Posts by Christiana Stergiou

Co-founder of Moceanic

Christiana Stergiou is a Co-founder of Moceanic. She has extensive experience within fundraising, consulting, and teaching worldwide. Christiana is particularly passionate about fundraising legacies and bequests that help Moceanic members and blog readers to raise their fundraising to a new level.

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This Breakthrough in Donor Surveys Can Unlock a Treasure Trove of Bequests

Bequests and Legacies
It may sound unbelievable… Right now, you have donors who are ready to include your organization in their will. They want to leave a legacy that changes the world for future generations. And they’re just waiting for you to ask!…
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Members’ Stories from The Fundraisingology Lab

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Take a look at what our members have to say about their experience in The Fundraisingology Lab. Find out how their fundraising got easier, more effective, and a lot more fun.  The Fundraisingology Lab has everything you need to raise…
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Why It’s So Hard to Get Charitable Bequests for Your Organization

Bequests and Legacies
Imagine this: You have a handful of donors who are willing to give you some very large donations. Most of them are not major donors, but they could give you donations averaging more than $30,000. And up. In some cases,…
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VIDEO: The Amazing “4-S” Method for Nervous Bequest Fundraisers

Bequests and Legacies
In this quick video interview, Professor Russell James, Professor of Charitable Financial Planning at Texas Tech University, shares the “4-S” Method of engaging with donors about bequest giving: Story Story Story Shut up Following this method can make the most…
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How to Lose $17 Million Without Even Trying

Bequests and Legacies
It’s incredibly difficult to be smart about opportunity cost. There’s just something in our brains that push us toward bad decisions that cost us dearly. When we overcome that innate human shortcoming — that’s when we make amazingly smart decisions…
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12 Things You Need to Know about Talking to Donors about Bequests

Bequests and Legacies
Just the idea of talking to donors about bequests can be overwhelming. As fundraisers, we’re used to simple calls to action, quick solutions to problems, and lots of urgency. If you’re good at fundraising, you are equipped to be good…
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The Liberating Truth Behind Smart Bequest Fundraising — It’s About Life

Bequests and Legacies
You are going to die. And probably sooner than you think. Not a great way to start a conversation is it? To hear some people talk about it, you’d think communicating with donors about bequests is like some kind of…
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VIDEO: The Magic Words of Bequest Fundraising

Bequests and Legacies
Professor Russell James, Professor of Charitable Financial Planning at Texas Tech University, shares the words and phrases that help donors connect meaningfully with the topic of bequest giving. Learn the importance of: “Family” language The importance of simplicity The power…
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Don’t Miss Out – Add Moceanic To Your Email Safe-List. Here’s How.

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Why safe-list or whitelist? You want to make sure important and useful emails don’t go to junk. How: Here are the ways to do it in Gmail, Outlook, and Mac Mail, and many more below, too! Gmail Open a message from…
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