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How You Can Have Your Own Ice Bucket Challenge-like Success

November 6, 2017
Jeff Brooks
Bequests and Legacies, Major and Mid Value Donors, Monthly Giving
It’s easier than you think! Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? It happened in the Summer of 2015 when the ALS Association in the US (and a number of related organizations around the world, where ALS is often called motor neurone…
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Really Integrating Direct Mail with Major Donors and Bequests

Really Integrating Direct Mail with Major Donors and Bequests

September 26, 2017
Sean Triner
Benchmarking, Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Major and Mid Value Donors, Maths of Fundraising
I believe the new big thing for charities (and something Roger Craver of The Agitator has pointed out) is something really old-fashioned: talking to your donors face to face. Especially mid-value donors and those considering making bequests. The charities that…
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The Most Crazy Thing I Ever Heard

The Most Crazy Thing I Ever Heard

August 16, 2017
Sean Triner
Maths of Fundraising, Bequests and Legacies
I heard the most crazy thing ever: A frustrated charity fundraiser told me that they had to cancel their annual survey this year. Why? Had it failed to work? Not at all. It was still gathering game-changing data from their…
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The Data Does Wonders, But Only If You Use It

August 15, 2017
Sean Triner
Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love, Major and Mid Value Donors
When I tell people about our Supporter Connection Survey, one of the most common questions I’m asked is this: What exactly do I do with the data we gather? Let me give you a quick look at how to handle…
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Survey Course

This Survey Type Is Better Than Almost Anything Else You Can Do in Fundraising

August 1, 2017
Jeff Brooks
Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love, Major and Mid Value Donors, Monthly Giving
One of the first things I learned about when I joined Moceanic a few months ago was an amazing fundraising technique we called the Supporter Connection Survey. I was blown away… But now I’m even more blown away because I’ve…
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Magical New Survey Type Can Power Fundraising Growth for Years to Come

April 18, 2017
Jeff Brooks
Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love, Major and Mid Value Donors
Thanks for all the fantastic messages from the Moceanic fundraising community. I’m feeling very welcome — thank you! One of the things I’m most excited about at Moceanic is sharing knowledge and learning even more about fundraising… Moceanic is all…
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Is Fundraising Unique in Different Countries?

July 13, 2016
Sean Triner
Digital Fundraising, Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Major and Mid Value Donors, Trends
Learning and sharing across three continents! This ‘winter’ I have headed North. Very north, in fact, starting in Alaska. I am writing this on the plane from Vancouver. I put ‘winter’ in quotes because the big advantage of crossing the…
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The Most Powerful Fundraising Tool in the World

June 16, 2016
Sean Triner
Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love, Major and Mid Value Donors
Understanding Donors The most important asset a fundraising organisation has is its database of supporters. But only if it is actually recording useful information. Luckily, most organisations record main contact details plus transactions. In other words, you know where someone…
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How to Write a Thank You Letter

September 27, 2015
Sean Triner
Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love
First question: should you even bother? The anecdotal evidence for thank you letters is huge – many donors say they like them. Lots of opinion research shows that donors are more likely to give if ‘they know what their money…
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