Clairification

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Trust is Built By What You Do In my last article, I wrote about why establishing and building trust should be part of your nonprofit and personal mission. Because trust is the foundation of all lasting relationships. If you dont build trust, or if you somehow manage to destroy it, youre going to lose your donor.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

APRIL 11, 2024

They’re too long and filled with boring articles that brag about how wonderful the organization is. Don’t stray from your mission A common article I see in many nonprofit newsletters is one about a foundation or major donor giving a large gift. Limit your monthly email newsletter to three articles. Here’s what you need to do.

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Hands-On Fundraising

JUNE 11, 2024

A while back, I read this article in the New York Times by Anne-Marie Slaughter about […] The post Your work or a life: a painful choice no one should have to make appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. via PsychCentral) Do we have to choose?

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Candid

MARCH 31, 2025

These articles explain the role volunteers play in building community relationships and resilience. In this article, Kristin Hanlin, an instructional designer at Candid, explores how nonprofits can utilize Instructional Design principles to develop training that engages, empowers, and educates the learnerincluding volunteers.

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The Fundraiser Coach

APRIL 2, 2025

I always suggest that MGOs search the person's name and "bio" or "article" and in this case, we found a story about her as a business woman in a regional magazine.) There was a terrific quote in the article about the importance of giving back. (We I helped her with research and prep. (I

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Blue Avocado

JANUARY 21, 2025

This Article is Certified Gold Avocado Gold never goes out of style and neither does good advice. It was no surprise that Blue Avocado readers let us know in a recent survey that they found articles on board management to be the most helpful content on the site.

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Strategic Grants

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

We also share relevant articles with the rest of Team SG as our commitment to keeping up-to-date with what’s happening across the sector here at home in Australia and New Zealand, and across the globe. Here’s a round-up of what we’ve been reading lately.

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Hands-On Fundraising

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An article in Slate summarizes the information contained in the […] The post Saving the world, losing your mind appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising. The Association of Fundraising Professionals says 75% of fundraisers are women. Speed reading?

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Clairification

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This particular article really strikes me today, because it talks about times when we feel isolated from others: How to Find Your Purpose in Life. Philanthropy is about reciprocal awe, gratitude, altruism and purpose. I’m a huge fan of the Greater Good Science Center at U.C.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 31, 2025

As you work on your weeding, this article on simplicity might be helpful. Then move on to mid-level, major, and legacy giving. These will take more time, just like a seedling that with care and attention will grow into a tree. It suggests you do an audit of various aspects of your life and ask Is it necessary and is it creating energy?

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Joe Garecht Fundraising

JANUARY 25, 2025

In this article, I want to give you three keys to successful major donor outreach. A development director once told me it was a well-known rule that you should never text a major donorthat texting should be reserved for mass communication with low-dollar donors (this isnt true).

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Clairification

MAY 13, 2024

In this last article of a three-part series on event planning we’ll look specifically at how to make the event “stick” emotionally. In Part 1 we looked at establishing event goals and objectives; then determining if an event was the most efficient and effective way to achieve desired outcomes.

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Clairification

JUNE 15, 2023

I search assiduously, read every single article before sharing with you, and only select trusted resources for webinars, podcasts, white papers, reports and the like. That’s 260 issues (whoa!), all chock full of resources I hand select for you from across the web. And nothing I select will cost you a dime! They can subscribe here for free.

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Clairification

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I know you’re smart, because you’re reading this article! Or maybe read an article or two online or attend a webinar on the subject. The job of the smart fundraiser is inspiring passionate philanthropy to make people’s lives better. But none of us is born with a fundraising gene. We copy from our predecessors.

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Candid

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In 2019, the concept spread as the CCF Founding Council wrote articles, created videos, and discussed ideas. People organized across North America, aligning themselves with CCF, writing articles and forming local chapters. Momentum increased during the 2020 racial justice uprising, when interest in social justice—and in CCF—exploded.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It is my honor to deliver original articles direct to your in-box every week, give you access to all my webinars, and offer up exclusive monthly tips, bonuses and more! . Thank you for doing your vital work, and helping make our world a better place, Claire. claire@clairification.com. Clairity Click-it, Your Nonprofit Ticket to….

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Clairification

OCTOBER 17, 2022

I recently ran across an article on the CNBC Make It blog by Kathy and Ross Petras , and want to share it because it rings so true for me. Negative self-talk can really mess you up. So say behavioral scientists, psychologists and researchers. And I hope for you as well. Our control lies fundamentally in how we approach the problem.

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The Almoner

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This post begins a new series of articles called “Recipes for Success.” 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 setting.

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Clairification

MARCH 7, 2024

There are lots of eye-opening articles plus plenty of webinars and podcasts for you to enjoy. Okay, I do have a bit of Seth Godin wisdom to share, but this time it’s to be found below under “Articles/Events.” This week I feel like letting you just dive right in to all the great content I’ve collected over the past two weeks.

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Clairification

MARCH 14, 2024

I’m going to talk about this more in an article focusing on “connection” next week.] It can’t be primarily about going after money. It has to be about giving, and receiving, love. If you do it the right way, money will follow as a natural outgrowth. Of course, sometimes it’s easier said than done.

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Clairification

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

So, as I sat down to write today’s article, I thought about what you actually have within your power to do. And what a dreary, grave, cobwebby period it’s been. We’ve got a lot to clean up, reorganize and rethink. So much, in fact, it’s downright overwhelming. And all throughout the coming months.

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Lightning Fast Grant Writing

JANUARY 10, 2024

Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with this surprisingly valuable document by checking out the link at the end of this article. The grant innovator form is a simple document I use to organize an agency as it seeks grants. By asking your colleagues to fill it out, you will tactfully motivate them to help you get grant funding.

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Clairification

MARCH 27, 2023

The post Try These Nonprofit Donor Retention Tweaks with BIG, Happy Outcomes appeared first on Clairification.

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Grant Professionals Association

MARCH 6, 2025

When grant applications call for evidence that your proposed intervention works, citing scientific articles can strengthen your case. This search yields the article Motivational interviewing for cannabis use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2021). Start by clicking on the article title in Google Scholar.

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Clairification

MAY 9, 2024

In my last article (Part 1 of a three-part event planning series) I offered a compendium of common sense event planning advice. Hopefully you read the previous article, determined an event was your best strategic option to reach your primary end goal, and now you’re ready to get to work! 4 Top Planning Tips to Invite and Ignite 1.

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Clairification

JANUARY 26, 2023

I published an article on this topic earlier this week, and I love what Seth Godin has to say here. This is why my articles are generally undergirded by research, data, opinions for other experts and the like; it’s not just me pontificating.] Until you can learn more, and confirm.

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CauseVox

DECEMBER 5, 2024

We’ve got all kinds of challenge ideas and more in our 200+ Fundraising Ideas article ! Luckily, this article has everything you need to write the perfect year-end appeal. You can promote your crazy charity challenge online on your website, a fundraising website, or social media. How long should a fundraising campaign last?

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 23, 2025

Joe will be offering elite major gifts consulting services to our community and sharing his wisdom with our readers through articles, webinars, and other valuable resources. I’m thrilled to share that Joe Garecht has joined the Center for Major Gifts as a Senior Advisor.

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Clairification

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It is my honor to deliver original articles direct to your in-box every week, give you access to all my webinars, and offer up exclusive monthly tips, bonuses and more! . Thank you for doing your vital work, and making our world a better place, Claire. claire@clairification.com. Clairity Click-it, Your Nonprofit Ticket to….

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Candid

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Here are some articles to help you get started. These articles explore the ethical considerations AI technology raises for the sector and ways to address them. In this article, co-authors Beth Kanter and Fine tell a cautionary tale of the limitations of chatbots. How should we think about using AI technology to do good?

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Clairification

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In fact, if you want to do something really helpful, STOP reading this article, convene a few colleagues, and do a little group brainstorming. Go do this now; come back to this article later.] Ideally, get your answers up on a whiteboard or other group memory so you can piggyback off of each other’s ideas. [Go

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

If there’s one thing we’re most proud of, it’s the way we’re giving Not everyone has the time to write a Blue Avocado article. That’s why we’ve put some of Blue Avocado’s most popular articles from the past 15 years in the front of a new generation with Gold Avocado.

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GrantNews

MARCH 3, 2025

In this article, we highlight five impactful grants available this March, all sourced from GrantWatch. For every business looking to grow, there’s a grant ready to help. The month of March brings a promising range of funding options. It’s time for entrepreneurs to seize the opportunity and secure some grant support!

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Clairification

APRIL 20, 2023

Thank you for doing your vital work, and making our world a better place, Claire claire@clairification.com P.S. Please consider getting access to all my blog articles, monthly tips, webinars, podcasts, bonuses and other content via enrollment in ‘Clairification School.’ I am deeply appreciative for your support!

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This Article is Certified Gold Avocado Gold never goes out of style and neither does good advice. The Gold Avocado series showcases some of the very best content that Blue Avocado has for nonprofit leaders, based on overall popularity, reader response, and quality.

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Clairification

JANUARY 1, 2024

So, I want to share my thoughts with you in this article. I’d just never taken time to actively consider how these concepts are different. Now I have, and I think it matters in the times we’re in. Hope is Active; Optimism is Passive Optimism and hope are often used interchangeably; they’re not.

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From 2021 to 2022, according to a Nonprofit Times article, the number of people giving to nonprofits declined by an estimated 7.1 The largest percentage decline was the smallest donors, those who gave $100 or less,” the article notes. For these donors, the drop was a hefty 13 percent.

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