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Get to know "autobiographical visualization"
Get to know "autobiographical visualization"

"Autobiographical visualization" = bequests follow

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Julie CooperFebruary 10, 2023
Artificial IQ ~ Surprisingly useful for certain things
Artificial IQ ~ Surprisingly useful for certain things

Artificial Intelligence? Worth a try …

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Julie CooperJanuary 20, 2023
The MacKenzie Scott rule (i.e., why didn't she pick us?)
The MacKenzie Scott rule (i.e., why didn't she pick us?)

Did MacKenzie Scott just pound grantmaking's reset button?

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Julie CooperDecember 28, 2022
Honest thoughts for the holidays
Honest thoughts for the holidays

Holiday blues? A cure

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Julie CooperDecember 22, 2022
2023 will be better, right? Lessons from Giving Tuesday
2023 will be better, right? Lessons from Giving Tuesday

What Giving Tuesday taught me over the years (suffering footnotes & asterisks)

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Julie CooperDecember 8, 2022
My thanks in 2022? For YOU!
My thanks in 2022? For YOU!

Thanking you, Dear Fundraiser ... with all the fixin's!

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Julie CooperNovember 21, 2022
Why do small donors matter?
Why do small donors matter?

For discussion @ your next meeting, staff and board: "Do small donors matter?"

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Julie CooperNovember 2, 2022
Supercharge your next annual (impact/gratitude) report
Supercharge your next annual (impact/gratitude) report

For discussion @ your next meeting, staff and board: "Do small donors matter?"

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Julie CooperOctober 6, 2022
Is your charity "age-aware"?
Is your charity "age-aware"?

Success is (kinda) guaranteed! (When you [sort of] 

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Julie CooperSeptember 21, 2022
Your elevator pitch, only better
Your elevator pitch, only better

Your elevator pitch: 1 floor ... or more?

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Julie CooperAugust 25, 2022
10 nuggets of happiness, just for fundraisers
10 nuggets of happiness, just for fundraisers

10 (OK, 5 immediate) nuggets of happiness for you, fundraiser

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Julie CooperAugust 15, 2022
Anthropomorphism? Suspect ... or secret sauce?
Anthropomorphism? Suspect ... or secret sauce?

Should puppies and kittens have voice balloons?

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Julie CooperAugust 2, 2022
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