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How to Measure What Matters in Fundraising

June 6, 2022

Jeff Brooks

They say you get more of whatever you measure. It’s especially true in fundraising. But it’s easier said than done. There are a lot of things you could be measuring in fundraising. Not all of them are equally important. Some…

How the Supporter Connection Survey Transformed This Fundraiser Forever

January 24, 2022

Moceanic Team

Fundraising

I had never fundraised before. Neither had my colleague, Carrie. But to keep our mission at ECAD going strong, fundraising is a necessity. People with disabilities count on our service dogs to help them gain greater independence and mobility. So…

People’s Choice: Top 10 Blog Posts of 2021

December 13, 2021

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

Here are the Moceanic Blog posts that most people read this year. If you missed them, now is your chance to read these classic fundraising posts. #1: How to Prevent the Heartbreak of Boring Fundraising This post by guest blogger…

Everything You Need to Know to Master Monthly Giving

September 27, 2021

Jeff Brooks

Books, Fundraising, Monthly Giving

Book Review: Monthly Giving Made Easy by Erica Waasdorp I’ve been recruiting monthly donors for organizations for more than 30 years. I thought I was an old pro at it because I’ve found a whole lot of ways of telling…

The Sure Way to Raise More Money from Your Best Donors

August 9, 2021

Sean Triner

Fundraising

It takes money to make money. Easy to say, not always easy to do. But there’s one way where spending a bit more money yields immediate and often significant return: Create a bigger, better direct mail pack for your top…

The Fundraising Secret Ingredient You’ll Swear by for the Rest of Your Career

July 26, 2021

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

My Mom had a secret. It was a magic ingredient she could sprinkle into just about anything she cooked, and it made the food better. More flavorful. Richer. Just yummier in an almost undefinable way. She didn’t want people to…

7 Boring Ways to Transform Your Fundraising

June 14, 2021

Julie Cooper

Fundraising

Fresh out of college in the mid-1990s, I took a traveling sales job. My responsibility was to sell as many industrial tools and supplies as possible. Yes, that’s just as exciting as it sounds. My liberal arts education hadn’t trained…

New Year’s Resolutions to Make 2021 Your Best Year Ever

January 4, 2021

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

A great way to start the New Year is to think about the positive changes you want to make and put them in writing as Resolutions. Of course, you can do this any time you want, but there’s something about…

Boo! 6 Things that Should Scare Fundraisers on Halloween

October 26, 2020

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

When Halloween rolls around each year, we see that interesting human impulse to scare ourselves — and others. So people dress up as zombies, monsters, and aliens. (Others dress as princesses or astronauts, which are probably not meant to be…

Fundraisers Gotta Keep on Truckin’

September 28, 2020

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

Remember Keep on Truckin’? It’s a classic slogan and image from the counterculture, created in 1968 by cartoonist R. Crumb. (And if you aren’t humming the Grateful Dead classic “Truckin’,” you might need a little more music in your life!)…

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How to Measure What Matters in Fundraising

How the Supporter Connection Survey Transformed This Fundraiser Forever

People’s Choice: Top 10 Blog Posts of 2021

Everything You Need to Know to Master Monthly Giving

The Sure Way to Raise More Money from Your Best Donors

The Fundraising Secret Ingredient You’ll Swear by for the Rest of Your Career

7 Boring Ways to Transform Your Fundraising

New Year’s Resolutions to Make 2021 Your Best Year Ever

Boo! 6 Things that Should Scare Fundraisers on Halloween

Fundraisers Gotta Keep on Truckin’

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