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VIDEO: How To Boost Your Direct Mail Campaign After It Has Gone Out

June 12, 2018

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In this short video I’m going to show you something amazing: A way to dramatically improve the performance of a direct mail appeal — after you’ve mailed it. When it’s too late to change it! And it doesn’t involve inventing…

Should You Call Your Direct Mail Appeal an “Annual Fund”?

April 9, 2018

Jeff Brooks

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From his new comfy chair, Fundraisingologist Jeff looks into the often-used but puzzling phrase “Annual Fund” that’s so often seen in direct mail fundraising. Does it work? Find out. (And witness the strange drama of the comfy chair.) Have you…

VIDEO: Stupid Fundraising Sometimes Works

March 26, 2018

Jeff Brooks

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Jeff dons his “mean teacher” costume to tell the smart fundraisers a secret about how to think about fundraising in a way that will keep you clear-headed, realistic, and open-minded. Don’t miss this important mini-lecture. It might be on the…

What Makes Donors Respond?

December 11, 2017

Jeff Brooks

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I found two interesting online banner ads. One from Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission, the other from UNICEF USA. Each ad is half brilliant. And half not-so-brilliant. Sean and I talked about these ads and the easy step each of them…

Which Pile of Money Would You Rather Have?

April 5, 2017

Sean Triner

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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

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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.…

Loving and Punning on Valentines Day

February 12, 2017

Sean Triner

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I got this lovely email from World Animal Protection (WAP). It worked on me. BUT generally, humour is risky in charity direct marketing. I think this is for a few reasons: Not everyone gets the joke! Making light of your serious cause needs…

The Truth Well Told*

December 21, 2016

Sean Triner

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Many charities shy away from the ‘bad’ their organisation tries to fix. This is not facing reality, not telling the truth and not giving people the opportunity to make bad good. Here is a cracking example from Concern Worldwide of…

A Great Way to Boost Donations in Your Next Appeal…

August 17, 2016

Sean Triner

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…And Build Awesome Relationships With Major Donors I have a little story about Jason Smith, a quiet and unassuming Quebecois guy living in Melbourne, Australia. He works as the fundraising manager at Burnet Institute. The Institute is a charity dedicated…

Great Donor Care from Amnesty International

June 24, 2016

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You know how we all worry about overheads? Well, Josh O’Rourke, a relationship fundraiser from Amnesty International Australia had a good approach with one of his mid-value donors. Having met up with a mid-value donor who had ‘only’ ever given…

VIDEO: How To Boost Your Direct Mail Campaign After It Has Gone Out

Should You Call Your Direct Mail Appeal an “Annual Fund”?

VIDEO: Stupid Fundraising Sometimes Works

What Makes Donors Respond?

Which Pile of Money Would You Rather Have?

Digital Fundraising Beyond Doggies and Dolphins

Loving and Punning on Valentines Day

The Truth Well Told*

A Great Way to Boost Donations in Your Next Appeal…

Great Donor Care from Amnesty International

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