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Fundraising Lessons from the Father of Advertising | Ogilvy on Fundraising

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Takeaway #1 Know Your Donors Ogilvy had an “aha” moment when researching Rolls-Royce – discovering in a trade journal that their engineers focused extensively on reducing noise. This engineering insight became his headline: “At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in a Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock.”

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10 Best Practices for Planning Successful Crowd Funding or Giving Day Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The next day, I facilitated a workshop on Best Practices for Crowd Funding that blended traditional instruction with innovation lab facilitation techniques. Successful crowd funding depends on great storytelling. My trick for helping participants avoid a food coma is to get the audience moving ). Social Strategies. And everyday until….

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