Connection Cafe

JULY 13, 2017

Asking is part art and part science. I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. Listening more than talking.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Asking is part art and part science. I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Get it at bbcon at Rachel’s session, “Major Gifts and Art of the Ask” on Monday September 30 th at 8:30 am. . Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat?

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BoardAssist

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Asking is part art and part science. I recommend having your script down pat so you can focus your attention on your donor. Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Mastering the art of the nonprofit ask isn’t as hard as you think. Practice can make perfect, but I’m not talking about a role-playing exercise or standing in front of the mirror with your asking script. Pay attention when you are engaged in a good interactive give-and-take conversation. It’s just easy for them.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 21, 2010

I understand the value of entertainment (and its positive impact on attentiveness), but the show’s level of silliness made me cringe with embarrassment. There’s no art museum where Picasso is portrayed as a boozy goofball on the make. The whole thing felt more like a birthday party for eight year olds than anything else.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Museum 2.0

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

I also learned that the best money in museums for someone who's starting out is in art modeling. After a long day running around a science center, I would show up at the Worcester Art Museum in the evening and make $20 just to stand around and listen to a painting instructor talk about art.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2006

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Web 2.0 clearly has had the lion’s share of attention for a while, but who knows how long this will remain. bookmarks to ma.gnolia.) It should be interesting to see how this plays out.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 6, 2022

You need to invest time and attention in your top donors to make sure they know they are making that difference. Think about it this way: the more money you want a donor to give, the more time and attention you must invest in the donor. Cultivating a donor is part art and part science. Can you ask for a meeting over coffee?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

We are competing for attention at a level we have never seen in our lifetimes. So another client of mine, Upstream Arts, they provide programming in the Minneapolis schools, the Milwaukee School District, and I think they’re going to a couple other states now. So Free Arts Minnesota, I gave them $100 gift.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

And a lot of this content that I’m talking about today is in my book called “Cloudburst” on fundraising, you’ll find scripts and things in there you haven’t ever seen before. They’ve done a lot of studies about bad breath and people’s attention. And it like goes to zero, that’s one.

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Bloomerang

JULY 5, 2023

For instance, compare the following sentences: Versus The second sentence uses you-attitude and is more likely to hold the attention of your supporters throughout a document like your nonprofit annual report. Charts, graphs, and prominently-displayed statistics help draw attention to the most important aspects of the postcard.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 17, 2007

And an art gallery. Redressing this oversight, this paper concentrates on three elements largely overlooked by our field - space, space mix, and unexpected use - and attempts to show that if museum planners were to pay overt attention to these, they could enhance the community-building role our institutions increasingly play.

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