Week 2 Silver Lining

What If They Shut Down the Post Office? Dealing with Big, Scary Change

Trends
It’s happening in New Zealand: the end of the postal service as we know it. That seems like a catastrophe for fundraisers who depend on direct mail to connect with donors who raise funds. Fortunately, it’s not quite as bad…
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Shocker: The Biggest Problem in Fundraising

Boards and Fundraising, Trends
You spoke, I listened, and you freaked me out a little! I’ve been in the fundraising space for a long time — approaching 30 years. That’s enough time to get married, have a couple of kids, and raise them into…
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Fundraising

Is Fundraising Unique in Different Countries?

Digital Fundraising, Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Major and Mid Value Donors, Trends
Learning and sharing across three continents! This ‘winter’ I have headed North. Very north, in fact, starting in Alaska. I am writing this on the plane from Vancouver. I put ‘winter’ in quotes because the big advantage of crossing the…
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