Monthly Archives: October 2014
Don’t Be Afraid of Year End Fundraising
It’s almost Halloween…and that means you should have your year-end fundraising plan in place! But I’m willing to bet quite a few of you are just starting to dust the scary cobwebs off last year’s year end strategy to get … more
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Tagged black cats, Bloomerang, copywriting, fundraising, fundraising writers, Halloween, treat, trick, writing, year end, year end fundraising, year end giving
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Less for Uncle Sam, More for Aunt Sue’s Favorite Charity
I’m just back from NCPP- the National Conference on Philanthropic Planning. One topic of discussion was the impact on fundraising of the virtual elimination of the estate tax. In his session, Robert Sharpe of the Sharpe Group noted that with … more
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The Truth About Millennial Donors
As a Millennial, I’m a bit tired of the countless articles making generalizations about my generation. Usually detailing how we’re all lazy narcissists with a deep-seated sense of entitlement. That being said, NPR’s recent story on the giving habits of … more
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Tagged copywriting, donor, donors, fundraising, fundraising writers, giving, impact, investors, millennials, NPR, online giving, writing
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