I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: Forgetting What Lies Behind… II. RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: Boards That Love Fundraising I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: Forgetting What Lies Behind… Have you ever heard the tale about the guy that was passed over for promotion? He complained to his boss, “How could you give the job to Frank? I have 10 years of experience. [...]

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I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: Not Engaging Your Board II. WANTED: Your Help With My New Book III. RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: CharityUniversity I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: Not Engaging Your Board Nonprofit board members must be the eighth wonder of the world! They have lives full of work, family, and obligations yet they commit enormous amounts of time and effort [...]

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Welcome to the May 31st edition of Extreme Fundraising We’re continuing to look at the mistakes we make in asking people for money. I’m transitioning the archives to http://blog.fundraisingcoach.com/ so if you’re looking for previous issues, check there first. Then check in http://fundraisingcoach.com/ezine.htm. I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: BEING TOO BUSY II. RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: CDE THANKS III. [...]

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Welcome to the May 17th edition of Extreme Fundraising! I think we often learn more from our mistakes than our successes so we’re continuing to look at the mistakes we make in asking people for money. Previous issues of the EFE are available in the archives at http://fundraisingcoach.com/ezine.htm. I. FUNDRAISING FOLLIES: NOT WORKING THE PLAN [...]

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Welcome to the May 3rd edition of Extreme Fundraising! We’re continuing to look at the mistakes we make in asking people for money. Previous issues of the Extreme Fundraising Ezine are available in the archives at http://fundraisingcoach.com/ezine.htm. ————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Not Spreading Yourself Thin Enough II. Resource Spotlight: Weekly Call Sheets III. Creating Donor [...]

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Welcome to the April 19th edition of Extreme Fundraising! We’re continuing to look at the mistakes we make in asking people for money. Previous issues of the Extreme Fundraising Ezine are available in the archives at http://fundraisingcoach.com/ezine.htm. ————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Database Dust II. Resource Spotlight: eTapestry.com III. Creating Donor Evangelists Audio Program ————————————————– I. [...]

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————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Flying Solo Revisited II. Resource Spotlight: CharityTalk III. Creating Donor Evangelists Audio Program ————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Flying Solo Revisited If you’ll remember from the last EFE, I blundered by letting a wonderful volunteer “fly solo” with her solicitations. Many readers responded to my plight! Thank you. Among the responses were [...]

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————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Flying Solo II. Resource Spotlight: Launchcast Radio III. Creating Donor Evangelists Audio Program ————————————————– I. Fundraising Follies: Flying Solo The longer you’ve been raising money, the more annoying it is when you fall prey to a fundraising folly. Last week, I fell prey to one of the classic blunders: letting a [...]

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I love the emails I’ve gotten from development professionals sharing some of their follies. Here are a couple involving direct mail: “Well, now I remember a time when I used the word ‘erotic’ when I meant ‘erratic.’ Luckily not in a situation when it could do any damage!” Jenny Hansell Executive Director North East Community [...]

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There are dozens of personality trait assessments on the market. I highly recommend you check out some form of the D-I-S-C version. It’s simple, easy to learn, easy to remember, and incredibly helpful in dealing with people—donors, staff, even family. My favorite provider of DiSC assessments is Personality Insights at http://www.personality-insights.com. They make learning this [...]

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