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Effectively Using Giving Societies and Donor Clubs – (Part II)

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This is the final part of a two part series on using donor clubs to raise more money at your non-profit.  In Part I, we looked at what giving societies and donor clubs are and how they should be used.  In this part, you’ll learn how to set up successful giving societies at your organization. [...]

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The 2 Most Important Items for Fundraising Success

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In working with countless organizations over the past dozen years, I have learned that there are two important items that no non-profit can live without… and which greatly affect an organization’s ability to thrive.  What are these two documents? Your Fundraising Plan and Your Case for Support It doesn’t matter how small or large your [...]

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Effectively Using Giving Societies and Donor Clubs – (Part I)

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Today we are starting a new two-part series on how to effectively use giving societies and donor clubs at your non-profit.  In this article, we’re going to look at what these groups are and how they should (and shouldn’t) be used.  In Part II, we’ll look at how to set up successful giving societies at [...]

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Want to Hear Me Speak in Person?

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One of the things I enjoy doing most is getting out to conferences to make presentations as well as speaking to and training non-profit boards and development teams. While many of my trainings are organization and industry specific, over the next six months I will be presenting at two major conferences that are open to [...]

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How to Renew and Upgrade 95%+ of Your Event Sponsors Year After Year

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If you are holding an annual event (one that your organization holds each year), the first step in signing up sponsors for the event is sponsor renewal – the best sponsor prospects for your event are those companies and individuals who have previously sponsored the event.  I highly recommend that you try to upgrade your [...]

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The 5 Immutable Laws of Great Non-Profit Fundraising

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Much of fundraising is an art, not a science.  Knowing when a prospect is ripe for an ask, or how to craft a case for support that really tugs on the heartstrings take experience and practice.  There are, however, several immutable, undeniable laws of great fundraising that are so very essential to the process that [...]

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4 Tips for Raising More Money from Your Next Fundraising Raffle

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A raffle can be a nice boost to the bottom line for your non-profit fundraising event.  Raffles make particular sense at silent auctions because people come with money to spend, and often wait around until the raffle winner is announced, meaning they will have more time to view and bid on items.  They can also [...]

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Conversation is the Foundation of Fundraising

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I want to tell you about the most important lesson I’ve learned in my fundraising career.  It’s not something that I learned overnight, or in one big “A-ha!” type moment.  It’s a lesson that has sunk in gradually, as I have engaged in varied fundraising strategies and worked with countless organizations.  The lesson is this: [...]

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