Month: April 2011
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Planning half heartedly
I was recently talking to an organizational Executive Director who’s thinking about a strategic planning process. He wants the planning process to get his board more engaged. But he doesn’t…
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Growing your Facebook fan base
Sometimes investing a little bit of dollars has a big impact on your base. The good folks at Idaho Conservation League did an interesting strategy and let the folks at…
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Never ask for a donation
Sometimes it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking about fundraising as an ask. Indeed, that’s the language I often use when I’m creating a fundraising plan or counseling…
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Communications plans for institutions
I recently had a conversation which went something like this. . . Person A: “We need a communications plan for our organization.” Me: “Why?” Person A: “We need to know…