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What Your Direct Mail is Like for Real People

October 7, 2019

Fiona McPhee

I’ve spent a good decade and a half defending direct mail. Mostly in response to anxious nonprofit insiders saying things like “I’d hate to get all the mail we send.” I won’t pretend everyone you mail wants it. And I…

The Beauty of Ugly Fundraising

July 9, 2018

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

How many times have you heard people complain about fundraising — especially direct mail: It’s so ugly! In fact, you’ll often hear the hypothesis that if it weren’t ugly, it would work a lot better. As if the problem is…

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The Secret of Success: Do Only What Only You Can Do

July 3, 2017

Dearne Cameron

Fundraising, Fundraising Training Needs

Guest blogger – Dearne Cameron, CEO of Pareto Fundraising (Sorry Moceanic subscribers and Dearne – the email that you may have received about this post did not explain that Dearne is the guest author of this article – not Sean!)…

Thank You For ‘Hanging Out’ With Me

December 13, 2016

Sean Triner

Trends, Branding, Demographics, Direct Mail, Donor Love

By reading my articles, I guess you care about making the world a better place and raising more money for the causes you care about. I am chuffed by the feedback I get from my updates (please send more –…

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The Easiest Case for Support

August 3, 2016

Sean Triner

Direct Mail, Major and Mid Value Donors

Bas, a new fundraiser at a Dutch charity decided he needed to get out and meet some donors. He looked at those donors who had given by direct mail since that was most of them. The third donor he…

Using URLs in Direct Mail

May 25, 2016

Sean Triner

Digital Fundraising, Direct Mail

Thanks to Mike Linnemann from the University of Minnesota Foundation, and Tom Ahern, donor communications expert whose recent Twitter conversation inspired this blog. Direct mail is the largest source of new donors in most fundraising markets. Yet, even with an…

A Great Mid Value Mail Pack Explained

April 19, 2016

Sean Triner

Direct Mail, Major and Mid Value Donors

I asked Ruthann Richardson of Pareto Fundraising to tell us about a Great Mid Value Pack. My favourite mid value pack Looking at the current landscape of fundraising, I can’t help but think that the biggest opportunity for us, as…

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What Your Direct Mail is Like for Real People

The Beauty of Ugly Fundraising

The Secret of Success: Do Only What Only You Can Do

Thank You For ‘Hanging Out’ With Me

The Easiest Case for Support

Using URLs in Direct Mail

A Great Mid Value Mail Pack Explained

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Jeff Brooks’ Webinar: Your Roadmap to Record-Smashing Direct Mail This Year End

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What Your Direct Mail is Like for Real People

The Beauty of Ugly Fundraising

The Secret of Success: Do Only What Only You Can Do

Thank You For ‘Hanging Out’ With Me

The Easiest Case for Support

Using URLs in Direct Mail

A Great Mid Value Mail Pack Explained

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