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The Amazing Fundraising Power of the Simple Paper Clip
10JanJanuary 12, 2022
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

The Amazing Fundraising Power of the Simple Paper Clip

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Posted in Donor Retention, Effective Fundraising, FUNDRAISING, Fundraising Appeals
Kick Start Your Year with an Annual Self Review (+ Free Checklist)
04JanJanuary 12, 2022
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Kick Start Your Year with an Annual Self Review (+ Free Checklist)

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Posted in Personal Productivity
Practice the Art of Tender Discipline
23SepSeptember 23, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Practice the Art of Tender Discipline

I don't have to tell any of you that I LOVE personal productivity. I love the books. I love the podcasts. I love the blog posts. I love the hacks

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Posted in Enjoyable Fundraising, Personal Productivity
Don’t Bury the Fundraising Story When Writing Appeals
14SepSeptember 26, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Don’t Bury the Fundraising Story When Writing Appeals

You've seen them. You'll receive ten (or more) of them this coming December. I'm talking about boring fundraising appeal letters. They start lik

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Posted in Effective Fundraising, Fundraising Appeals, Uncategorized
What to do When Leaving a Fundraising Job: Leave a Pick Up the Pieces Document
24AugSeptember 26, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

What to do When Leaving a Fundraising Job: Leave a Pick Up the Pieces Document

When leaving a fundraising job and moving from one organization to serve a new mission, it's very tempting to just coast the final two weeks. There'

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Posted in Career Management
Vendors are Your Best Prospective Sponsors
05AugSeptember 26, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Vendors are Your Best Prospective Sponsors

In many nonprofit organizations, the best prospective sponsors and donors are never even solicited! I'm talking about your organization's vendors or

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Posted in Effective Fundraising, FUNDRAISING, Prospect Identification
Maintain an Idea Bank
26JulAugust 5, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Maintain an Idea Bank

I find that fundraisers spend a lot of unnecessary time chasing the next great thing and worrying about how they’ll come up with new ways to raise d

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Posted in Efficient Fundraising, FUNDRAISING, Personal Productivity
Schedule Reading Lunches
20JulAugust 5, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Schedule Reading Lunches

When I have something that I really want to read, like a book written by my favorite speaker at a conference or the latest edition of the Association

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Posted in Efficient Fundraising, FUNDRAISING, Learning
Sponsors: Find the Decision Maker & Treat Them Like Individual Donors
13JulJuly 21, 2021
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Sponsors: Find the Decision Maker & Treat Them Like Individual Donors

"I don't do as well when speaking with potential sponsors." It's a comment that I often hear from fundraisers that excel at cultivating relationship

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Posted in Efficient Fundraising, FUNDRAISING, Sponsorships
30JunJuly 4, 2022
By Chad Barger, ACFRE, ACNP

Optimized Sponsorship Proposal Template (The Sponsorship Collective)

My go to sponsorship expert is Chris Baylis with The Sponsorship Collective. He knows sponsorships inside and out and has closed major sponsorship d

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