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Wondering what to do in digital?

Digital coms for the org getting started

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Andrea HopkinsMarch 29, 2022
How best to help Ukraine

The amazing Amy offers you and me great advice...

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Why new fundraisers quit so soon...

ED, the NGO founder, asks …

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Andrea HopkinsMarch 4, 2022
Writing a fail-safe, fool-proof appeal
Writing a fail-safe, fool-proof appeal

“Winning appeals guaranteed!” Your guide.

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Andrea HopkinsFebruary 16, 2022
Is mass fundraising extinct?
Is mass fundraising extinct?

In 1992 what became “donor centricity” was born… and none too soon.

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Andrea HopkinsFebruary 3, 2022
How a volunteer-run local charity raised $100K in 2021
How a volunteer-run local charity raised $100K in 2021

Local charity creating effective direct mail

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Andrea HopkinsJanuary 21, 2022
You’re welcome. My 2022 gift to you ...

7 tips to get your 2022 fundraising back on track

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Andrea HopkinsJanuary 6, 2022
Why Your Jargon is DeadOA

You can explain a problem in one of two ways… Jargon is to tell. Not to smell.

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Andrea HopkinsDecember 31, 2021
Please Steal This Fab Year-end Letter

Julie has doubled her donations in 4 years

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Andrea HopkinsDecember 20, 2021
Lessons From Giving Tuesday 2021

Ask attack? Yes! Love your donors? Not really… Lessons I learned from Giving Tuesday this year.

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Andrea HopkinsDecember 14, 2021
Lapsed-donor gold: The evidence

Your lapsed donors might prove more responsive than first-time donors. The evidence you will read emerged recently from one of the fastest growing states in America.

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Andrea HopkinsNovember 22, 2021
Switching to Donor Love v. internal resistance

Fundraisers run into so much internal resistance. For no intelligent reason. It's frustrating. Demoralizing. Undermines revenue big time. Contributes nothing worthwhile. And yet it persists.

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Andrea HopkinsNovember 10, 2021
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