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Fundraising Is about Love … and It’s Not Always Easy

Donor Psychology
Worried that your fundraising communications are promoting “saviorism”? You are not alone. In many sectors, fundraisers feel trapped between messaging that perpetuates harmful beliefs and practices … and messages that don’t effectively connect with donors. We brought together some fundraising…
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Just How “Different” Are Your Donors, Really?

Demographics
Here’s the most true and untrue statement in fundraising: “Our donors are different from other donors.” Yes, they really are different. And no, they are not! They are both unique and typical. Okay, it may sound like I’m talking out…
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Check out These Productivity Boosters of the Fundraising Pros

Productivity, Self-Care
What keeps you productive? We asked our community of fundraisers in The Fundraisingology Lab that question and got a ton of great ideas. These hardworking professionals have a lot of ways of getting more done than they’re already doing. Here…
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The “Middle Siblings” of Fundraising, and How You Can Connect with Them

Major and Mid Value Donors
Mid-value donors are sometimes the “middle children” of donor files. Like the stereotypical middle child, they get less attention than the others. They can “fall through the cracks” and not get the focus and treatment they need. Nonprofits often have…
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5 Things to Keep Fundraising Strong in Strange Times (like Now)

Crises Fundraising
Many fundraisers around the world are getting worse results now than they did during the height of the pandemic. The pandemic has not gone away, but the sense of crisis and community – that widespread feeling that something big is…
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3 Temptations that Undermine Your Fundraising Storytelling, and How to Stop Them Cold

Storytelling
You already know this: Fundraising is built on storytelling. That’s because stories activate the human brain. There are countless types of information available to us – from spreadsheets to photographs – but it’s stories that help us understand, care, connect,…
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7 Ways to Make Yourself a Better Fundraiser

Fundraising Training Needs
You are in charge of your career. You want to be the best you can be. And you know that as great as on-the-job experience is, it’s not enough by itself to help you reach your potential. You need to…
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How AI Writing Can Defeat Your Best Projects … or Not

Writing
Artificial Intelligence invaded the members-only community of The Fundraisingology Lab on Facebook recently. Sean Triner posted a letter thanking members of our special community of fundraising professionals for their involvement and their work. What he didn’t say, at least at…
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How to Respect Your Time, and Help Your Boss and Colleagues Respect It Too

Maths of Fundraising, Time Management
You are more valuable than you’ve ever imagined. I’m not talking about your value as a unique human being living on this planet. In that sense, you’re infinitely valuable. I’m talking about your value as a professional fundraiser, as measured…
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How to Handle a “Demanding” Donor

How to Handle a “Demanding” Donor

Donor Care, Donor Love
I used to have a mental picture of “difficult” major donors, based on horror stories I’d heard.  I imagined a cigar-chomping business tycoon who wanted to use large donations to remake a nonprofit to fit his own preferred vision, not…
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