by Kim Searight | Nov 27, 2019 | Archive Highlights
That was the advice from University of Oregon Foundation’s Jeff Comfort at the National Capital Gift Planning Council’s event on Wednesday. With 35 years of experience in planned giving, Comfort knows his stuff. He wants all charities to stop jumping through hoops to...
by Kim Searight | Nov 8, 2019 | Archive Highlights
The October year-end appeal season is one of the busiest times of the year for fundraising professionals. But it all comes down to writing effective copy that achieves results. On October 17th, Impact’s own Kathy Swayze, CFRE and copywriter Barry Cox were the lead...
by Kim Searight | Oct 11, 2019 | Archive Highlights, Gift Planning, Insight, Mid-Level Fundraising, Storytelling
The Impact team recently met with Patrick Duffy and Alex Wilson from The Giving Block. After hearing them speak at the Bridge Conference, we decided it was time for our team to learn more about this cryptocurrency craze. We learned a lot from these dynamic...
by Kim Searight | Apr 19, 2019 | Archive Highlights, Mid-Level Fundraising
Yes, yes, 1,000 times, yes! “But it takes so much time to put together.” “Nobody reads anymore.” “It’s really expensive and it doesn’t raise that much money.” “We can just send it by email.” You have likely heard some of these comments from your staff, your Board...
by Kim Searight | Mar 28, 2019 | Archive Highlights, Mid-Level Fundraising
It’s tax time and they’re at it again. Direct marketers who send mailings that look just like the important tax documents you are waiting for. In January and February, my mailbox was full of envelopes that looked like this: The problem is . . . these packages have...
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