How do I use the Fundraiser’s Playbook?
You need to raise money. Where do you start? There are lots of ways to raise money. You just need to find the ones that are best suited to your…
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The Best Fundraising Books Ever
Get the best help you can! I’m a huge fan of fundraising best practices. Why break your head trying to invent the wheel when you can go to the store…
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Cheerful Persistence – The Fundraiser’s Super Power
“We regret to inform you that we are unable to provide the requested funding at this time.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read those words with minor…
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The Anatomy of the Ask
When Nathan, founder of The Almoner, asked me to write about the “Anatomy of the Ask,” my mind immediately returned to high school and college science classes—facts, experiments, science fairs—none…
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How to Use Obsidian for Creative Writing
I recently started using the program Obsidian for creative writing and my productivity exploded. Why? Because a good system makes it easy to be creative. I’m going to share a…
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Excellence in Action
I recently talked to Tony Menke of the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota (CCFESD) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He’s the CEO and a former FOCUS missionary, so…
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Recipe for Success #1 – Take Me Out to the Ball Game
This post begins a new series of articles called “Recipes for Success.” Each “recipe” will be a successful fundraising model used by a Knights of Columbus council in a parish…
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Tee ‘em Up
As fundraising team members, we must involve our leaders – whether it be a President, Executive Director, or CEO – in fundraising activities creatively and strategically. We also have…
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How to Use Python to Add Tons of Teams to Classy with the API.
I’ve used Classy to fundraise for Golden Harvest Food Bank for about four years. It’s a great platform, and we’ve raised nearly $3.5 million with it in that time. One…
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How to Use Google Colab to Create Custom QR Codes for Fundraising
Do you like that custom fundraising QR code above? Making it is easy peasy if you have the right tools, all of which happen to be free. As you might…
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Major Gift Officer: Best Job in Development?
I was at a career crossroads, reflecting on Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” “Two roads diverged in a wood – and I….” How would I finish that line,…
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Should I sell used books to raise money for my church?
Dear Almoner, I attend a Catholic Church with many ministries. My idea is to open a nonprofit account with Amazon to sell used books. Donors from the church would bring…
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