Communication
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Engaging Your Board – How They Can Do More Now
- May 20, 2020
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Categories: Board, Communication
No CommentsIn this time of pandemic, we’ve revised our budgets, pivoted to communicate in new ways, and taken our programming virtual to stay in contact with donors and friends. Crises like these are “go-time” for engaging your board.
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Advice for the New Fundraiser
- November 21, 2019
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Categories: Fundraising, Management
Fundraisers of a certain age (ahem) have a lot to learn from millennials. This younger generation is confident, innovative, and technologically adept.
But millennials can also learn a great deal from seasoned fundraisers. Here are some tips to accelerate the professional development of a new fundraiser. -
Securing Planned Gifts: The Ultimate Expression of Your Donor Relationship
- August 27, 2019
- Posted by: David Kulivan
- Category: Planned Giving
Planned Giving: Initiating a conversation with your donors about bequest can be challenging if not handled the right way.
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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
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
- Categories: Communication, Direct Mail, Systems
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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Swimming and Standing With Thomas Jefferson
- April 11, 2019
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Communication
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.