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Thanks for Asking

Ultimately, it’s what you do with the feedback that counts. If you are going to ask, be prepared to really listen and be prepared to act. [...]

June 27, 2013 | 2 min Read

Alumni Engagement

Engaged Young Alumni = Future Dollars!

Your young alumni are your future major gift and planned giving donors, but only if you engage with them early [...]

May 21, 2013 | 2 min Read

Advocacy

Join the ‘Advocacy Action Then Donation Ask’ Bandwagon

I love the smell of a well formatted advocacy thank you page in the morning.

March 20, 2013 | 2 min Read

Professional Development

Jargon and Acronyms—You Said What??

Here are some common and not so common terms you may come across and now you won’t have to ask that embarrassing question – “What did they say?”

January 22, 2013 | 2 min Read

Professional Development

Data Dictionary: Variables and Analytical Learning

Analytics can be overwhelming or confusing without the proper context. This month, I will attempt to explain what some of that crazy jargon is.

January 14, 2013 | 3 min Read

Data Health

Calculating Charitable Value

We can argue about the accuracy of the calculator or of the averages I used, but the bottom line remains the same: the average donor should not be underestimated.

December 28, 2012 | < 1 min Read

Employee Engagement

The Demographics of Donor Potential

The Donor Perspectives report says “on average, US donors over the age of 65 gave more than three times the amount donated by those ages 18-24 and nearly twice as much as donors ages 25-34.”

November 16, 2012 | 2 min Read