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What If They Shut Down the Post Office? Dealing with Big, Scary Change

July 8, 2024

Jeff Brooks

It’s happening in New Zealand: the end of the postal service as we know it. That seems like a catastrophe for fundraisers who depend on direct mail to connect with donors who raise funds. Fortunately, it’s not quite as bad…

How to Know Who You Can Trust for Good Fundraising Advice

January 23, 2023

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising, Trends

You really want to get your fundraising right. You know what’s at stake: Your cause can be well-funded, or under-funded. You carry the consequences of that around like a heavy sack. There’s a lot of advice out there. That’s great,…

Where do BIG donors come from?

November 20, 2017

Sean Triner

Benchmarking, Major and Mid Value Donors, Trends

This might surprise you: Your next generation of mega-donors are not hiding out at the country club or in CEO suites at the tops of the tallest buildings in town. They may or may not be at those places. But…

Your Definitive Guide To Face-To-Face Fundraising

June 13, 2017

Sean Triner

Monthly Giving, Benchmarking, Trends

Please click here to get a PDF of Your Definitive Guide to Face-to-Face Fundraising sent to your inbox. Face-to-face has been a great way to find new supporters and raise money. But is ‘face-to-face’ monthly giving acquisition a worthy strategy…

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How the Way You Measure Success Can Shape Your Organization’s Future

May 7, 2017

Jeff Brooks

Benchmarking, Maths of Fundraising, Trends

When corporations fail to invest in their future, we shake our heads and wonder why they’re so shortsighted. Think of the once-important ice-delivery companies. They didn’t realize they were in the business of providing ice; they apparently thought they were…

Shocker: The Biggest Problem in Fundraising

May 2, 2017

Jeff Brooks

Boards and Fundraising, Trends

You spoke, I listened, and you freaked me out a little! I’ve been in the fundraising space for a long time — approaching 30 years. That’s enough time to get married, have a couple of kids, and raise them into…

What is Essential Data to Capture and Why?

April 19, 2017

Sean Triner

Trends, Monthly Giving

It’s called “rage giving” — impulsive donations to organisations seen as resisting the agenda of US President Trump. It has resulted in an astounding outpouring of philanthropy for some organisations: The American Civil Liberties Union has raised more than $80…

Should My Pareto Score Worry Me?

April 11, 2017

Sean Triner

Trends, Benchmarking, Maths of Fundraising, Monthly Giving

Should you be concerned about your Pareto ‘score’? Following a post on Moceanic Facebook about the Pareto Principle, Daniel Peyton from Habitat for Humanity asked me if there was a Pareto split that a charity fundraiser should be concerned about. For…

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Which Pile of Money Would You Rather Have?

April 5, 2017

Sean Triner

Boards and Fundraising, Donor Psychology, Trends

Dan Pallotta couldn’t have been more right with his TED talk ‘The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong.’ But he wasn’t just trying to explain the importance and good that ‘overhead’ does for charities to the public and media. It’s also the charity staff who really need to…

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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What If They Shut Down the Post Office? Dealing with Big, Scary Change

How to Know Who You Can Trust for Good Fundraising Advice

Where do BIG donors come from?

Your Definitive Guide To Face-To-Face Fundraising

How the Way You Measure Success Can Shape Your Organization’s Future

Shocker: The Biggest Problem in Fundraising

What is Essential Data to Capture and Why?

Should My Pareto Score Worry Me?

Which Pile of Money Would You Rather Have?

Digital Fundraising Beyond Doggies and Dolphins

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