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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.
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Planning and Productivity
Not inspired. Perhaps I just need another cup of coffee. Or—because I’m in New York—to get over my jet lag, though I don’t feel lagged at all. Or—because I live in LA—I should just forget this all and get out … Continue reading
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Tagged fundraising, planning, productivity, strategic planning
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Reaching for the Top
I am a counter. That’s how I know that there are 276 stairs up to the overlook. Or maybe it is 278. For not only am I a counter, but I am a careless one. I blame the voices in … Continue reading
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Tagged consistency, counting, fundraising, Goal-setting, magic bullets, planning, productivity, time management
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STILL Too Busy to Fundraise
My client was stressed. Too much to do, too little time, and now something else has been thrown on his plate. “I can barely do what I am supposed to do,” he moaned (but not in a bad way). “How … Continue reading
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Tagged boards, consulting, fundraising, productivity, time management
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How Not to Work With Your Consultant
On a flipchart in my office I keep a list of current clients and next steps with them,; outstanding proposals; workshops; projects; things to do. It’s a great visual of what I have going on and what I need to … Continue reading
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Tagged consistency, consulting, development, fundraising, productivity, time management
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Fundraising–some pain, mostly gain
As many of you know, I have three largish, long-haired dogs. That means, among other things, that every day—every single day—I vacuum, not just the floor but the furniture also (OK, so it’s clear who rules in my house!). Once … Continue reading
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Tagged Ask, consistency, donor retention, fundraising, productivity, time management
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