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Fundraising without the “ask”. Really!

Can you fundraise without the “ask”? It seems to me that fundraisers are too quick to jump to “the ask.” They should be more concerned with “the tell.” 

Nonprofits don’t seem particularly willing to address donor fatigue, fundraising’s concern du-jour. … Continue reading

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Greatly exaggerated rumors.

Is paper publishing dead? Canadian media-giant Rogers doesn’t think so. The evidence is easy to see: it just launched a new magazine…of the genus paper and ink, not the electronic variant. What does that tell us? How about that the … Continue reading

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Is boomers’ self-indulgence a threat to planned giving?

I’ve just had an interesting exchange via LinkedIn with Tony Martignetti, a planned giving advisor from New York City.  He wondered if boomer indulgence was a threat to planned giving, and referred to a September article in the Los Angeles … Continue reading

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