Archive of September 2009

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Google CEO Talks Truth
posted on {Sunday, September 27th, 2009} at {11:42 pm}

Google now defines a generation, an economy, and a worldview. With such influence in the world it might surprise some and concern others that Google’s CEO freely admits his search engine doesn’t know what the truth is.

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Plan w/ Individual Gift Strategies
posted on {Monday, September 21st, 2009} at {8:33 pm}

Major gift fundraisers rely on individual gift strategies to strategically plan the fundraising experience. These individual gift strategies are intentional timelines that detail every step along the way; they establish who, what, when, where, and for what reason a solicitation is made.

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90-Day Renewals
posted on {Monday, September 21st, 2009} at {8:18 pm}

There is always debate among fundraising professionals as to how long a lapsed or non-responsive individuals should remain on a mailing list and how often these non-responsive individuals should be mailed to.

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Passionate Fundraising
posted on {Wednesday, September 16th, 2009} at {3:00 pm}

Instead of asking your board members to volunteer their address books, ask them to volunteer their time up-close and personal. Instead of insisting that board members ask others for money, insist that they invite others to experience the mission and vision.

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Too Many Major Donors?
posted on {Monday, September 7th, 2009} at {10:30 pm}

Why would anyone criticize an organization for having too many major donors? Realistically speaking, they wouldn’t. However there may come a time when the major donors of the present might raise some serious questions about the future.

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Starving Nonprofits
posted on {Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009} at {1:02 am}

The Standard Social Innovation Review insists that many nonprofit organizations do not spend enough money on overhead which leaves the organizations so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function.

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The Rich Young Ruler
posted on {Tuesday, September 1st, 2009} at {8:14 pm}

I am currently working on a message that contrasts the two rich men we meet in Luke 18 and 19. I begin here with glimpse of who folks in the blogosphere know as the Rich Young Ruler.