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Adding Value 22 Jul 2013 | 08:03 pm
Introducing yourself to a donor as the primary purpose of communication does not add value to their experience with the organization. In an industry with 18 to 36 month turnover on the average develop...
Setting Expectations 9 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Nonprofits constantly struggle developing the capacity to sustain and grow their work. I discussed a little bit of this struggle in one of my last posts Annual Fund Science and Major Gifts Artistry. ...
New Job Board Feature! 1 Jul 2013 | 08:23 pm
I am excited to announce that A Small Change – Fundraising Blog has just started a job board. There is a lot about this board that is in development but I intend for it to be something specially desi...
Annual Fund Science and Major Gifts Artistry 25 Jun 2013 | 09:05 am
Every community has a few established nonprofits that are raising big money and are super respected. Every community has hundreds of nonprofits just barely getting by. The established and successful n...
Revitalizing Fundraising 20 Jun 2013 | 08:03 am
We work in a challenging profession. There is a lot about what we do that is exciting but a lot that can sometime feel overwhelming. My wife and I recently had a baby. I use to think I had some measur...
Campaign Volunteer Recruitment 22 Apr 2012 | 07:21 am
Is it better to commit a campaign commmittee member to giving and a job description or engage them slowly? The simple answer is yes. If you have volunteers that you can go to and ask to get heavily i...
Campaign Volunteer Recruitment 22 Apr 2012 | 03:21 am
Is it better to commit a campaign commmittee member to giving and a job description or engage them slowly? The simple answer is yes. If you have volunteers that you can go to and ask to get heavily in...
An Ask is An Ask 8 Mar 2012 | 06:52 pm
You may have heard a guideline, “ask for three times what you’d like a donor to give.” This is a mantra that’s often used as a technique to get a stretch gift. That guideline is a very poor rule of th...
An Ask is An Ask 8 Mar 2012 | 01:52 pm
You may have heard a guideline, “ask for three times what you’d like a donor to give.” This is a mantra that’s often used as a technique to get a stretch gift. That guideline is a very poor rule of th...
It’s All Greek to Me 7 Feb 2012 | 04:12 pm
I recently joined a committee that funds social services projects in the city in which I live. At one of our meetings the committee was discussing setting our funding guidelines. I’ve been a part of t...
