Putting the Fun in Fundraising

For my fellow nonprofiteers, philanthropoids and social entrepreneurs.

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What Happens Right After You Start Your First Development Job

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When Your ED Mispronounces Your Event Sponsor's Name

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Typical Reaction to a Grant by the Development Team

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How You Used to Feel About Nonprofits Before Fundraising Turned You Into a Glorified Twerker...

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How You Imagine Your Donor Should Feel When Getting Your Hand-Written Thank You Note

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Listening to a consultant tell your ED everything that you've been saying for the past six months

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When you check "Yes, my list meets the permission standards" in your eNewsletter

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When You Secure a Meeting with a Donor and Your ED Botches the Ask

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After You Finally Hit SUBMIT on the Online Proposal You've Reread Three Times

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When the Charity Where You Used to Work Hires an Idiot to Replace You

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"What's the worst that could happen if we got an intern to handle the event for us?!?"

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When You Write a Brilliant Proposal but Your Staff Screw Up the Site Visit

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"I think I'm going to spend some time today mining the database for leads..."

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Why Your Homeless Shelter will Never Raise More Money than the Local Animal Shelter

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What It Feels Like When a Former Donor Unsubscribes

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Teaching Your Baby Boomer Boss to Write a Blog

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When You Write a Brilliant Proposal that Receives a Template Decline Letter a Few Days Later