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A Summer Learning List: 15 Books, Blogs, and Podcasts for Nonprofit Professionals

May 20, 2020
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Blogs & Newsletters, Books, Donor Newsletters, Management and Leadership, Personal Growth and Productivity, Podcasts

As the pandemic restricts where we can go and what we can do, there will undoubtedly be time for some extracurricular reading/listening this summer. Below are 15 books, blogs, and podcasts that I would characterize as essential reading/listening for any nonprofit professional. A SUMMER LEARNING LIST: THE BOOKS 1. Donor CARE: How to Keep Donors Coming Back After the First Gift (John Haydon, 2020) Nationally, nonprofits retained, on average, just 45% of donors from one year to the next in…

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Nail Donor Communications with (Print) Newsletters and Watch Your Fundraising Soar

October 15, 2017
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Akubo, Blogs & Newsletters, Books, Donor Newsletters, Fundraising, Marketing

Folks, I have three truths to share with you: 1. Fundraising begins with communications. Get good at donor communications and you will become adept at fundraising. 2. The smallest of organizations can become good at donor communications, particularly donor newsletters. With a few principles under your belt, you can probably put together something that's better than the products of organizations two or three times your size because many are not attending to what works. 3. While emailed newsletters can play…

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