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How To Help Your Board Members Overcome Their Resistance To Fundraising And Turn Them Into Effective Fundraisers

Bloomerang

One way to help your board members get over that resistance and discover the joy of fundraising is to show them that fundraising is really about telling and hearing stories, not asking for money. If you’re ambivalent about the board’s role in raising money for your nonprofit, they will be too. Again, it’s not about asking for money.

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Interview: Kivi Leroux Miller, The Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Amy Sample Ward

If you put aside basic resource issues of time and money, I think fear is actually one of the biggest obstacles. We know storytelling is important for grant applications and fundraising appeals, how is it most useful in marketing? In your book, you use the term “Attitude of Gratitude&# – just what does that mean?

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

NTEN

Charity Water , an organization that raises money to build wells in Africa has learned the lesson. Numbers are a universal langauge. You can make a big impression of site visitors just by presenting them clearly, and in context with your web content. My favorite example of this technique is the Descry Project's Obesity Epidemic visualization.

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

Bloomerang

We’re here to talk about “Raising More Money By Asking and Answering Better Questions.” And the better you get at the whole suite of donor engagement, the more money you’re going to raise. And that gets you, again, much more money in the long run. . Well, good afternoon, everybody.

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Data and Storytelling: 6 Ways to Use Data to Move Your Mission

Forum One

Charity Water , an organization that raises money to build wells in Africa has learned the lesson. Numbers are a universal langauge. You can make a big impression of site visitors just by presenting them clearly, and in context with your web content.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

Wheels - You may not have a vehicle on loan from Ford, but you can reach out to your community to see if anyone has a vehicle they can loan and provide a clear donation opportunity for people to help pay for your gas money by inviting them to fuel your trip by donating $50 for a tank of gas. Over to You.

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Key Leadership Takeaways From The Book, Against The Grain

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to communicate. Finally, my two favorites pieces of advice from coach Courtney are these: Fame is fleeting, accolades are forgotten, money comes and goes--but the proper foundation will remain forever. That's a choice you face every single day in terms of your attitude and commitment.