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You can't get donors to FEEL it if you don't feel it first...

"Don't put that in there!" 

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

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Your next appeal: from interview to fundraising story...

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

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Make your fundraising offer the cliffhanger...

I love a good cliffhanger – don't you?

Question: are you using cliffhangers in your fundraisin...

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Thank you for the "mental real estate"

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

Fo...

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Beyond the deadline: Subject lines that move donors...

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

Writing them can be maddening, myster...

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Do your fundraising stories give away the ending?

In your donor appeals, your endings are so important! 

A misplaced story ending means your app...

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The 1 Forrest Gump fundraising secret you need...

       As a donor, I sometimes daydream about the charities I support and wonder what it would ...

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3 Tips for personalizing your fundraising appeals...

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

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

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A playlist for your fundraising appeal writing...

Need a little inspiration as you approach the busiest fundraising season of the year?

I got yo...

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How to balance doom & gloom with happy & hopeful in your appeal...

I received an important appeal-writing question from newsletter subscriber Miriam.

Miriam writ...

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How to write an impact story to donors [Template]

My son Mickey was reading a heartbreaking book for his high school English class. The Other Sid...

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How to self-edit your fundraising writing...

Some things just go better together...

... peanut butter and jelly
... Scooby-Doo and Shaggy
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