Entries from April 2009

2009 Nonprofit Technology Conference

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

This is the time of year when all the nonprofit geeks gather at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference and when the rest of us who feel techincally savvy realize we’re probably just geek-wannabes. Even if you not in San Francisco, it’s very easy to keep up on what’s happening. To see the conference’s Twitter stream, simply [...]

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Tags: 2. Engage · Events · Samples & Tools

FREE "Ask Without Fear!" Teleclass

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

Since this month marks the 1 year anniversary of the publication of “Ask Without Fear!“, I’m deciding to have a party! On April 28 at 12 noon Eastern Time, I’ll be offering a free teleclass on fundraising in today’s economy. To join the call, you just need to go to the registration page. The call [...]

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Tags: Samples & Tools · Specials

A case for Twitter, Facebook, & social media for healthcare fundraisers

April 15th, 2009 · 14 Comments

I was just on a call with fellow members of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy folks when someone asked, “Does anyone here use Twitter or Facebook?” It appeared I was the only one. Many wanted to be but their IT departments wouldn’t let them. Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIn and YouTube are sites that are [...]

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Tags: 2. Engage · Samples & Tools

Managing Assumptions

April 7th, 2009 · No Comments

In the last edition, I mentioned some points taught by Betsy Rigby, Director of Development with Partners HealthCare at the New England Association for Healthcare Philanthropy annual conference in Rhode Island last month. One was the two managment theories, ingloriously named, Theory X and Theory Y. Along with of these, she mentioned the role assumptions [...]

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Tags: Natural Abilities · fundraising secrets

Ostrich Mentality: Social Media and Storytelling

April 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

The latest edition of FundRaising Success Magazine has a terrific article by Bryan Schoell called Get Your Head Out of the Sand. Here’s the begining: People are talking about you online. Ignoring that fact won’t make it go away, so you’d best join in the conversation. Yesterday, the mother of a sick child Googled the [...]

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Tags: 2. Engage · Donor Evangelists