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Quantity vs Quality
Everything I was taught growing up focused on the idea that quality was better than quantity. My father was always reinforcing that, especially with these two sayings: Measure twice, cut once. If a...
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Working the Room
I had a colleague who told me, as we prepared to attend a pre-opening donor event at an art museum, that these events were very difficult for her. “They aren’t hard for you, you like talking with...
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Working the Room – When it’s a Challenge
Recently I’ve been talking about Working the Room – how to get the most out of donor relationships during event. Then I wrote a post about getting the right people to the event. The posts outlined...
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What No Means for Fundraisers
Brilliant recent post by Seth Godin. Fundraisers, this is for you: What “No” Means - from your donor I’m too busy - You haven’t prepared me for this conversation, or I’m not ready to make this level...
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AFP Congress 2013
I got inspired, recharged and schooled at the 2013 Association of Fundraising Professionals conference in Toronto, the official Congress of the Toronto chapter of AFP. Holy smokes it was good! The...
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GivingTuesday 2013 – a Gift for Fundraisers
I’m so excited to be part of an unique and excellent virtual conference – maybe the first of its kind – where fundraising colleagues will share their expertise all day December 3, 2013. Each hosted...
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Mega Gifts – Book Review
Before the holidays I read Mega Gifts: Who Gives Them, Who Gets Them by Jerold Panas. (I reviewed another excellent book by this author, Power Questions.) Wow! First, two words came up repeatedly. Joy...
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Small but Mighty Acts
Yesterday I attended the Tanzania Convocation of the Aga Khan University in East Africa. It was small by most US or Canadian university graduation standards: 13 receiving a Bachelor of Science in...
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My AFP International Conference Round Up
I was fortunate to be able to attend the recent Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP) conference for fundraisers in San Antonio. I enjoy the inspiration, seeing old friends and meeting new...
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The VBG
As a fundraiser, sometimes there is just not enough time for the job and all the other things you want to do in your life. What I did have time for was worrying. And telling myself to stop worrying....
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