Have you ever had Grantus Interruptus?
Have you ever had a funder pull out of a sponsorship or grantmaking deal because of your association with a revolutionary movement or because of something a person at your nonprofit said about them?
Do YOU find it horrifying that an AmeriCorps VISTA might make $16,000 per year, or just minimum wage, while the CEO of Goldman Sachs makes $16,000 per HOUR?
Did you hear Goldman pulled out of a fundraiser after learning it honored Occupy Wall Street?
Apparently, the revolution will NOT be funded.
Reader Questions: Does adding extra stuff to your appeal mailing work?
Recently I was leading a webinar for CharityHowTo called “Tons of Money in the Mail” and a person asked this question:
“What should we include in our direct mail? Would a sticky note or brochure dramatically increase or decrease our money raised via appeals?”
An Eye for a Tooth and a Tooth for an Eye
The Inner Game of Writing Your Appeal Letter: Part 2
“The easier it is for people to understand, the better it is, I think. If you can capture something that you feel is real and express it in a way that a lot of people can understand, that’s rare and there’s something about that that makes a piece have a certain kind of life. And if it enters into popular culture and it’s not just about popular culture, then from a writer’s point of view, that’s a satisfying achievement. ” -Paul Simon
The Inner Game of Writing Your Appeal Letter: Part 1
“I have to penetrate this chattering and this meaningless debate that is occupying most of my attention. I have to come up with some one thing that really speaks to my deepest interest. Otherwise I nod off in one way or another. So to find that urgent…(thing) takes a lot of version and a lot of work and a lot of sweat.” -Leonard Cohen
Interview with a planned giver, Paul Nazareth: What’s your fundraising journey?
Get out from behind your desk, and brandish a lightsaber OF TRUTH!
Interested in a fundraising career with a canadian perspective? Read this post.