Guest post: Mary Cahalane on Thank You Letters!
February 23, 2026
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I have the pleasure of introducing a new guest post by Mary Cahalane. I met her recently on Twitter and learned more about her insight
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Must Not Sleep! Must Warn Others! And other tips from fundraising hip hopistas
February 19, 2026
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Must not sleep! Must warn others!
What keeps you up at night? All the work you need to get done? What makes your cause truly URGENT? How do you communicate this urgency? I mean, obviously, tattoos would do it for people you met in person, but since you’re not cutting albums, how ELSE man?
What must you warn people about? What happens when your cause is not there? What happens to people before they receive your services?
How do you turn an accidental donor into an ally? Part 2
February 17, 2026
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Donors crave recognition and attention, most of all, AMIRITE?
Reader Questions: How can I get funding for a think tank?
February 11, 2026
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I recently got an email from a reader asking me how I would fundraise for a think tank in a country that does not have
Do we really have too many nonprofits? Citation needed!
February 9, 2026
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I mean, come on! We have tech for-profits starting up every day, and no one says to them, “There are too many tech startups! Cut it out already, there’s not enough need!”