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We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-giving aid to the world’s most vulnerable. Serving people in 74 countries, Rise Against Hunger is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-giving aid to the world’s most vulnerable. Serving people in 74 countries, Rise Against Hunger is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.
07 Jan 2019

Welcome Rise Against Hunger!

We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-giving…
Donor Focused Communication
Before you know it, Christmas will be over for another year and New Year’s resolutions will be made, yet hopefully not broken. For those of us in direct response fundraising, this change of seasons means that it’s time to mail annual tax statements.
Before you know it, Christmas will be over for another year and New Year’s resolutions will be made, yet hopefully not broken. For those of us in direct response fundraising, this change of seasons means that it’s time to mail annual tax statements.
03 Dec 2018

How to Maximize Your Annual Tax Statement Mailing

Before you know it, Christmas will be over for another year and New Year’s resolutions will be made, yet hopefully…
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Donor Focused Communication
There is a science behind why donors give to charities and nonprofits, and it’s a behavior that can be directly influenced by what we, as fundraisers, communicate. Here are three ways that you can influence your donor’s giving patterns and potentially increase retention rates...
There is a science behind why donors give to charities and nonprofits, and it’s a behavior that can be directly influenced by what we, as fundraisers, communicate. Here are three ways that you can influence your donor’s giving patterns and potentially increase retention rates...
26 Nov 2018

Using Gratitude to Boost Donor Retention

There is a science behind why donors give to charities and nonprofits, and it’s a behavior that can be directly…
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Live the Give
When was the last time you lost yourself in service to others? Last week? Last month? Maybe a couple of years ago. For me, it wasn’t too long ago. Every summer for the last nine years, I have packed my things and spent a week of vacation on the shores of Lake Geneva in Wisconsin at Camp One Step; a summer camp for children and youth with cancer.
When was the last time you lost yourself in service to others? Last week? Last month? Maybe a couple of years ago. For me, it wasn’t too long ago. Every summer for the last nine years, I have packed my things and spent a week of vacation on the shores of Lake Geneva in Wisconsin at Camp One Step; a summer camp for children and youth with cancer.
04 Oct 2018

Getting Lost in Service

When was the last time you lost yourself in service to others? Last week? Last month? Maybe a couple of…
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Donor Focused Communication
There are countless different tips, tricks, and tactics you can use when writing your appeal letters, emails, landing pages, and any other direct response communications. I want to give you three secrets that I’ve used over the years to write effective direct mail and digital copy.
There are countless different tips, tricks, and tactics you can use when writing your appeal letters, emails, landing pages, and any other direct response communications. I want to give you three secrets that I’ve used over the years to write effective direct mail and digital copy.
13 Aug 2018

Three Ways to Improve Your Fundraising Letters

There are countless different tips, tricks, and tactics you can use when writing your appeal letters, emails, landing pages, and…
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Donor Focused Communication
Fundraising (and marketing in general) boils down to communicating a compelling need in simple terms with a clear call to action. And while not every communication channel is equally effective, the same ingredients are critical. See how to make your fall fundraising work across all channels
Fundraising (and marketing in general) boils down to communicating a compelling need in simple terms with a clear call to action. And while not every communication channel is equally effective, the same ingredients are critical. See how to make your fall fundraising work across all channels
13 Jul 2018

It’s Like Velcro . . .Multi-Channel Strategies and Why They Matter

Fundraising (and marketing in general) boils down to communicating a compelling need in simple terms with a clear call to…
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