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Fundraising is Beautiful: the podcasts

by Christiana Stergiou

Time to share one of my favourite fundraising resources:

Fundraising is Beautiful is a series of podcasts that are music to my ears. Orchestrated by the masterful Jeff Brooks and Steven Screen, Fundraising is Beautiful is a delight to listen to, and filled…

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Donor Recognition – are you doing it properly?

by Christiana Stergiou

Welcome to so many new subscribers, who I’ve met on my recent trip to New Zealand. And apologies to my long term subscribers for my recent silence – I have never been busier! But getting back into the swing of…

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20/20 Vision

by Christiana Stergiou

I’d like to share with you an inspiring response to the ‘Love your Audience‘ article. David McGovern from Catholic Mission shares his own approach to showing love for donors. Over to David:

Having embarked on a campaign I’ve called 20/20 (making significant,…

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Love your audience

by Christiana Stergiou

Of the many non-fundraising blogs I subscribe to, Chris Guillebeau’s The Art of Non-conformity Dispatch is one of my favourites [thanks, Fundraising Detective, for the tip!]

Chris’s recent post, Luciano Pavarotti’s Secret to Online Success, got me thinking. To cut the story short,…

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Micro-storytelling from Haiti

by Christiana Stergiou

@aidwkr: landed in Port au Prince today – this place is chaos, devestation is profound and this is going to be a long haul ..11:03 AM Jan 16th from web

@aidwkr is Dominic MacSorley, a Concern aid worker in Port au Prince, Haiti. His…

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How an online shoe store is changing the world, one pair at a time

by Christiana Stergiou

By the end of this year, Blake Mycoskie will have given away approximately 300,000 pairs of shoes to kids in need.

How? He set up TOMS Shoes (short for Tomorrow’s Shoes) in 2006. And for every pair of shoes that a customer buys,…

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