April 1, 2019
Is Your Greatest Income Challenge What You Think It Is?

Answer honestly. During the past week have you said or thought one of the following? I’m so busy. Things are hectic. There’s too much to[…]

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March 21, 2019
How to Get More Planned Gifts

Why are planned gifts important? Most planned gifts are bequests and many of your supporter can leave you a bequests. Bequests from wills average $70,000.[…]

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March 18, 2019
Waiting Well and Leadership: Make Delay Your Best Friend

In another life, Elaine and Justin, a favorite couple of mine, gave me this sound advice: Do all the things you want while you’re still single.[…]

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February 18, 2019
Red Tide and Fundraising | A Lesson from the Oysters

After months of rotting fish, ghastly odors, and irritated throats, biologists have declared Florida’s epic Red Tide bloom over. Earlier this month, we went on[…]

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February 14, 2019
Why It’s Smart to Thank Your Donors Today

Why is Valentine’s Day an excellent time to thank your donors for the gifts they made at the end of the year? For more answers,[…]

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January 24, 2019
How Did They Do? Annual Gift Follow-up

It’s mid-January, how did four nonprofits respond to year-end gifts? We received four responses to the four annual appeal operating gifts that we made, and[…]

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December 20, 2018
How to Avoid Donor Burnout

Why do donors get burnt out? How can you avoid contributor fatigue? What are the dangers of saying, “Thank you and…?” Karen covers all this[…]

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September 24, 2018
Using the Discovery Process for Better Sponsorships

How to shift your thinking to increase your returns. “How are you, honey?” the voice said.    Ah, I thought, a call from a loved[…]

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August 9, 2018
How Can You Thank Your Donors So They Give Again?

You’d like your donors to give again and again. How can you thank your donors in a way that maximizes their future gifts and involvement?[…]

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July 30, 2018
Asking Friends to Give Without Generating Quid Pro Quo Obligations

When I was a college freshman, I lived in an all-female dorm. That year, Hollywood released the movie 10. The storyline revolved around a man[…]

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