Here in the US, we’re about a week away from Thanksgiving. Have you mentally checked out of work or are you preparing for the biggest time of giving in the calendar year? Before you put your work on hold, consider implementing this tip from Jeffrey Fox’s...
Since last fall, we’ve been working through the basics of asking people for money with the simple four-step formula: R.E.A.L. Research, Engage, Ask, and Love ’em/Like ’em/Live with their decision. So far, we’ve looked at RESEARCH and ENGAGE and...
All fall, we’ve been working through the basics of asking people for money with the simple four-step formula: R.E.A.L. Research, Engage, Ask, and Love ’m. I love asking people for money! I hope that outlining a simple process like this will help get other people as...
I. FUNDRAISING BASICS: Get R.E.A.L.! Peer Reviews & The CPI Index In our last edition, we were discussing some different ways to do the “research” step of the Get R.E.A.L.! Process (Research, Engage, Ask, Live/Like/Love). Now, let’s look at two...
I. FUNDRAISING BASICS: Get R.E.A.L.! Research II. RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: Blackbaud’s Conference on Philanthropy I. FUNDRAISING BASICS: Get R.E.A.L.! I love asking people for money! I like to think of the fundraiser as holding an electrical cord (the donor’s...
Regular readers of Extreme Fundraising will know that we’ve invested most of the year in exploring how our innate talents and abilities affect the way we ask people for money. I’m encouraged that many of you have experienced “ah-ha” moments as you’ve begun to...
