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To Survive Scary Times, Don’t Freak Out!

August 8, 2022

Jeff Brooks

I live with a chronic disease you’ve probably heard of all your life: Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Stay with me. This is about fundraising!) Rheumatoid Arthritis is a strange disease because it’s basically damage I’m doing to myself. My immune system, for…

What You Wish You Knew about Fundraising Design [Book Review]

August 1, 2022

Jeff Brooks

Books

Finally, we have the book I’ve been looking for all my career: Creative Deviations by John Lepp. This book focuses on the most-neglected aspect of effective fundraising: Design. (It does a lot more than that too, and I’ll get to…

How to Conduct Interviews That Give You the Best Fundraising Stories

July 25, 2022

Jeff Brooks

Writing

Decades ago, before I discovered my calling as a fundraising person, I was a journalist. One cool project I worked on was a series on street musicians who played at Seattle’s tourist-infested Pike Place Market. I’d hang out near a…

What Behavioral Science Tells Us about Stories and Math in Fundraising

July 18, 2022

Russell James

Maths of Fundraising, Storytelling

Excerpted from The Storytelling Fundraiser by Professor Russell James. The full book (along with many other fundraising resources) is available for free at Encourage Generosity. For nonprofit managers, numbers are important. Numbers define success or failure. Numbers keep the lights…

Fundraising Story Goes from Good to GREAT [Case Study]

July 11, 2022

Jeff Brooks

Storytelling, Writing

You know telling stories is the better way to motivate donors to give. You’ve probably also seen how that is much easier said than done. One of the main challenges is this: The story most likely to move donors is…

6 Winning Ways to Start Your Next Fundraising Appeal

July 4, 2022

Lisa Sargent

Direct Mail, Writing

Ah, the terror of the blank page. That blank screen – that blinking cursor – that unstarted fundraising appeal – staring back at you from the void. Waiting for you to let it soar with a clear, powerful, captivating lead……

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What You Wish You Knew about Fundraising Design [Book Review]

How to Conduct Interviews That Give You the Best Fundraising Stories

What Behavioral Science Tells Us about Stories and Math in Fundraising

Fundraising Story Goes from Good to GREAT [Case Study]

6 Winning Ways to Start Your Next Fundraising Appeal

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