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Fundraising is Beautiful — 100 episodes

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The Power of Donor Love: Interview with Jen Love & John Lepp

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11 amazing fundraising truths discovered by new writers

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Fundraising is about so much more than money

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Engagement fundraising -- how you raise the big bucks from the happiest donors

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How to conduct interviews that get you the fundraising stories that stir your donors' hearts

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Ultimate Fundraising Lesson

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3 things that are probably wrong with your nonprofit website

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How to use photos in fundraising

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Does your fundraising subtext tell donors they matter or that they don't?

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Does your fundraising subtext tell donors they matter, or that they don't?

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The right way -- and wrong way -- to thank your donors

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MUST-LISTEN Interview with Scott Harrison of charity:water

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Interview with Scott Harrison of charity:water

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Two super-common errors that can kill your fundraising

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The upsides and downsides of holiday-based fundraising

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How to create great direct mail fundraising teasers

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How to succeed at fundraising for a church

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It's the donor's story -- not your own

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Fundraising under President Trump

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Your 6-word guide to powerful donor newsletters

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What is donor-focused fundraising, really?

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Keeping donors vs. getting new ones -- how to balance

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How old are your donors?

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How to survive the "summer slump"

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When the boss doesn't like your fundraising

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Tom Ahern on Donor-Focused Newsletters that Raise Money

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Are you Yoda or Batman to your donors?

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How to improve your donor's giving experience

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The secrets of successful disaster fundraising

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The 7 deadly sins of nonprofit storytelling

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The Evil Cousin of Fundraising

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Your fundraising is not for you

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Good News Fundraising or Bad News Fundraising?

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You say it's your anniversary: How to make it work for fundraising

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The unique unimportance of uniqueness in fundraising

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Fundraising techniques that everyone does: Are they bad?

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Fundraising From Yourself: Beware

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Want relationships with your donors? Prove it!

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Donor acquisition vs donor cultivation -- know the difference to succeed in both

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Fundraising Is Beautiful 101 -- the basics of great fundraising

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The 12 tips of Christmas

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ENCORE PODCAST: Maximize your year-end fundraising

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Letter from a disgruntled donor

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3 steps to effective storytelling in fundraising

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4 hallmarks of donor-focused communications

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3 things your donors should be able to find on your website

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5 ways to drive away donors

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Branding for real-life fundraisers

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How to learn when you can't test

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Getting the most out of survey research

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Fundraising on the radio

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Donor Retention, Part 3: Why Donor Retention Is Down

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Donor Retention, Part 2: Four Simple Principles for Keeping Your Donors

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Donor Retention, Part 1: 5 Reasons Donors Leave

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How many appeals should you send?

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5 game-changing pieces of advice for fundraisers

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The Secrets of Major-Donor Fundraising

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What fundraisers should measure for success

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Step off the "tactics treadmill" and start raising funds

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Roger Craver says so, and he knows

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Why donors go away, Part 2

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Why donors go away, Part 1

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The Fundraiser's Guide to Irresistible Communications

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Beauty is overrated

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What is your website for?

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Is your fundraising ratio killing your fundraising?

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Beware! Branding at work!

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How to deal with the next big thing in fundraising

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Fundraisers beware of survey research

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Fundraising in the rest of the world

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What you need to know about online fundraising

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The two big trends in fundraising today

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Is direct mail dead?

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How to destroy your year-end letter

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It's all about editing

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How to Tell If Your Fundraising Is Good (Part 3: Packaging)

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How to Tell If Your Fundraising Is Good (Part 2: Content)

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How to Tell If Your Fundraising Is Good (Part 1: Writing Style)

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The power of relevance in fundraising

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Haiti and Non-Haiti Fundraising

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Fundraising Manifesto for the New Year

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Things to do that will make you a better fundraiser

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Back from the Brink: How a Sick Organization Got Better

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What to cut when the budget is tight

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Recession fundraising: Interview with Mal Warwick

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Put your heart into fundraising

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Partnership (not marketing) with donors

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How to Work with a Fundraising Consultant

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Your E-Z 30-minute fundraising review plan

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Our Holiday wishes for you

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It's Not Too Late to Boost Your 2008 Revenue

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Branding and Fundraising, Part 2

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Branding and Fundraising, Part 1

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Fundraising in a bad economy

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Program vs. Fundraising: How to Break the Tension

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Donor-Centric Newsletters, Part 2: How to Make it Work

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Donor-Centric Newsletters, Part 1: Why You Should Have One