How to Bring Donors Closer to Being Exceedingly Generous
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Recently, an elderly gentleman came on the radar as a donor to one of my Christian school clients. Unsolicited, the man expressed an interest in ...
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7 Easy Ways to Say Thank You to Your Donors
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Jane Jeffries
I try to write an article once a year for the local arts magazine. Sometimes, they pay for the article, but my real motivation is to score an invite to ...
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3 Excellent Indicators Your Corps or Area Command Is Ready for a Capital Campaign
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Greg Johnson
As a Salvation Army officer who manages the daily business of the Corps or Area Command, planning for future growth and sustainability can seem daunting. ...
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5 Reasons Donors Don’t Want to Meet with You
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Linda Cunning
[Originally posted on advocace.com on 6/24/2019 and repurposed for dickerson-bakker.com.]
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How can I keep my major gift fundraising high in the summer?
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Shawn Saunders
I often hear from development staff that major donors don’t want to be contacted in the summer. It’s vacation season, it’s too hot, they’re out of town ...
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Considering a capital campaign? Don’t wait. There’s never been a better time than now.
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Derric Bakker
The story of Joseph is among the most well-known of all in the Bible. A turning point for Joseph’s life in Egypt happens when he is called upon to ...
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Want An Easy Way to Name & Organize Files Effectively?
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Last week, a client reached out urgently to me to follow-up on a project we were both working on. I had saved the document that included my notes on my ...
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The Sweet Combination of Donuts and “Doing the Most Good”
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DickersonBakker
Today one of the nation’s largest nonprofits will commemorate 81 years of confectionery celebrations for National Donut Day.
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You Miss Big Gifts When You Skip the Capital Campaign Planning Study
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Guest Contributor Brent Hafele
Just last week, Valley Christian Counseling Center in Fargo, North Dakota hit their $3 million capital campaign goal for a new counseling center that will ...
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Don’t Rush Your Corps’ Capital Campaign Process
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Greg Johnson
Just the other day, I consulted an organization about their quest to launch a capital campaign to serve their ever-increasing need in the community. Many ...
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