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The one thing you need to know about fundraising

One thing to remember about fundraising

It’s not about you I’m embarrassed to say it took me years to realize this. I – like you, maybe – was filled with enthusiasm for my organization. That’s good. It’s really hard to do good work when you don’t feel that way. But I let it color my fundraising perspective. This lesson can come […]

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Nonprofits: Why you should stop trying and start doing

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Are you achieving your mission – or only trying? Last month, I read an article advising women to eliminate the word “just” from their vocabulary. The author explains why the word was bothering her: I am all about respectful communication. Yet I began to notice that just wasn’t about being polite: It was a subtle […]

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Donors ARE heroes. So are you.

Donors are superheroes

Can we celebrate donors without ignoring everyone else? You bet we can. My friend Vu wrote this in his usual funny and Game of Thrones scented style about donor-centered fundraising. His concern was that in focusing on donors’ roles and making them central, we were ignoring many other parts of our communities. We weren’t noticing […]

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Here are the questions every nonprofit should ask

Mission or self-preservation?

Let me share a brief and not too flattering story. A few years ago, a friend announced her new job in an area that intersected with my organization’s mission. I offered any help I could give someone new to the nonprofit world. And then had a moment when I wondered if that could be a […]

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