We’re smack in the middle of summer and the last thing you’re thinking about is how to engage your supporters to give more this fall. Right? I get it. It’s the unofficial downtime of the fundraising year. But, IF fully funding your mission requires more money and increased awareness now…
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Continue readingWe’re smack in the middle of summer and the last thing you’re thinking about is how to engage your supporters to give more this fall. Right? I get it. It’s the unofficial downtime of the fundraising year. But, IF fully funding your mission requires more money and increased awareness now…
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Continue readingSo, you want to raise more money this year, right? What if it was as simple as telling better stories to your stakeholders? It can be that simple. Success in life comes down to one thing: communication. What we say. Where we say it. How and when we say it. For…
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Continue readingI understand the desire to tell donors lots of information. You want to communicate all kinds of details about the important work you’re doing, ways they can give, dates for events, that you’re on social media. I get it! Unfortunately, talking about yourself over and over is NOT an effective…
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Continue readingThe ironic thing about sharing your money story is, the more you talk about money, the more money you will raise. To help you get over any apprehension you might have when talking about money, here’s 6 tips for sharing your money story story with ease and authenticity. 1. Make…
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Continue readingI’m always on the lookout for tools that will help you do your job better. When I learned about MemoryFox I knew I had to tell you about it. So, I invite Founder & CEO Chris Miano to explain this fun software platform developed to help you tell your story…
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Continue readingPodcasts are everywhere! I just got to talk about my favorite topic on the Nonprofit MBA Podcast. Stephen Halasnik, from Financing Solutions, invited me to chat about how to use storytelling to raise more money. In our discussion, I shared four important steps of nonprofit storytelling. Start with Data Collection…
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Continue readingIt’s a simple fact, when you tell more stories you raise more money. This is why I’ve revised and re-released my ebook: Boring2Brilliant: Finding & Sharing Stories that Cause People to Take Action. We connect with others through the stories we tell or they share with us. And, the reality…
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Continue readingStories you tell at benefit auctions, in your e-newsletter, and in all your nonprofit communications can make or break your fundraising goals. That’s what Erin Shipps, Director of Marketing and Communications for the National Auctioneers Association, wrote for a recent piece in their national magazine: Auctioneer. In her article titled…
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Continue readingMy friends at Arts Midwest recently launched The Ideas Hub which is, as they say on their website is, “a collection of free, curated articles and tools that help creative leaders foster growth within their organizations.” My contribution to this resource hub is an article titled: Storytelling as a Fundraising…
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