This Is Why Google’s Free “Donate” Button Is a Bad Idea
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Guest Contributor Paula Martin
[Originally posted on advocace.com on June 27, 2018 and repurposed for dickerson-bakker.com.]
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7 Best Practices to Make Your Capital Campaign a Success
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Greg Johnson
Capital campaigns can seem daunting and downright intimidating. Raising millions of dollars for your project requires both a sound strategy and ...
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[VIDEO] How to Respond to Your Major Donor’s Answer After an Ask
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
You’ve done it. You’ve just asked that donor for a big gift. And now the donor is thinking. And of course as a seasoned major gift officer you are waiting ...
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5 Phases of a Modern Capital Campaign
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
While the general cadence of capital campaigns hasn’t changed in decades, they are becoming more focused and efficient. Multiple market trends including ...
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How to Increase Your Direct Mail Response
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Guest Contributor Paula Martin
Direct mail remains the best vehicle for non-profits to reach their donors—but, if you want to increase you direct mail response, there is a hitch.
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What kind of organizations succeed with Mid Level Donor Cultivation Programs?
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Paul Martin
Although Mid-Level Donor Cultivation Programs show strong return in a short period of time, these programs may not be right for your organization right ...
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Want to Know the #1 Sabotage of Capital Campaigns? [VIDEO]
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
I often get the question, “What is the one thing that most often sabotages Capital Campaigns?” The #1 sabotage of Capital Campaigns is just not being ...
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10 Better Ways to “Check In” on Your Donors [VIDEO BLOG]
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Did you know that major donors do not want to be checked in on? It’s true. They don’t need to be checked on either. But what’s interesting is that I ...
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3 Leadership Lessons from An Evening with Dabo
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Derric Bakker
Ask anyone who knows Dabo Swinney how he built the nation’s number one college football program, and they will tell you he did it by the sheer strength of ...
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