Archive for the ‘Fundraising’ Category

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: 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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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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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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8 Fundraising Ideas for Public Libraries

April 24th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

beautiful library

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Reader Questions: Where do I start fundraising for EMT programs?

April 16th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

This reader question is from the fabulous Jenna Smith, education and communications coordinator and EMT at Peninsulas Emergency Medical Services Council. Thank you for always being so personal!  Your emails are one of the few e-newsletters that I read consistently because not only do I always feel like you are talking to me directly, but [...]

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How to Create Your Fundraising Plan

April 15th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

This is a sample piece of a presentation that I gave earlier this year. If you’d like to see the full version of the recording, the link is in the presentation. If you’d like to see what new presentations we have coming up, just go here

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Efficient Charities: Is your nonprofit pursuing something inhuman?

March 25th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

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I have to tell you these things! Because the people running your nonprofit are thinking about these things. They’re thinking,

“How can we make this nonprofit run more like a business, with RUTHLESS EFFICIENCY?” and this may be the wrong question to ask.

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What if “follow your passion” is bad advice?

March 20th, 2013Posted by Mazarine

So Good they can't ignore you

According to the research of Amy Wrzesniewski, a professor or organizational behavior at Yale, passion takes time. She surveyed over 500 college administrative assistants, and asked them if they would define their work as just a job, a career, or a calling. She found that people were. . .

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