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Had an “aha” moment this weekend after reading Chris Brogan’s blog – Pursue the Goal Not the Method – This is what we encourage our clients to do every day with their fundraising efforts, yet never say it so succinctly.
How often do your fundraising efforts go “by the book”, I bet not many times.  Most [...]

On January 12th, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit outside of the capital of Haiti, causing widespread destruction to homes, hospitals, schools, government buildings, roads, and lives.  Many agencies have come forth offering aid and relief services to the approximate 2 million people who call Port-Au-Price, Haiti home.
Cramer & Associates researched and found that the following five [...]

First it was the Case Foundation in 2007/2008 with The Giving Challenge, giving $1,000 a day for 50 days and then $50,000 to the top overall vote getter on Facebook.  Then Chase Bank did Chase Community Giving on Facebook in 2009 giving the top 100 not-for-profit vote getters $25,000 each, and now Pepsi is about [...]

Have you thought about why you give as you do?  Some people give of their time, some of their money.  Richard Branson has said in the past that he gives because he doesn’t want to waste his position.  A friend of mine volunteers because it allows her to provide a skill that the organization doesn’t [...]