I’ve been fundraising since before Facebook. Even before Google existed! I’ve seen a lot of fads, tricks, and solid strategies in my time. Two of the most persistent seem to be bake sales and crowdfunding. (Seriously, a startling number of well meaning...
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Have you ever struggled with the active voice vs. passive voice in your fundraising letters? It’s so easy to slip into the passive voice, thinking it sounds more “objective” or “business-like.” But active voice is easier to read and is...
Fundraising in nonprofits can be an almost thankless task. At the end of each fiscal year, no matter how well you did, you start again at zero. It can feel like funds don’t come in as quickly as you or your leaders would like. In fact, it’s easy to start...
I just sent this out to everyone getting weekly #FollowUpFriday email reminders: It’s #FollowUpFriday!It’s Follow Up Friday! Over on the http://followupfriday.org/ page, D.C. Dreger quoted a John Grisham character calling today “fish Friday.”...
