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A kick up the pants on donor loyalty

by Christiana Stergiou

Tiny Essentials of Donor Loyalty may just give your organisation the good kick up the pants that it needs, and that’s just what author Adrian Sargeant thinks many in our sector need.

In the first sentence of Tiny Essentials of Donor Loyalty,…

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When things go wrong

by Christiana Stergiou

I received an unusual email from charity:water, one of my favourite nonprofits, the other day. It admitted failure.

They had grand plans to celebrate and promote the fourth year of their massive September fundraising campaign. Their plan was to broadcast their…

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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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