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10 Questions You Can Ask Major Donors to Build the Relationship

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As with any new relationship, start with a small step. Would you be available this week or next for a phone call? An in-person meeting will be more productive in terms of building a relationship. I like to suggest both a phone call and a coffee date, and see which one the donor feels more comfortable with.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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It sounds simple. We’ve found that internal self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness; it is negatively related to anxiety, stress, and depression. Having a truthful relationship with yourself is a little like marriage. Begin with yourself. The first.

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How to Raise More Money: Fundraising Do’s & Don’t’s

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The Importance of the Donor Relationship. We can’t emphasize enough how important communication is when it comes to building a positive relationship with your donors. Pick up the phone to say ‘thank you’, send a personalized email, or mail a handwritten note. Communication, communication, communication.

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6 Tips for Nonprofits to Combat Digital Distraction and Improve Productivity

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The word itself is an abbreviation for ‘no-mobile-phone-phobia’ and refers to the anxiety you feel when you don’t have your mobile phone handy or have a signal. Our use of digital devices, apps, email , and social media (even for work purposes) has crossed the line into an unhealthy relationship.

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7 Ways for Nonprofits to Use Mobile Phones to Rake in Cash Monies

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But what you may not have anticipated was that $41m of these dollars flowed through mobile phones via “premium text messages.” As it turns out, The Red Cross used but one of several common methods to generate revenue from mobile phone owners. Using this method, you’d similarly promote your designated fundraising phone number.

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How to Prevent Fundraising Burnout in a Small, Growing Nonprofit

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Sounds serious. Leaving these conditions untended can lead to long-term depression, loss of relationships, and even suicide. And PUT DOWN THE PHONE. Ask them to remind you that you’re working too much or that you are on your phone when you shouldn’t be. Read that again. Physical or mental COLLAPSE. Not a stumble.

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Be Fundraising Alert! Lift Your Nonprofit and Boost Your Career

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While this may sound like something straight out of a business playbook, it’s actually very relevant in the nonprofit sphere. Get a clock that counts seconds, like your watch or cell phone. The problem is that most people throw out an entire process leading up to those three seconds, and an equally important process after.