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The Power Of Thank You

At Planned Giving Day sponsored by the National Capital Gift Planning Association, I joined a session with Lauren Winther-Hansen from FreeWill to lean into the importance of planned gift donor stewardship and hear the insights from their own Stewardship Survey. The...

Beat the Fall Frenzy: 7 Ways to Use Your Summer Wisely

Fall — and the year-end fundraising rush that comes with it — is closer than it looks. The organizations that come out ahead in December are usually the ones that used the quieter summer months to prepare. Here are seven ways to make the most of the time you have left...

Big Changes in Year-End Gift Processing 

A new postal rule has significant impacts on how Year-End gifts will be processed this year and can make a big difference for your donors. Historically, letters have been postmarked when they were dropped off at your local post office, proving when a donation or other...
#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

“If we merge mercy with might and might with right, then love becomes our legacy and change our children’s...

#WednesdayWisdom

#WednesdayWisdom

"Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresloved,...

Fool Me Once. . .

Fool Me Once. . .

It’s tax time and they’re at it again. Direct marketers who send mailings that look just like the important tax...

Communications is NOT Overhead

Communications is NOT Overhead

If you work for a social impact organization, chances are your work involves moving people to action, enacting public...