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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 18, 2012 10 Traits of a Great Consultant The Chronicle of Philanthropy published a nice list of consulting traits that I want to pass along. The traits they list are below. My comments are in parentheses. Have self-confidence and be as adept at delivering bad news as good. This is hard. hate delivering bad news, but it often goes with the job.). Have transferable skills. Absolutely. | | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 24, 2012 What’s a good donor database? I've been enjoying the discussion in the Chronicle of Philanthropy's LinkedIn group in response to the question, " What's a good, affordable donor database program for a small non profit? " (you'll probably need to join the group to read the responses). My unofficial tally is that Raiser's Edge and Salesforce have been mentioned the most. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 15, 2009 Advice for Consultants - Part 1 This post was inspired by my colleague Kris Putnam’s advice for new consultants ( So, You Want To Be A Philanthropy Consultant? and Starting A Consulting Business? 15 Things To Do Right Now ). received the following via CharityChannel’s Consultants forum in 2003. Reposted with John’s permission.). Other things to expect: 1. | | | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009 Win $5K for Charity Through Creative Pitching
The Chronicle of Philanthropy isn't known for giving away money, but for talking about how to get it. They've come up with a contest to benefit a few lucky nonprofits. Here's the deal: read more. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009 July 21: How Can You Measure the Value of Social Networking?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is holding another in its series of free online discussions on social networking. This time their guest will be social media guru Beth Kanter (you may know Beth from her eponymous Beth's Blog — and if you don't, you should). . What: What's the Payoff? When: Tuesday, July 21, at 12 noon, U.S. Eastern time. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 Podcast: How to Use Facebook to Attract Supporters and More
As we've noted previously, The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been running a series of online discussions on how nonprofits can use social media tools. In addition to these open discussions, the Chronicle has been conducting a series of recorded interviews. These podcasts are available at [link]. Topics to date include: read more. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009  Optimize Your Web Pages
The Chronicle of Philanthropy published a brief article (subscription required) describing how the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program used Website Optimizer to determine which of three versions of a web page was most effective in persuading people to sign up for information. Do you know about Google's Website Optimizer MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009 Corporate Giving Declined in 2008
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy's 2008 assessment of corporate gving (PDF) reports that corporate giving was down nearly 8% overall ($30.78 Last month we mentioned GivingUSA's annual assessment of individual giving which showed that donations from individuals had dropped 5.7% overall in 2008. million compared to $33.19 MORE >>
- Transcript: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
- Online Discussion on June 23: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009
- GivingUSA Reports a Drop in 2008 Giving ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009
- Transcript: Promoting Causes on Online Social Networks ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009
- Live Discussion Promoting Causes on Social Networks on June 2 ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
- Do New Online Donors Give Again? ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
- Twitter Best Practices ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009
- Inside the Mind of a Top Donor ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2009
- Getting Your Message Out ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009
- Trends Affecting Fundraising in 2009 ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2009
- Online Discussion Tomorrow: Getting Your Message Out ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009
- The Current Economy and Major Gifts Fundraising ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009
- Top 10 Threats to Higher Ed Computer Systems ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
- Coping with a Troubled Economy ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
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