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Donor Appeals: The HOW Matters as Much as the WHY

Bloomerang

I support nature conservation — the mission is urgent and essential, and the numbers too compelling to overlook — but this blitz of high-impact marketing materials left me cold. I have given to conservation-focused groups in the past, so the high-level mission fit was there. They need a concise, compelling reason to engage.

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Book Club Part 2: Timeliness

Museum 2.0

The authors share several examples of museums responding to current events, such as the National Air and Space Museum, which responded to the 2003 Columbia Shuttle explosion "by bringing a television set on the floor and stationing an expert to interpret the information for the public in real time." One of the striking things about Web 2.0

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

If people don’t know you, there’s no real, even my general attitude to life, trust people, it’s always worked out well, with some few exceptions, it’s still worth it. . It’s her attitude that’s really important. Andy: Yeah, I have a bad attitude, so I’m going to kick this one to Harvey. .

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450 Email Subject Lines From End of Year Fundraising

Connection Cafe

Perfect combination of humor, personalization, and attitude that we’ve come to expect from this holiday campaign. The Nature Conservancy gets the Best Text Message Award for the second year in a row. Update: Please Support Art, Education and Conservation on Giving Tuesday. GivingTuesday: Show the Heart of UConn Nation.

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How did the Presidential Election Affect Millennial Voters?

Achieve

Wave 3 of the 2016 Millennial Impact Report examines millennials’ self-identified attitudes and voting intentions, especially during the last three months before Election Day, which may help researchers and reporters across the country explain why so many of us were caught off guard at the results of the nationwide vote.

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Staying Nimble in a Time of Change

Connection Cafe

In collaboration with research firm, the National Research Group , we set out to break down the giving landscape across the American population, reflecting on differences amongst political groups, generations and other contributing factors that drive donors to act. Changes are happening…we need to be aware.

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Notes from the Future: Reflections on the IMLS Meeting on Museums and Libraries in the 21st Century

Museum 2.0

The IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services) has commissioned a preliminary proposal for an NAS (National Academy of Sciences) report on museums and libraries in the 21st century. Some leaders are more conservative than I feared, and these people are alternately smug and desperate about maintaining their power.

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