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A small big thing… and lessons learned

I’d like to share a couple of lessons learned. Long, long ago in a galaxy far away, I took my first fundraising job. I had run a department at another nonprofit theater – managing a full-time staff of 25. So in a way, it felt like I’d been knocked down a few pegs. But I didn’t […]

Filed Under: Annual Giving, Blog Tagged With: data entry, Donors, Fundraising, individual giving, Nonprofit

The best fundraising ideas I ever stole – part one

Talent borrows, genius steals. Oscar Wilde The best fundraising ideas… Are probably already out there for you to use. I’m not a genius. So I will try to give credit where memory allows. It was a colleague who once told me there aren’t any great new ideas – just people who know how to borrow […]

Filed Under: Annual Giving, Blog, Boards, Donor communications Tagged With: Board of directors, direct mail, personalized letters

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