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How are you engaging with Baby Boomers as donors to your cause?

One of the key findings of my Christian Giving Survey revealed that the typical Christian donor today is likely to be 55 - 64 years old male, a university graduate, still in employment (in other word

10 simple truths about direct mail every fundraiser should know

Despite the rapid growth of online communications direct mail remains one of the essential tools in a fundraiser’s tool box for acquiring new supporters, soliciting support current donors, etc.

One thank you too far....

Recently I have received thank you letters by two charities I don't support. Amazing - I haven't given them a penny and they have managed to make me feel good about my generous nature.

What constitutes good content for charity websites?

What kind of content should a charity include in their website?

A recipe for sucessful fundraising

Key ingredients:
Reduce the amounts of what your fundraising team finds fascinating
Add a dollop of listening to your donors

How to craft email headers that get your emails opened

Pokes and Tags and Tweets – do they annoy you or catch your attention?

What's the big deal about branding?

As branding and re-branding become more popular, are charities creating stronger brands or, are they just giving themselves a ‘design and copy makeover’?

Welcome to www.stillerstrong.org - is this the future of charity fundraising?

Right now one exciting charity venture that is making headlines in America is Ben Stiller's (www.stillerstrong.org) charity aiming to raise funds of a school in Haiti.

What are people tweeting about? Hmmm.... pointless babble apparently

The general wisdom that Twitter is great for conversations and self-promotions has been apparently overturned by a recent survey from Pear Analytics' study of Twitter's timeline.

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