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9 ways to improve your offline network

May 30, 2012

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Two things are given. 1 – nothing beats personal face-to-face interaction and 2 – the world revolves around personal relationships.  No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, it take people in your corner to succeed.  I’ve been fortunate to develop a network of people I can count on and that can count on me.  Here’s… [Read more…]

5 must-use words when fundraising

May 7, 2012

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After a brief hiatus, I’m back. After all, I needed to take my own advice. Two quick plugs, join me tomorrow at 12pm EST for a Chronicle of Philanthropy chat – Don’t let dedication to your cause lead to burnout.  Thursday morning I’ll be in Muncie, IN with the Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network talking Social… [Read more…]

8 truths you should know about Invisible Children and the #stopkony campaign

March 12, 2012

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I’ve given this a lot of thought.  Many are out there trying to debunk the organization, its CEO, film maker and even the existence of Kony himself.  I usually throw my opinion out there pretty quick but not this time (maybe later). Instead, after spending several hours sifting through the IRS 990 documents of Invisible… [Read more…]

6 reasons Brackets for Good scores BIG

March 6, 2012

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Something really cool is happening in Indiana. Besides basketball. As anyone in the nonprofit world knows, there are TONS of well-intentioned and good-hearted people out there who are trying to do fun and innovative things to help causes and nonprofits.  Problem is, they don’t always do their homework and their efforts don’t always help. Less… [Read more…]

Capitalizing on Capital Campaigns – LIVE!

February 16, 2012

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Hi all, just a quick note… Tonight at 7:30 PM EST I’ll be joining Ian Adair to chat about capital campaigns LIVE! It’ll be hosted on the fundchat blog (scroll down) and you can watch/comment there. You can also comment via twitter using #fundchat.  There are some GREAT things in store – see you then!… [Read more…]

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