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New Digital Workshop Is Taking People to New Places

September 18, 2023
Jeff Brooks
Digital Fundraising, Fundraising Training Needs
You’ve seen this before: The digital hot-shot fires up his pitch for whatever it is he’s selling that promises to change the game for your fundraising. He talks fast and gives a lot of details that can be hard to…
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5 Common Mistakes That Can Trip Up Your Digital Fundraising

September 11, 2023
James Herlihy
Digital Fundraising
Here are some extremely common and costly errors nonprofits make in their online fundraising. I’m bringing them up not to call anyone out, but to point out these common traps. They happen to a lot of fundraisers because they’re easy…
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How to Succeed in Digital Fundraising: 7 Universal Laws

September 4, 2023
James Herlihy
Digital Fundraising
We often think of “Digital” as a channel, like “direct mail” or “phone.” In reality though, “digital” is a universe of channels with distinct roles and rules. Everything from websites and email to messaging and social platforms, countless apps, different…
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How to Build Lasting Relationships with Your Donors with Webinars

April 17, 2023
Jeff Brooks
Digital Fundraising, Major and Mid Value Donors
People often ask me, What’s new in fundraising? Every time I hear that, I have the urge to scold: Don’t ask what’s new. Ask what’s working! Because most “new” things in fundraising don’t work very well.  Sometimes they don’t work…
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An Integrated Multichannel Fundraising Campaign Is Easier Than You Think

An Integrated Multichannel Fundraising Campaign Is Easier Than You Think

May 23, 2022
Jeff Brooks
Digital Fundraising, Direct Mail, Time Management
I remember that panicked feeling that arose when someone suggested doing an integrated multi-channel fundraising campaign. What it meant to me, the frontline copywriter, was four times as much work crammed into the same amount of time as a “normal”…
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Does It Really Matter If I DON’T Donate?

June 22, 2017
Sean Triner
Digital Fundraising, Direct Mail, Donor Psychology
Fundraisers are doing incredibly important work.  You are connecting people who care with people (or environment/animals/causes) in need. Most of us are active in fundraising because we want to change things from bad to good.  As Tom Ahern says, donors…
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My Thank-You Message Raised Loads of Money! Why Is Sean Complaining?

May 24, 2017
Sean Triner
Donor Love, Digital Fundraising, Major and Mid Value Donors
I got this brilliant message from April Kelsey – a fundraising and communications specialist based in Hampton, VA, USA. Hey, Sean! Today I made about $100k off ONE thank you email, applying techniques I’ve been learning from you and others…
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Digital Fundraising Beyond Doggies and Dolphins

March 20, 2017
Sean Triner
Digital Fundraising, Trends
The Soi Dog Foundation and Australia for Dolphins have had enormous success in global fundraising using the digital ‘multi-step’ approach. Although based in Thailand and Australia respectively, the two charities fundraised globally with shocking images, which helped them get traction.…
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Loving and Punning on Valentines Day

February 12, 2017
Sean Triner
Digital Fundraising
I got this lovely email from World Animal Protection (WAP). It worked on me.  BUT generally, humour is risky in charity direct marketing. I think this is for a few reasons: Not everyone gets the joke! Making light of your serious cause needs…
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The Truth Well Told*

December 21, 2016
Sean Triner
Digital Fundraising, Donor Psychology
Many charities shy away from the ‘bad’ their organisation tries to fix.  This is not facing reality, not telling the truth and not giving people the opportunity to make bad good. Here is a cracking example from Concern Worldwide of…
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