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  • Reading the Generational Tea Leaves: What You Can Do Today to Reach the Donors of Tomorrow

    • August 1, 2019
    • Posted by: Ken Marotte
    • Category: Planned Giving, Planning
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    This year, millennials are expected to surpass the baby boomers as America’s largest living generation. This changing of the guard will have a profound impact on your work and mine.

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  • To the Moon and Back: What Your Organization Can Learn from the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

    • July 19, 2019
    • Posted by: David Kulivan
    • Category: Communication
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    What can your fundraising program learn from this historic accomplishment of the moon landing?

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  • Data is the New Bacon

    • July 1, 2019
    • Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
    • Category: Communication, Direct Mail, Systems
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    Too often, fundraisers decide on a course of action—whether holding an event or sending mail to prospects—by listening to their gut rather than using data analysis. Is that fundraising dinner really worthwhile? Are you retaining new donors at an optimal rate?

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  • Philanthropy in America: Trends, Opportunities, and Tips for Success

    • June 21, 2019
    • Posted by: Ken Marotte
    • Category: Philantropy
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    You and your organization devote considerable time and treasure to raising funds for your mission. But what guides these efforts? Intuition and impulse? Or reliable and timely information? If you belong to the latter camp – and you should – it’s time to peruse, absorb, and apply the critical findings of the most recent Giving USA report.

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  • The Rise of the Megadonor and What It Means for Your Nonprofit

    • May 17, 2019
    • Posted by: David Kulivan
    • Category: Foundations, Fundraising, Major Gifts
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    Major gifts often come from so-called megadonors. What does the emergence of this new class of donor mean for nonprofits? How – and should – your nonprofit shift to accommodate and embrace this reality?

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  • Swimming and Standing With Thomas Jefferson

    • April 11, 2019
    • Posted by: Susan Mangels
    • Category: Communication
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    Your donor communications should stand upon principle by conveying your mission clearly and fully—while swimming with the current by engaging each donor on his or her own terms.

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