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Donor touches? Paper is still your best bet

Donor touches matter and paper is still your best bet. I have been seeing a lot of articles during the past year about COVID and work. Specifically, about how the pandemic has changed the way we work and the way we communicate. And honestly, how not? Organizations that were tied to an in-person environment had […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications, Fundraising Tagged With: annual giving, direct mail, donor communications 2 Comments

Create a photobank this year

If you don’t already have one, put creating a photobank on your to-do list. Though it should pain me – a writer – to say this, it’s true: one great photo says more than words can. An image communicates much faster – long before words make their way to our brains. More of us are […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications, Planning Tagged With: photobank, storytelling 1 Comment

What’s in a name? Respect

Do names matter? A few weeks ago, Roger Craver wrote about an issue dear to my heart. Having been caught in a tweetstorm with Whiny Donor, my tweets on the subject were mentioned. Whiny, Clay Buck, Tom Ahern, and I all complained about how organizations ignored our names because using two different names on a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications, Donors Tagged With: donor data, donor relations 6 Comments

How to use awe to raise more money

Goosebumps. We’ve all had them. Sometimes it’s just a reaction to cold. But I’m talking about the other ones. You know what I mean. The ones that break out when we’re really moved. The feeling you get when you stare at a starry sky and think about how huge the universe is. Our involuntary reaction […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: awe, emotional fundraising 5 Comments

Can you feel it? How you can use the power of metaphor

How can you use the power of metaphor to improve your fundraising? I recently read a fascinating article about how we react to metaphors. I want to share some of what I read. Because understanding this powerful device can help you reach right into your readers’ minds – and touch their hearts. You probably learned […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: donor communications, emotional appeal, empathy Leave a Comment

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