A SURE Way to Greater Fundraising Success
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
I once met with an executive director who had 99 problems and her case for support wasn’t one of them. Well, at least she didn’t think so. During our free ...
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How to Engage Your Employees Without Killing Their Spirit
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
There are some weird experiments in the psychology world.
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Are Your Donors Saying “No” to Your Mission or Your Ask?
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
I was recently contracted to help an agency boost its fundraising performance. They just were not getting the response they thought they should. The ...
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Why Your Campaign Should Budget for a Party
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Once you reach your campaign goal, it’s tempting to close-up shop and return to normal life. However, there’s a reason the last phase of a campaign is ...
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How Iron Man Helped Us Raise Money
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Yes. That’s me in the picture. I promised our donors that I would dress up as Iron Man if we reached our goal, and I went all out: mask, gloves that glow, ...
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Are You Brave Enough to Choose Hurt Over Harm for Your Nonprofit?
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
We knew that there was going to be fallout. The great Dr. Baxter (name changed) had descended from high to volunteer his services at the free clinic. Dr. ...
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Serving Ramen Noodles to Major Donors
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Back in college, Ramen Noodles were great because it was a cheap, two-minute meal. Boil water, add noodles, spice pack, and BAM: instant dinner. Many ...
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It’s Time to Stop Being Nice
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Our volunteer was late . . . again. The client she was supposed to meet with had been waiting 20 minutes and needed to catch the bus soon. At 21 minutes ...
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Is Your Campaign Trigger Happy? Avoid the Dreaded Capital Campaign Slump
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
The Capital Campaign Slump. Nearly every nonprofit goes through it at one point or another. The culprit? Being trigger happy and going public too soon. ...
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Why You Should Have a Lawyer on Your Board (It’s Not the Reason You Think)
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
When I worked as the executive director of a free clinic, we had a young Amish patient with a very complicated medical history. Her care was quite ...
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