Get Fully Funded

MAY 11, 2023

They kept going after various grants from the State of Tennessee just because they could. Grantors will want to know the impact of their gift. It’s called mission drift, and it can fragment your nonprofit’s focus and make it nearly impossible to explain to people what your organization does because your programs are all over the place.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 28, 2015

Sponsored by The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and created to increase philanthropy in Middle Tennessee counties, The Big Payback is a 24-hour online giving event. Middle Tennessee relies on the essential work of nonprofits in the region. What Is The Big Payback? Ok, so what do participating organizations get?

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Tennessee Nashville Austin Social Media 20

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Major-gifts officers, and fundraisers in general, need to be a lot of things to be successful at what they do. Major gifts officers have tons of great stories, especially from making in-person calls with rich potential donors. One evening I called a jovial gentleman from Tennessee. The last one may surprise you! (1)

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Fundraising Tennessee Pledge Fun 52

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Being the sole support for your nonprofit is one way to ensure that the organization will die with you — unless you leave funds in a planned gift for the future of the nonprofit. We’ve had a couple clients over the years who both received a large grant from the State of Tennessee. Unsecure future. You won’t live forever.

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Money Raise Ideas Work 126

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We’re lucky enough to have Horse Haven of Tennessee close to us, and since Kristen and I have both volunteered with them before, it was a logical place to start. Nina Margetson made a big difference when she decided to start Horse Haven of Tennessee many years ago. And we can’t wait!

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Difference Tennessee Story Training 94

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

One of the gifts I’ll be giving away to those who purchase the new Get Fully Funded book next week is a special report called “100 Best Web Resources for Nonprofits.” ” There are SO many great websites out there and I want to be sure my readers know about them and use them. https://twitter.com/#!

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Web Tennessee Nonprofit Fund 40

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

One of the gifts I’ll be giving away to those who purchase the new Get Fully Funded book next week is a special report called “100 Best Web Resources for Nonprofits.” ” There are SO many great websites out there and I want to be sure my readers know about them and use them. https://twitter.com/#!

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Web Tennessee Nonprofit Fund 40

ASU Lodestar Center

MARCH 27, 2013

When you donate wisely, your gift has the potential to make a real difference in someone's life. Some charitable organizations are performing self-evaluations and making the findings public. This can benefit the organization as much as it helps donors. If you can only afford a small donation, consider making donations throughout the year.

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Donation Tennessee Charity Evaluation 87

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 15, 2011

We’re lucky enough to have Horse Haven of Tennessee close to us, and since Kristen and I have both volunteered with them before, it was a logical place to start. Nina Margetson made a big difference when she decided to start Horse Haven of Tennessee many years ago. And we can’t wait!

Difference 60

Difference Tennessee Story Training 60

Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 17, 2007

Bernie Berlin is a Tennessee-based blogger , mixed media artist and manager of a one-woman dog rescue operation, A Place to Bark. In September, she asked her readers and organization's supporters to donate artwork to be auctioned on eBay. The first phase of the auction raised $1,198.93 for 28 items.

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Get Fully Funded

MAY 24, 2022

A Cautionary Tale A few years ago, I worked with a client that had received almost all the funding for their million-dollar budget from a single grant through the State of Tennessee. I watched my numbers very carefully that year and was thrilled when all my best donors sent in their gifts. Cue the sad music. But that was totally fine.

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Care2

JULY 10, 2008

He grew up in Tennessee, got a history degree from Harvard, worked in Manhattan for the Edison Project, then bought a home in Toronto where he rests and plays with his wife and their two sons ages 11 and 7.

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Social Media Trend Advocacy Online 34

Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

That ability to stand in awe and reverence for what a precious gift it is, just to be alive, and just to share this planet with so many other beautiful sister and brother species and nations and neighborhoods. Just that quality of reverence, that is really the gateway through which we can begin to rediscover our capacity to do good.

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