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The Biggest Challenge in Fundraising Revealed – It’s Not What I Thought

January 13, 2020

I recently asked our members and other friends a question: What is your biggest fundraising challenge? I asked this not just because the team and I are curious (and we are!) but because it will help us create material (blogs,…

Don’t Let “Excellence” Intimidate You! You Can Be Excellent!

October 21, 2019

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

At one of our Moceanic Office Hours sessions (held for members of The Fundraisingology Lab), I was talking about the disturbing trends in fundraising: Dropping response rates, rising costs, shrinking retention. Then I noted that these are industry-wide numbers; many…

Use Postage to Maximize Impact in Direct Mail Fundraising

January 31, 2018

Jeff Brooks

Direct Mail

It’s easy to get so caught up in the creativity of a direct mail pack that you forget one of the most fundamental facts about it: It’s a piece of mail that goes through the postal system. And that means…

What to Do When the Fundraising Experts Are Wrong

January 31, 2018

Jeff Brooks

Direct Mail

Every once in a while, I hear from a fundraiser who says something like this: Our direct mail is not at all the way you say it should be. It’s wordy, complicated, and written at a very high reading level.…

Four Ways Nonprofit Bosses Kill Fundraising – and How You Can Fight Back (but Keep Your Job)

January 15, 2018

Jeff Brooks

Fundraising

One of the more startling things we’ve learned here at Moceanic is how big a problem nonprofit CEOs are for fundraising. Far too many people in the fundraising profession have a significant uphill battle to fight on every project they…

This Survey Type Is Better Than Almost Anything Else You Can Do in Fundraising

August 1, 2017

Jeff Brooks

Bequests and Legacies, Direct Mail, Donor Love, Major and Mid Value Donors, Monthly Giving

One of the first things I learned about when I joined Moceanic a few months ago was an amazing fundraising technique we called the Supporter Connection Survey. I was blown away… But now I’m even more blown away because I’ve…

The Most Powerful Communication Tool: The Supporter Connection Survey

June 30, 2017

Sean Triner

Donor Love, Fundraising

A proven method for increasing revenue, uncovering legacy donors and improving donor-centricity. With data-led fundraising guru Sean Triner Do you have lots of lovely donors supporting your work? Do you have a direct mail program? Or an online fundraising program?…

What Are Fundraisers’ Most Pressing Problems?

May 3, 2017

Sean Triner

Fundraising Training Needs

Are These Seven Fundraising Woes Yours Too? When Jeff arrived at Moceanic he offered two free ninety-minute Coaching+ sessions for the two ‘best’ 100-word description of the challenges faced by responders. We were quite literally inundated with entries from hundreds…

Shocker: The Biggest Problem in Fundraising

May 2, 2017

Jeff Brooks

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…

The Biggest Challenge in Fundraising Revealed – It’s Not What I Thought

Don’t Let “Excellence” Intimidate You! You Can Be Excellent!

Use Postage to Maximize Impact in Direct Mail Fundraising

What to Do When the Fundraising Experts Are Wrong

Four Ways Nonprofit Bosses Kill Fundraising – and How You Can Fight Back (but Keep Your Job)

This Survey Type Is Better Than Almost Anything Else You Can Do in Fundraising

The Most Powerful Communication Tool: The Supporter Connection Survey

What Are Fundraisers’ Most Pressing Problems?

Shocker: The Biggest Problem in Fundraising

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Dive Into Smarter Fundraising with Moceanic

Now is the time to jump on board to get even smarter about your fundraising

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