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4 ways to turn a donor "maybe" into a "YES!" Jun 17, 2022

Fishing. Maybe you hate it, maybe you love it. (Maybe it's not even on...

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What content to put in your donor newsletter... Jun 09, 2022

Do you ever hear a song lyric wrong ...

... and then it stays stuck in your...

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How to make your fundraising "last words" echo... Jun 02, 2022

Brett here:

I used to write "Daily Thoughts" – aka, me trying to be quotable from 2014...

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X-ray of a donor newsletter -- "Know your bones" Jun 02, 2022

Isn't it weird that we all have bones?

Even as a kid, you know they're in you, under your...

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You can't get donors to FEEL it if you don't feel it first... May 11, 2022

"Don't put that in there!" 

This is how Julie replied to my beloved first idea for a...

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Your next appeal: from interview to fundraising story... May 06, 2022

Our son Baye was once a beneficiary – at age 7, when he lived in an orphanage run by...

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Make your fundraising offer the cliffhanger... Apr 15, 2022

I love a good cliffhanger – don't you?

Question: are you using cliffhangers in your...

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Thank you for the "mental real estate" Apr 15, 2022

You can find a lot of cool stuff tucked away in the nooks and crannies of a...

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Beyond the deadline: Subject lines that move donors... Mar 10, 2022

 In a way, subject lines are a microcosm of fundraising.

Writing them can be...

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Do your fundraising stories give away the ending? Jan 27, 2022

In your donor appeals, your endings are so important! 

A misplaced story ending means...

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The 1 Forrest Gump fundraising secret you need... Jan 04, 2022

       As a donor, I sometimes daydream about the charities I support...

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3 Tips for personalizing your fundraising appeals... Dec 29, 2021

Your name is important to you. It's true, isn't it?

Even if you are in a room with many...

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