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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In Greek, the word philanthropy means “love of humanity.” Given this definition, one could logically think that people from all over would be excited to ...
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