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Don't Listen to Rick Springfield nonprofit fundraising

Despite what Rick Springfield may have advised in the 1980s, please DO TALK TO STRANGERS in...

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Help Your Fundraisers Help Themselves nonprofit data

You work too hard maintaining your organization's fundraising data to have fundraisers...

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I've Been Wrong nonprofit fundraising

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. I've been completely wrong.

The phrase "fear of the ask", which I use often...

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Consume Your Own Data nonprofit data

You've heard me say it before. If you want to become better at managing your organization's...

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Data and Major Donor Prospects nonprofit fundraising

Sharing data with a major gift prospect can be an important part of building a case for your...

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5 Ways to Bring Creativity to Your Work as a Nonprofit Fundraising Data Analyst nonprofit data

As a nonprofit fundraising data analyst, it's essential to bring creativity to your work to...

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10 Things I Learned in Acting School Every Nonprofit Asker Needs to Know nonprofit fundraising

Nonprofit fundraisers, I call them askers, are like actors in more ways than you'd probably...

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The Art in Data nonprofit data

Like art, data can be used to drive an audience in a positive or negative...

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Authentic, Genuine, Sincere nonprofit fundraising

Being authentic is...

  • accepting yourself and others
  • having a healthy ego
  • accepting mistakes
  • ...
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10 Things I Wish I'd Known Earlier in My Nonprofit Fundraising Data Career nonprofit data
  1. Fundraising CRMs for the most part are all the same. Each software maker calls their particular...
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