by Ephraim | Feb 28, 2022 | donors, fundraising, gratitude
“Thank you for your donation of $100.” Every time I see that as the opening sentence on a thank you letter, I die a little inside. Gratitude Attitude Last week I gave a training for more than 40 nonprofits who work in the Abilene, Texas community. The topic? Gratitude...
by Ephraim | Feb 7, 2022 | donors, fundraising
A guest post by Francesca Dobbyn I knew eggsactly what my community needed. We needed a yolk, something to crack us up. It was just nogging at the back of my brain to do something not rum of the mill. Omicron was spreading fast and furious, the holiday season loomed...
by Ephraim | Jan 18, 2022 | fundraising, gratitude, strategy
I was a fundraiser. And grant writer. And event organizer. And website manager. And copywriter. And marketing director. And budget preparer. Oh. I shouldn’t forget that I was also a fireman, putting out fires. All of the above wasn’t at multiple jobs. I did them all...
by Ephraim | Jan 9, 2022 | building relationships, email, fundraising
Year-end has come and gone. I’ve seen the good, the bad and the really, really ugly. Which is what I’m going to share and rant about: The really, really ugly. Today we’re gonna talk email fundraising and marketing. Can You Guess? Have a look at my tweet from January...
by Ephraim | Jan 4, 2022 | building relationships, donors, fundraising, nonprofit
Calling people on the phone. It’s almost a lost art, given how much we like to text and Whatsapp. And who has time for a conversation? We’re so busy with work and multi-tasking and catching up on the latest Netflix show and doomscrolling our Instagram feeds. So yeah,...
by Ephraim | Dec 13, 2021 | communications, data, fundraising
Many years ago I was asked in a job interview: “If you were sitting with a potential donor, how would you convince them that our nonprofit is the best out there and the only one worthy of a donation?” My reply to the interviewer: “I would never do that, because you’re...
