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Too Busy To Fundraise
Written by experienced non-profit professionals, Too Busy To Fundraise offers news and tips on fundraising, marketing and communications for newbies and hardened veterans alike.
Tag Archives: Goal-setting
Fundraising Creatively, Responsively and Effectively
I love to think of myself as a free-spirit. Someone who “goes with the flow.” Creative, responsive, not bound by rules. The reality is something quite different. The more I understand what I need to do and how I am … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, planning
Tagged donor cultivation, fundraising success, Goal-setting, marketing, memory failures, planning, productivity
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Fundraising–It’s All Of A Piece
Labor Day Weekend. Hard to believe that the summer is almost over—and all those things I was going to do during the “slow time” never did get done. It never did get slow, either. But partially that was my fault; … Continue reading
Posted in development, fundraising, productivity
Tagged Ask, cultivation, development, fundraising, Goal-setting, planning, productivity
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Fundraising and Triage
Sometimes I wonder if we are somehow wired together. I don’t imagine I’m important enough that they first read my blog then rush to write about something similar. But I am surprised at how often that happens. I post a … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, productivity
Tagged business practices, clarity, consistency, fundraising, Goal-setting, productivity, time management, triage
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Money Is The Root Of All
I awoke this morning thinking about money. For once, I wasn’t thinking about my money, or the fact that there was clearly something wrong in a world where I seem to be in better fiscal shape than the government. No, … Continue reading
Posted in Ask, fundraising
Tagged Ask, fundraising, Goal-setting, money, solicitation visit, solicitations
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PRACTICE MAKES (Almost) PERFECT
Writing used to be one of my joys. But lately, writing has begun to feel like a chore. So I’ve decided that I have to start doing more of it. I know; that seems counter-intuitive, but I’ve found over the … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising
Tagged change, consistency, development, fundraising, Goal-setting, relationships
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