundraising (3)

Find the Planned Gifts Buried in Your Database: How to discover millions of dollars in gifts you didn’t know were there

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Find the Planned Gifts Buried in Your Database: How to discover millions of dollars in gifts you didn’t know were there

If you have a data set of 10,000 donors who have been giving for at least ten years and have made a gift within the past three years, I’d bet you have about 67-81 donors (with an average of 74) with...

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Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT a 9 to 5 Job!

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Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT a 9 to 5 Job!

Recently, we shared on Facebook and our other social media about a free white paper of ours called, “Six Secrets to Becoming an Extraordinary Major Gift Officer.” One of the six secrets is that if...

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Question of the Month: Why is co-management helpful and what does it mean?

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Question of the Month: Why is co-management helpful and what does it mean?

Most organizations simply don’t have enough resources devoted to training and supporting managers, which means that fundraisers are often left to fend for themselves. Without consistent input,...

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Do You Realize Who You Really Are? Here’s What We Know About Great Fundraisers

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Do You Realize Who You Really Are? Here's What We Know About Great Fundraisers

Right this moment, your head is down, running full speed, until you reach the end of this holiday season. Your hand is cramped from writing so many notes, your heart is beating fast, and you don’t...

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Would You Hire a Fundraiser with No Fundraising Experience?

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Would You Hire a Fundraiser with No Fundraising Experience?

Are you having a hard time finding frontline fundraising talent? You’re not the only one. We’re hearing from our clients how difficult it is finding people to respond to job postings and recruitment...

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Why Do Fundraisers Avoid the Problem in Their Storytelling?

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Why Do Fundraisers Avoid the Problem in Their Storytelling?

You have a flat tire, so you need to go get it fixed. You’re hungry so you stop and get some fast food, or you visit the grocery store. When you’re not feeling well – you go to the doctor. If your...

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Why Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT Just a Career

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Why Being a Frontline Fundraiser is NOT Just a Career

To illustrate the deep impact that you have as a frontline fundraiser in matching your donor’s passions to the mission, I’d like to share a story.

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How Facilitation Skills Make You a Better Fundraiser

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How Facilitation Skills Make You a Better Fundraiser

Have you ever experienced a well-facilitated meeting? If you have, you most likely came out of it feeling like your time was respected and a lot was accomplished. There was space for more in-depth...

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In Fundraising, Vulnerability Is Your Greatest Strength

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In Fundraising, Vulnerability Is Your Greatest Strength

We all have a desire to connect with others. Yet, we’re afraid to. As small children, we felt free to be our true selves. Then, something happened. Bullying, shaming, abandonment, or tragedy happens,...

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Can we all just get along?

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Can We All Get Along?

If your work as a fundraiser is to help a donor experience the most possible joy through their giving by enabling them to give to projects and programs that will help change the world, then it should...

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