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		<title>Comment on The things donors say by Linh Preston</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2012/02/23/things-donors-say/#comment-656</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linh Preston]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m sure there are cases where it might not be discouraged as much as it should be; ignorance is bliss, right? ;)

It depends on the company about what and how much employee information they share with United Way. It varies on the spectrum of everything (like name, contact info, donor designations, meetings with individual donors) to just a little (name and mailing address) to as little as possible (e.g., we had these number of donors from our office give through payroll deduction and we&#039;ll give you a big check at the end of the year). I don&#039;t know the percentages of how all companies giving to UW break down. That would be interesting. And you&#039;re right, this is one of the many frustrating things about fundraising and marketing for UW. Those who give less often receive just one form letter a year; those who give more and/or work for one of the major partner organizations get a little more attention. The old model was quantity over quality of donors. UW nationally is trying to change that, but old models die hard. Glad I could share my insights.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m sure there are cases where it might not be discouraged as much as it should be; ignorance is bliss, right? <img src='http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>It depends on the company about what and how much employee information they share with United Way. It varies on the spectrum of everything (like name, contact info, donor designations, meetings with individual donors) to just a little (name and mailing address) to as little as possible (e.g., we had these number of donors from our office give through payroll deduction and we&#8217;ll give you a big check at the end of the year). I don&#8217;t know the percentages of how all companies giving to UW break down. That would be interesting. And you&#8217;re right, this is one of the many frustrating things about fundraising and marketing for UW. Those who give less often receive just one form letter a year; those who give more and/or work for one of the major partner organizations get a little more attention. The old model was quantity over quality of donors. UW nationally is trying to change that, but old models die hard. Glad I could share my insights.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The things donors say by Nathan</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2012/02/23/things-donors-say/#comment-655</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linh - thanks so much for the &#039;insider&#039; perspective! I feel like they have to know it&#039;s happening and may not be encouraging it, but are they discouraging it? Also - I&#039;m VERY surprised to hear they don&#039;t have the information for their own donors? Are the companies collecting all the funds and writing one large check?  Wouldn&#039;t collecting donor information be on the forefront of their marketing, retention and fundraising strategies - let along acknowledgment? Weird...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Linh &#8211; thanks so much for the &#8216;insider&#8217; perspective! I feel like they have to know it&#8217;s happening and may not be encouraging it, but are they discouraging it? Also &#8211; I&#8217;m VERY surprised to hear they don&#8217;t have the information for their own donors? Are the companies collecting all the funds and writing one large check?  Wouldn&#8217;t collecting donor information be on the forefront of their marketing, retention and fundraising strategies &#8211; let along acknowledgment? Weird&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Comment on The things donors say by Nathan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharon - thanks for your comment. Linh shares below that they don&#039;t have that information, but if they did - how would you suggest they make that case?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sharon &#8211; thanks for your comment. Linh shares below that they don&#8217;t have that information, but if they did &#8211; how would you suggest they make that case?</p>
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		<title>Comment on The things donors say by Linh Preston</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2012/02/23/things-donors-say/#comment-653</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linh Preston]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great post, Nathan. My two cents on United Way... it&#039;s unfortunately that some corporate campaigns have created this attitude, and as a former UWCI employee, I can assure you that the organization does not endorse or encourage arm twisted giving and that it truly does come for the corporate competitive side. And to Sharon&#039;s point of stewarding donors, United Way often isn&#039;t able to do so because many corporations don&#039;t share the names or contact information of employees who give to United Way. So unfortunately, there are many, many donors whom United Way wishes to thank, but they lack the info to do so.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post, Nathan. My two cents on United Way&#8230; it&#8217;s unfortunately that some corporate campaigns have created this attitude, and as a former UWCI employee, I can assure you that the organization does not endorse or encourage arm twisted giving and that it truly does come for the corporate competitive side. And to Sharon&#8217;s point of stewarding donors, United Way often isn&#8217;t able to do so because many corporations don&#8217;t share the names or contact information of employees who give to United Way. So unfortunately, there are many, many donors whom United Way wishes to thank, but they lack the info to do so.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The things donors say by Sharon</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2012/02/23/things-donors-say/#comment-652</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sharon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I too have heard that many people feel forced/compelled to give to the United Way as part of their corporate culture. It is then up to the United Way to steward those donors so they know where their money is going and how it helps. That component is vital in making the experience of giving a pleasant one.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I too have heard that many people feel forced/compelled to give to the United Way as part of their corporate culture. It is then up to the United Way to steward those donors so they know where their money is going and how it helps. That component is vital in making the experience of giving a pleasant one.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Thank you for your trash by The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2011/12/02/thank-you-for-your-trash/#comment-651</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] stronger your relationships and conversations, the more this will start to happen. Similar to this lady, this person fully trusts the organization and the people that run it. Once you&#8217;ve done your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on 4 Bullet-Proof Reasons to Fund Overhead by The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] approach to philanthropy.  I&#8217;ve jumped on this soap box enough. Read why here, here and here. Instead, think of it as multiplication philanthropy. &#8216;Nuff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on Why compensation matters by The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2011/02/16/why-compensation-matters/#comment-649</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] an elementary approach to philanthropy.  I&#8217;ve jumped on this soap box enough. Read why here, here and here. Instead, think of it as multiplication philanthropy. &#8216;Nuff [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] an elementary approach to philanthropy.  I&#8217;ve jumped on this soap box enough. Read why here, here and here. Instead, think of it as multiplication philanthropy. &#8216;Nuff [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on I am overhead&#8230; by The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2010/09/04/i-am-overhead/#comment-648</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The things donors say &#171; Nonprofit Nate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] is an elementary approach to philanthropy.  I&#8217;ve jumped on this soap box enough. Read why here, here and here. Instead, think of it as multiplication philanthropy. &#8216;Nuff [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] is an elementary approach to philanthropy.  I&#8217;ve jumped on this soap box enough. Read why here, here and here. Instead, think of it as multiplication philanthropy. &#8216;Nuff [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on I just couldn&#8217;t help myself by Susan O</title>
		<link>http://nonprofitnate.com/2012/02/21/i-just-couldnt-help-myself/#comment-645</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Susan O]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this Nonprofit Nate guy!  He&#039;s the best!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love this Nonprofit Nate guy!  He&#8217;s the best!</p>
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