Archive for the ‘Fundraising’ Category

10 fundraising interview questions to help you succeed in your career

August 4th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Entrance to your new job

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Call in to my interview with Tony Martignetti on Nonprofit Radio August 5th

August 2nd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Tony Martignetti

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9 Ways that Charities Get Grey-Sky Thinking

July 29th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

So Blue-Sky thinking is being overly optimistic. Grey sky thinking is rather less so. Nonprofits seem to sit on their own hands rather than take a risk with anything having to do with spending money. How do Charities engage in grey-sky thinking? Let me count the ways. 1. We’ve never had any money, and we [...]

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What does your board report look like?

July 26th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Here’s where I get all “Transparency rocks!” And show you one of my board reports. Also, if you want to rebrand your nonprofit, you are going to love the Free Nonprofit Brand Report from Harvard University that I’m including here. You’re welcome.

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6 ways you can be an effective nonprofit leader

July 11th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

First off, if you like how I write, you are going to LOVE how I teach. Because then it’s like I’m writing, but you can hear me talk, and then we can have a conversation, too! Here’s a neat thing: My Wildly Successful Events Webinar on how to get sponsorships on July 13th is all [...]

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Do you have ten stories?

July 8th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Hang Ten or handstand on surfboard

Your stories need to communicate What, How, and WOW.

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The Inner Game of Writing Your Appeal Letter: Part 2

June 23rd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

child with halal syndrome, Child with developmental disabilities

“The easier it is for people to understand, the better it is, I think. If you can capture something that you feel is real and express it in a way that a lot of people can understand, that’s rare and there’s something about that that makes a piece have a certain kind of life. And if it enters into popular culture and it’s not just about popular culture, then from a writer’s point of view, that’s a satisfying achievement. ” -Paul Simon

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The Inner Game of Writing Your Appeal Letter: Part 1

June 22nd, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Leonard Cohen

“I have to penetrate this chattering and this meaningless debate that is occupying most of my attention. I have to come up with some one thing that really speaks to my deepest interest. Otherwise I nod off in one way or another. So to find that urgent…(thing) takes a lot of version and a lot of work and a lot of sweat.” -Leonard Cohen

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Interview with a planned giver, Paul Nazareth: What’s your fundraising journey?

June 20th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Paul Nazareth

Get out from behind your desk, and brandish a lightsaber OF TRUTH!
Interested in a fundraising career with a canadian perspective? Read this post.

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Are you pressuring your board? Guest post by Alexandra Peters

June 8th, 2011Posted by Mazarine

Alexandra Peters is a nonprofit consultant, educator, writer, and believer in the profound importance of effecting social change in the not for profit sector. For thirty years, Ms. Peters has worked to make the nonprofit world better. Today she does me the honor of guest-blogging! And apparently, she knew me when I was just a [...]

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