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• Happy New Year! (Fiscally speaking…)

  2009 Jun 30

  For many readers of this blog, today is the end of the fiscal year. Congratulations! You’ve made it! What are you doing to celebrate? We live in a fast paced world. And our organization’s financial needs are insatiable. All too often, our year end is merely punctuated by a flurry of direct mail and phone calls. Then [...] No related posts.

• Fundraising Secret #38: Make Online Fundraising Easy

  2009 Jun 16

  As the recession continues, and our need for funds grows, I continue to believe we’ll need a combination of face-to-face experiences with donors augmented by a robust, but appropriate, use of online tools. In my article Bananas and Websites, I give an overview of Seth Godin’s concept that, when looking at a web page, all [...] Other Possibly Related posts:

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• What it really takes to successfully fundraise in a recession

  2009 Jun 01

  Here’s a great piece from Lois Lindauer’s latest “Development News” email: AHP Study Demonstrates Value of Fundraisers in Recession The Association of Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) just released results from its 2007 benchmarking survey, which examines nonprofit hospital giving during a period encompassing the early months of this recession. Reviewing development programs across American hospitals, the [...] Other Possibly Related posts:

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• Fundraising Secret #37: Use Powerpoint effectively

  2009 May 19

  I’ve been through a flurry of bad powerpoint presentations recently. At the last one, the speakers turned their backs to the audience and read the slides word-for-word. I kid you not. Perhaps it was because the words were so tiny none of us could see them. If you’re using Powerpoint or a similar slide-style program to communicate [...] Other Possibly Related posts:

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