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How to Make Your Fundraising Strong with Visual Design

Creativity, Crises Fundraising
They told me my voice was going to be squeaky and out of control for a while, but after that people would stop mistaking me for my mother on the phone. I was okay with that. Later, they told me…
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Book Review: How Your Organization Can Achieve Greatness

Boards and Fundraising
Great Fundraising Organizations: Why and How the World’s Best Charities Excel at Raising Money by Alan Clayton A few years back, I worked with a nonprofit client, a large organization that you may have heard of, writing direct mail and…
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The Best of the Best: Our Top 10 Blogs of 2024

Fundraising
Do you believe in the Pareto Principle? If you’re a fundraiser, you should. Early 20th century economist Vilfredo Pareto noticed that in his garden, 20% of the pea plants produced 80% of the peas. He then started looking around, and…
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Two Books That Will Help You Write Like a Pro

Books, Writing
Every fundraiser I know is obsessed with learning. (The ones who think they can do it all with their innate talent never last very long.) The great ones read every fundraising book they can get their hands on. They follow…
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Our Readers Speak: the Top 3 Moceanic Blog Posts of All Time

Tribute
The Moceanic Blog started posting in 2015.  In Blog Years, that’s back in the Jurassic Age. In that time, we’ve published hundreds of posts about all kinds of fundraising topics. We hope every post is super helpful to fundraisers everywhere.…
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The 6 Drivers of Nonprofit Fundraising Growth

Boards and Fundraising, Fundraising, Strategy
Fundraising can often feel overwhelming. There is pressure to deliver immediate results while also planning for sustainable growth. It is possible – if you have all the resources you need.  As you know, fundraisers are often asked to achieve miraculous…
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