Since more people are asking about coaching, I’ve updated my Fundraising Coaching Services page at Fundraisingcoach.com.
Let me know if I can be of service!

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Just made a reservation for the New England Association of Healthcare Philanthropy 2008 Conference at the Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa.
The call to the Marriott reservations person was friendly. He knew of the conference discount. He not only asked if I was a Marriott Rewards member, he even looked up my number for me!
As [...]

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Nancy Schwartz is hosting the next Carnival of Nonprofit Consultants.
This time the question is: What are the Top 3 “To Dos” on Your 2008 Nonprofit Marketing Agenda?
Here are my three:

Develop a plan to proactively promoting my new book Ask Without Fear! A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors with What Mattes to Them Most.
Continued experimenting [...]

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Greetings from Charleston, SC!
Here at Blackbaud’s Conference on Nonprofits. I got to spend 3 1/2 hours with the amazing fundraising mind of Mal Warwick.
I wish I’d had this before I sent my year-end appeal text to the printer.
I’ve been at this for more than 10 years and I learned a ton today.
Do [...]

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Many of you are approaching the end of your fiscal year. The rest of us often experience a bit of a lull during the summer. (But the work seems to increase every year, doesn’t it?)
How are you going to spend the “down-time”? Author Robert W. Bly has a terrific list of “time fillers” in his [...]

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Google Alerts just emailed me this announcement from Channel 5 News in Charleston, SC. I’m not sure I’ve ever been called “sensational” before…but it has a nice ring.
The Association of Fund raising Professionals Lowcountry Summer Institute will take place at the Charleston Riverview Hotel on June 29, 2007. This year’s Institute features a [...]

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I’ll be speaking at the AFP Lowcountry Summer Institute on June 29.
If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there!
You can register at:
http://afplowcountry.com/

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This past Monday, I had the honor of speaking to the enthusiastic members of the Georgia Independent School Association.
They invited my in to speak on the three topics:

importance of storytelling,
how to ask for money, and
how to handle objections.

In this edition of Extreme Fundraising, I wanted to make the handouts available to [...]

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I’m honored to be participating in the Georgia Independent School’s Association’s annual “Advance Workshop” on Monday, February 12.
I’ll be giving a talk on storytelling and two sessions on fundraising. For a PDF of the program, click here.
If you work in schools in Georgia, let me know if you’ll be there!

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Start your new year off right with the Fundraising Coach’s Master Mind Group!
This special 6-week course, limited to only 12 participants, will focus on the process for asking for money. Since it takes place over the course of a month and a half, you have the chance to test everything you learn and come back with [...]

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