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In defense of GivingTuesday

In a recent blog post on this very website, Mary Cahalane wrote a piece entitled GivingTuesday is a day, not a strategy. I always enjoy Mary’s writing and I would say that nearly 99% of the time I am lock step with her around her thoughts. Yet on this particular item, I felt like I […]

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GivingTuesday is a day, not a strategy

So, GivingTuesday has come and gone again. And many of us will have experienced the email onslaught. And maybe feel a little grouchy about it all. I’ve heard about organizations sending hourly emails out on the big day. I wonder if that’s working for them? And I wonder what it’s costing them… in time, in […]

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