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Inspiration to guide your work

Posted on April 9, 2010
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Whether you are a non-profit leader, a volunteer or even someone who has never participated in the charitable movement . . . you can gain a tremendous amount of insight on how to lead a good life through the “founding … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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Today’s To Do – Update Receipt Letters

Posted on December 22, 2009

Revise your receipt letter each month. No option. This is the only way to keep recurring donors interested in reading your mail – which is essential to cultivating larger gifts. It doesn’t have to be fancy – just make the … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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Today’s To Do – Cultivation with Photos

Posted on December 17, 2009

Take a digital photo of every person that volunteers for your organization. Email it to them along with a link of that picture on your organization’s Facebook account (so that they can share it with their friends). Also, print and … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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Today’s To Do – Set up Google Alerts

Posted on December 15, 2009

Put your top donors’ names in a Google alert and have it send you something on them every time their name appears on the Web. If it’s something interesting, print it out and forward it to them with a note, … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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Today’s To Do – Find a Site Sponsor

Posted on December 8, 2009

Walk around your facility and note every place that might make sense for a donor’s name to fall. Go back to your desk and assess the “value” of each of them from the donor’s perspective – particularly from the corporate … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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Today’s To Do – Cultivation with Coffee Cards

Posted on December 3, 2009

Purchase ten $5 gift cards to Starbucks and mail them to ten lapsed donors with a note, “I’d love to share a cup of coffee with you to update you on our progress. Call me when you have time!” You’ll … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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If you really want to honor Veterans, fight homelessness.

Posted on November 11, 2009

About one-third of the adult homeless population have served their country in the Armed Services.
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Dallas realtor donates 15% of commission to local nonprofits

Posted on September 8, 2009

If you work with Ryan Smith Realty to buy or sell your home, Ryan will donate 15% of his commission to the charity of your choice.
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Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, Serving High Net Worth Donors, Launches Today

Posted on August 31, 2009

Tactical Philanthropy Advisors, an advisory firm working with wealthy individuals and families, launched today. It is headed by Sean Stannard-Stockton, co-founder of a wealth advisory firm focused on philanthropists, a columnist for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and author of the industry leading blog Tactical Philanthropy.
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Reinvent Your Enterprise

Posted on July 6, 2009

Interesting book from Brand Velocity: The Drucker Institute, at Claremont Graduate University, calls the book a remarkable contribution and writes, “where legendary management thinker Peter F. Drucker wrote about ‘what’ managers need to do, Jack Bergstrand explains ‘how’ to actually … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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A celebration of moments…

Posted on June 19, 2009

I cannot tell you how much joy has been brought to my life by my friendship with Jenny Fogel, who recently blessed my family with some amazing new photos of our children. See little Harper Gillian Gregg's feeties below. If … Click here to continue readingClick here to continue reading >>>

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