A number of weeks ago I had a question about organizing your donors, so I thought I’d say a few words about how different organizations I’ve worked with have organized their donor pools.
As much as I wish we could treat all donors as major donors, we have to take a targeted strategy with different donor [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Organizing Your Donors
December 14, 2009 – 4:50 pm
Conduit & Global Mojo: Grants & Awards
December 13, 2009 – 4:09 pm
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GlobalMojo
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Sounds like Life to Me
December 10, 2009 – 3:42 pm
Have you ever heard that country western song by Darryl Worley called, Sounds Like Life to Me? As the song goes two people are sitting at a bar, one is sharing about how hard his life is. Instead of being empathetic, his friend tells him he has reason to celebrate and his troubles just sound [...]
Fundraising Generalist or Practitioner
December 7, 2009 – 3:39 pm
People have different skills. I’ve found that I have a knack for major gifts fundraising and getting to know people one-on-one. Through my blog I’ve also learned about social media, where I enjoy building online community and online marketing. These skills will occasionally overlap when I’m doing prospect research or networking but, for the most [...]
Want to vs. Need to Hear
December 2, 2009 – 2:42 pm
I am coming to realize that I receive criticism in two ways: one way is from someone with whom I have built a long-term relationship who can objectively and constructively provide me feedback (wouldn’t be great if we always received feedback that way). The other way is when someone has a message I need to [...]
