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Help! I Did Everything Right, but My Fundraising Still Didn’t Work!

January 24, 2020

It’s so exciting to watch: Someone gets some solid fundraising advice. They put it to work. Results come in: “We doubled the response!” I hear about this a lot. Really, a lot. Doubling. Tripling. Even more. But not always. Now…

VIDEO: Fundraiser’s Guide to the Australian Fires — and Other Disasters

January 14, 2020

Sean Triner

Fundraising

The Australian multi-state bushfires are an emergency of mind-boggling proportions. It calls for response. And donors around the world are responding. Emergency fundraising is different. It has its own “rules” and calls for a rather different strategy from normal fundraising.…

The Biggest Challenge in Fundraising Revealed – It’s Not What I Thought

January 13, 2020

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

I recently asked our members and other friends a question: What is your biggest fundraising challenge? I asked this not just because the team and I are curious (and we are!) but because it will help us create material (blogs,…

How to Write Like a Nonprofit Genius and Motivate People to Join Your Cause

What NEVER to Cut from the Fundraising Budget — and What’s Okay to Cut

January 6, 2020

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising, Maths of Fundraising

Sooner or later in almost every fundraiser’s life the memo comes: You must cut your fundraising budget! It’s probably not a good move, because fundraising is the lifeblood of most organizations. But let’s be realistic — when times are tough,…

Almost Everything I Know About Fundraising I Learned from Christmas Carols

December 16, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

The Holidays are such a fun time of year. One of the best things, as far as I’m concerned, are the songs we sing during the Holidays. Sure, you’re pretty sick of them by the end of December, but they’re…

7 Super-Scary Fundraising Myths for Halloween

October 28, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

I’m not one of those people who likes to be scared. I avoid horror movies. And the only things I really like about Halloween are the kids in funny costumes. And the candy. But it’s that time of year, so…

Don’t Let “Excellence” Intimidate You! You Can Be Excellent!

October 21, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

At one of our Moceanic Office Hours sessions (held for members of The Fundraisingology Lab), I was talking about the disturbing trends in fundraising: Dropping response rates, rising costs, shrinking retention. Then I noted that these are industry-wide numbers; many…

26 Tips for More Effective Fundraising Writing

October 14, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising, Writing

1. Write the call to action (the reply device or landing page) first It’s very un-Zen to say it, but fundraising is more about the destination than the journey. You’re going to arrive a lot more successfully when you know…

VIDEO: My Favorite Fundraising Appeal: The Power of Specificity

September 13, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

If you’re in or near Seattle, or you can manage to get to Seattle, you don’t want to miss the St. Demetrios Greek Festival every September. The highlight of the Festival for me comes a few months before that, when…

Matching Gift Appeals: How Many Is Too Many?

August 19, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

Be not afraid. That’s generally good advice, and it’s very good advice when it comes to matching gift offers. Matching gift appeals are maybe the easiest and most dependable way to increase response to your fundraising. It works any time…

Help! I Did Everything Right, but My Fundraising Still Didn’t Work!

VIDEO: Fundraiser’s Guide to the Australian Fires — and Other Disasters

The Biggest Challenge in Fundraising Revealed – It’s Not What I Thought

What NEVER to Cut from the Fundraising Budget — and What’s Okay to Cut

Almost Everything I Know About Fundraising I Learned from Christmas Carols

7 Super-Scary Fundraising Myths for Halloween

Don’t Let “Excellence” Intimidate You! You Can Be Excellent!

26 Tips for More Effective Fundraising Writing

VIDEO: My Favorite Fundraising Appeal: The Power of Specificity

Matching Gift Appeals: How Many Is Too Many?

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