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Volunteers are much more likely to give and give more significantly and more predictably. The talented development professional is uniquely adept at sourcing volunteer opportunities that increase engagement and giving.
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Many people use personal trainers. They can help teach you best practices, evaluate and correct your technique, motivate you, and often just keep you accountable to your goals. The development […]
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The CFO and CDO often speak different languages when it comes to counting and recognizing philanthropic revenue. The CFO speaks a language called GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) while the […]
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Memorial gifts and honor gifts are very effective methods of raising funds. Memorial gifts provide thoughtful ways to remember loved ones who have passed away. Honor gifts celebrate special occasions […]
#125
You create your own luck in fundraising. John Milton named it when he said, “Luck is the residue of design.” I usually trace my good fortune back to the conscious, […]
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The best fundraising is selfless. Creating something meaningful for those you don’t know who will benefit from the possibilities you create today is philanthropy at its core. We are thankful […]
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Words like “support” and “partner” rather than donate can increase donations significantly because they invite people into a relationship.
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Dan Pallotta said it best when he commented that “our generation does not want its epitaph to read, ‘We kept charity overhead low.’ We want it to read that we […]
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If you can effectively appeal to your most critical donor, you can effectively appeal to almost any donor. The friction and difficulty and challenge sharpens our language and approach.
#120
Great fundraisers are big tenters, always working to gather together every key individual even when some of those people might be dissenting voices. Key thought-leaders and market-makers are among those […]