NEW Webinar! Moving on up in your fundraising career June 4th 2013

May 21st, 2013Posted by Mazarine

Date: June 4th, 2013 Time: 1pm EST, 12pm CST, 11am MT, 10am PST Cost: $89.97 Buy now Webinar Description Have you ever wished there was a clear blueprint for your career success? Do you have a new fundraising job and want to start out on the right foot? Or are you stuck in a job [...]

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Reader Questions: Raising money for kiwanis clubs

May 20th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

I love my subscribers and readers, and I’m always looking to them to tell me what they want to learn about next. Luckily, tons of people responded to my recent survey. If you’ve got a question you’d like answered, go here to tell me what you’d like to learn about next! One reader asks, “What [...]

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A nonprofit anthem by Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu

May 16th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

Janelle Monae in Q.U.E.E.N.

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Reader Questions: What needs to be done the first 90 days in a fundraising position

May 14th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

Too many conflicting priorities! What to do first?

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NEW Webinar: Advanced Nonprofit Annual Reports for Print and Web

May 13th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

Mid-Ohio Food Bank annual report

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How do you get it all done when you’re a fundraising one-armed paperhanger?

May 8th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

Look at all of this work I haven't done yet

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Neofeudalism? In YOUR Nonprofit? (It’s more likely than you think)

May 7th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

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Reader Questions: How to prioritize daily issues of running a nonprofit

May 6th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

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NEW Webinar: Getting People to click donate on your nonprofit website May 21st

May 1st, 2013Posted by Mazarine

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Have you been frustrated with trying to raise money online?

Have you tried Razoo, Kickstarter or Indiegogo with little success?

Have you tried emailing people to get them to give, with few results?

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How to write a story for an appeal letter

April 30th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

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People usually dread getting appeal letters. They want to trash them. But every once in awhile, someone opens one. And then you’ve got a chance. You might get them to read past the first paragraph. And possibly, do more than glance at the picture.

Imagine if people looked forward to getting your appeal letter. Imagine if they were excited to get your grant proposal!

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