Ask Without Fear!® for Librarians- Helping librarians connect donors with what matters to them most Libraries are more important to our communities than ever before. But people don’t always understand that. This completely revised version of Ask Without Fear! is...
Last week, I was at a meeting and heard a board member say: “Ask a man for advice, and he’ll give you money. Ask a man for money, and he’ll give you advice. Isn’t that the truth? Think about the times you as a board member or nonprofit employee...
Baby boomers represent 43% of giving in USA Blackbaud just released it’s Next Generation of American Giving study (and a nifty interactive infographic). According to their research, Baby Boomers accounted for 43% of giving in the USA last year. While I generally...
Earlier this week, I wrote on how to jumpstart your year end giving. In it, I mentioned scheduling your social media updates to complement your fundraising letters. Keeping up with your own blog as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn can be daunting....
We talked alot in the call about using online promotion and offline communication. One of the most effective ways to use offline communication is in well crafted fundraising letters. To learn some tips on making yours more effective, go to...
