That means that for every house purchased, car bought and yes - you could argue donation made - there is a woman behind that decision making process.
We decided on a campaign - a fundraising strategy that could be held online and with people all across the world. Here, we would utilize her email list and social following to raise money. The problem was: she had an email list of only 240 people and a social following of about 2k - we had to grow both of those while simultaneously providing value to her current audience.
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I’ve said it once - and I’ll say it again - I don’t think that is the right question to be asking BUT for today - I’m going to give the people what they want. Specifically, when clients ask me about finding new donors - I teach them what I call the “Inside Out Method”.
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If you are an organization that has established relationships with foundation and major gift supporters here are some things I would advise (and have told my clients) to do stat…
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Here’s to going into 2020 with the hope - the expectation - that YOU WILL FAIL. And by failing - you will get better, stronger and faster. You will also get to practice that it’s not what happens to you, but how you react from it that matters most.
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Personally, I think the biggest bang for your buck is making phone calls (the millennial in me can’t believe I’m saying that). If phone calls sound scary to you - try to remember 1) 90% of the calls are going to go to voicemail and 2) the worst someone can do it rush you off the phone.
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What blocks or barriers do you have holding you back from asking for donations? Read on for three examples about why you can start thinking of yourself as a happiness maker above all else and ditch your mindset blocks for good.
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When you post or email or send an appeal out to the world - who are you trying to talk to anyways? My guess is - you might be saying in your head: I dunno...anyone that will listen?
Come fall, you are gearing up for something great, right? I mean - you can’t NOT be great knowing that roughly a third of all donations come through to organizations during the month of December and 12% of those gifts come in the last three days of the year.
I know everyone says this, but how many times have you wondered: if only I would have started sooner?
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