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Training on your new database

Robert Weiner

I discussed training at a high level on page 13 of this chapter from CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement. The trainer needs to understand the database, present technical concepts clearly and without jargon, teach at the students' level, and be incredibly patient. Not everyone can train. It's an art.

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Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money

Robert Weiner

You will take 40%, 60% will be for me and my partner.This business is confidential, and it should not be discussed with anyone. There is no risk involved whatsoever as it is only me and my partner that knows the present location of the money. My job is to find a good partner that we can trust and that will assist us. Can I trust you?

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

In his presentation Advancement Services - The Advancement Cornerstone? Support for Constituents. Supporting constituents may not leap to mind as part of Advancement Service's role, but it's critically important. John Taylor cites statistics from a 1999 study by TARP Research.

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Taking Advantage of a Crisis

Robert Weiner

Grizzard says that "when others scale back on their fundraising efforts, it presents an opportunity to cut through the clutter for those that stay the course." " Kevin Johnson of Retriever Development Counsel makes similar points in discussing why nonprofits should not cut back on their fundraising efforts now.

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So You Want to Be a Consultant?

Robert Weiner

Jana Byington-Smith did a great job of capturing the discussion for the conference’s live blog. Presenters: Guru Master Robert Weiner. speaking and presentation. I moderated a panel with the above title yesterday at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference. I’m reposting her summary below. Michael Stein.

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So You Want to Be a Consultant? Part II

Robert Weiner

We started by listing everyone’s burning issues, then discussed as many as we could in-depth. Presenters: Robert L. Discussion: Ideas about telling the story about “what do I do as a consultant?&#. Today was the second session of my 2-part workshop for consultants and wanna-be consultants. Eric Leland, Five Paths.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

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