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In the Pink: Let’s Get This Party Started!
or, Celebrate!!! Often celebrating receives very little attention in the life of a campaign. Sometimes the follow-up can be weak and almost an afterthought. That is not what you want. Unabashedly cele… more →
Apple Tree Philanthropy
In the Pink: Let's Get This Party Started!
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wrote 2 years ago: or, Celebrate!!! Often celebrating receives very little attention in the life of a campaign. Sometim … more →
The Power of the Masses
wrote 2 years ago: or, Student Labor Movement… Students can be involved in many of the campaign activities, such … more →
A Little Something About Herding Cats
wrote 2 years ago: or, Organize Your Volunteers. Your parent volunteers or class agents with your alumni classes, are i … more →
Mile Markers
wrote 2 years ago: or, Are We There Yet? Just a few words about communicating and pseudo-celebrating important mileston … more →
The Mechanics of a Great Fundraising Appeal Letter
wrote 3 years ago: Start the letter with a heading in BIG, BOLD headline style that will grab the reader’s attention. U … more →
The Purpose of an Effective Fundraising Letter
wrote 3 years ago: The purpose of an appeal letter is to motivate people to give to your school. Therefore, here are so … more →
How to Write an Effective Appeal Letter
wrote 3 years ago: This is never easy. Even when it is, it’s not. While the stories of life and happenings at your scho … more →
Letting Your Santa(s) Know
wrote 3 years ago: It’s holiday time, and there are many folks who’d LOVE to add your school to their holid … more →
Pre-Planning for Your Annual Giving Campaign
wrote 3 years ago: Your school year is underway and it’s been a whirlwind of conversations and events that have left yo … more →
Last Minute Donor Database Checks
wrote 3 years ago: Just a reminder: You’ve listed the groups of donors who will receive a written appeal letter and th … more →
Making Your List, Checkin' It Twice
wrote 3 years ago: You’ve updated your donor database information. You’ve also updated your database and have entered u … more →
Preparing Your Donor Database For Campaign Launch
wrote 3 years ago: Relevance. These days, nothing is more important. When applied to your fundraising program it means … more →
Creating a Contacts Database
wrote 3 years ago: The following is an invaluable list for creating a strong constituency database for future fundraisi … more →
Who Wants to Hear From You?
wrote 4 years ago: When planning your spring fundraising appeal, don’t forget to include grandparents in your direct ma … more →
Tell the stories!
wrote 4 years ago: Each school year brings new stories. You’ve been out and about and heard many of them. You’ve attend … more →
The Value of Special Events
wrote 4 years ago: I believe strongly in the benefits of special and campaign events, especially within a school develo … more →
The Great Follow-Up
wrote 4 years ago: Fourthly, follow these conversations up with brief phone calls. Just call and say, “Hello, it was gr … more →
Make Notes of Conversations
wrote 4 years ago: Third tip for creating a great school fundraising environment: Make a note of conversations where p … more →
When Should You Hire a Director Of Development?
wrote 5 years ago: Here’s a common question: If we hire a director of development (a fundraiser), how long before that … more →
