True confessions: ten days ago I freaked out. I’m an optimist by nature. You know that “Is the glass half-full or half-empty” question? My standard answer is that it’s always full. It’s always got something in it: air, liquid, something. I regularly blog in the economic impact on philanthropy and how Americans remain generous, even [...]

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…you should at least be learning about using Twitter for your nonprofit. Check out the volume of tweets during the Inauguration: The green line is last week at the same time. The blue line is this week. Twitter reports up to 5 times as many tweets per SECOND during the peak time. Yes, they measure [...]

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy pointed to a report by The Economist on research showing that public recognition may motivate donors to give bigger gifts. Dan Ariely of Duke University, Anat Bracha of Tel Aviv University, and Stephan Meier of Columbia University sought, through experiments, to test the importance of image motivation, as well as to [...]

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@Philanthropy pointed me to a humor piece in the New Yorker called Looking Forward to Your Check. The invitation to a fictitious fundraising event starts out with: The Benefit Committee wishes to remind all Subscribers that the thrill for those pledging as much money as they can afford to attend this Gala Charity Event will [...]

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2009 looks like it will be a challenging year for fundraising. But people are going to give. It’s just a matter if they’re going to give to your organization. So one of your goals this year should be to make your nonprofit easy to find. Since more and more people are using the internet to [...]

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I’m excited to be giving a webinar with Don Philabaum called Twitter Your Way to Contributions! You may remember, Don as a guest on my Ask Without Fear! Radio Show. He’s been a leader in the field of donor relations. Here’s some text from the webinar page: Sometimes an idea or technology comes along that [...]

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I’ve added a new fundraising webinar to the Fundraising Coach Store, Ask Without Fear! EXPANDED. It’s three 90-minute webinars expanding on the four steps of the “Get R.E.A.L.” fundraising process. Read the entire list of things you’ll learn at: http://fundraisingcoach.com/ask-without-fear-fundraising-seminar/ This is very detailed training that will get your 2009 off to a great start. [...]

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