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The Treasure Chest Packed Full of Fundraising Resources

June 9, 2025

Jeff Brooks

When I was a kid, I read Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. For a couple of years after that, I suspected there were wooden chests full of gold and jewels buried pretty much everywhere. I got in trouble a…

The Funny Little Robot That Can Help You Raise a Lot More Money

March 31, 2025

Jeff Brooks

Fun

If you believe the Frankenstein movies, it seems every Lab comes with a helpful assistant who does all the busy work for you. Their name is Igor (sometimes pronounced “Eye-gore”), and you can count on them when things are difficult.…

How to Handle It When They Doubt Your Fundraising Expertise

August 5, 2024

Jeff Brooks

Productivity, Tribute

“Mr. Brooks, there’s no way that can be true. I think you are lying.” I’ve been told that more than once, specifically to my claim that longer messages usually work better than short ones in fundraising. It’s one of the…

New Digital Workshop Is Taking People to New Places

September 18, 2023

Jeff Brooks

Digital Fundraising, Fundraising Training Needs

You’ve seen this before: The digital hot-shot fires up his pitch for whatever it is he’s selling that promises to change the game for your fundraising. He talks fast and gives a lot of details that can be hard to…

7 Ways to Make Yourself a Better Fundraiser

May 29, 2023

Jeff Brooks

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…

Show Your Boss Why They Can’t Skimp on Your Growth and Training

March 6, 2023

Jeff Brooks

Workplace

When it comes to professional growth, if you aren’t moving forward, you are in effect floating backward. That’s an intimidating thought, but sometimes it lights a fire under people to keep learning. The fact you are reading this blog post…

Fundraiser: Disobey Your English Teachers to Improve Your Writing

February 20, 2023

Jeff Brooks

Writing

Before I found fundraising, I taught English. Mostly to first-year college students, usually some version of that English 101 course that you remember with either fondness or revulsion. We called it “writing,” but what we were teaching was “academic writing.”…

How to Know Who You Can Trust for Good Fundraising Advice

January 23, 2023

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising, Trends

You really want to get your fundraising right. You know what’s at stake: Your cause can be well-funded, or under-funded. You carry the consequences of that around like a heavy sack. There’s a lot of advice out there. That’s great,…

3 Habits of Highly Effective Fundraising Writers

April 4, 2022

Julie Cooper

Writing

Fundraising writing is unlike most any other type of writing. It’s simple, urgent, conversational, emotional, repetitive, and old-fashioned. And it can be tricky, for sure. The good news is that you can learn the skills needed to create effective fundraising…

7 Tips for Success as a Fundraising Freelancer

March 14, 2022

Jeff Brooks

Nonprofit Jobs, Workplace

Wouldn’t it be great to be your own boss? That’s how many people imagine it will be when they dream of becoming a freelancer. Including many professional fundraisers. Let me give you the bad news first: When you become your…

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The Treasure Chest Packed Full of Fundraising Resources

The Funny Little Robot That Can Help You Raise a Lot More Money

How to Handle It When They Doubt Your Fundraising Expertise

New Digital Workshop Is Taking People to New Places

7 Ways to Make Yourself a Better Fundraiser

Show Your Boss Why They Can’t Skimp on Your Growth and Training

Fundraiser: Disobey Your English Teachers to Improve Your Writing

How to Know Who You Can Trust for Good Fundraising Advice

3 Habits of Highly Effective Fundraising Writers

7 Tips for Success as a Fundraising Freelancer

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