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Webinars

Why do business with the government and how to market yourself to government
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Resisting Work
Is it possible that we’ve outgrown capitalism? What would a post-capitalist world look like? There is hope. We can escape neoliberal capitalism. Watch this webinar and learn more!
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Next Level Income Strategies for Your Nonprofit with Mazarine Treyz
We will cover different programs and how they are innovating in earned income, partnerships and marketing.italism. Watch this webinar and learn more!
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Crucial Year-End Giving Strategies for Your Nonprofit Appeal
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Videos

Unveiling the Secrets to 6 Figure Sponsorships
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How to make major gifts calls suck less -An interview with Kristen Kennedy
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The Great Resignation and How to Keep your Good Fundraisers
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Case Studies

Case Study: Oregon Metro 2018-Present​
Trained small businesses to get government contracting ready, with marketing and teaming workshops, resulting in $2M spend for COBID certified businesses in 2019.
Case Study: State of Oregon 2024​
Worked with project manager and management team to make a two hour leadership training for management retreat on difficult conversations. Participant feedback included: “Building safe space to engage in uncomfortable necessary conversations! Great job navigating the discomfort!” “Covered many examples. The style was educational, respectful and caring and met us where we are” “Great interactivity, brought out some good, thoughtful conversations”
Case Study: Uncovering the Secret to $50K Monthly Giving for a Nonprofit
In this brief interview with Rob, we talk about how I've helped his nonprofit raise more with appeal letters, get more volunteers than ever before.
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Case Study: From $10K to $170K in monthly giving
Are you wondering how to take it to the next level with your fundraising next year? Maybe you'd like to get a better return on your monthly giving? Then this is a must watch for you!
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How this University got 144% return with their year end campaign!
Wrote, edited, and coached development team in year end appeal campaign resulting in 144% increase in gifts from $37K to $90K, and a 140% increase in donors, from 208 donors to 509 donors.
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West Island Palliative Care Residence
Advised on messaging & strategy, Wrote letters and emails and coached hospice staff in appeal letter and email strategies, Results: Overwhelming response to $50K match kept it going & ended up matching $66,000. 314 new donors gave $26,000 of that. Raised over $175,000 for operating expenses & expenses were lower than previous year. For Email Solicitations, raised $5,000 within the first few days and ended up raising $40,000 in total.

Podcasts

Asking For More
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to ask for more?

This podcast will teach you how to ask for more, in any area of your life.
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Name It! Podcast
This podcast talks about naming and re-claiming what's going on from a systems analysis. We are not experts. We are amateurs and we are learning how to talk about IDEA
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Blog

Coyote sculpture made of wood

Dead ends and tricksters

Art image: Coyote Invents Himself, from Rick Bartow’s exhibition, Things You Know But Can’t Explain When you grow up as a scapegoat, you’re made to question your own mind, your own experiences. You’re gaslighted when you’re mistreated. People say huh? Why do you need an apology? Just stop being angry

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Rewilding and letting go

What if you started letting go of who you’re told you’re supposed to be? Rewilding an area can mean allowing it to go back to its original state. A state where the native flowers grow. Where the stream gets to flow without manmade influence. Wikipedia states, “Rewilding is a form of ecological

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Foot prints shut the door

A career after fundraising: Shut the door

In the last two years, I’ve shut my door to working directly with the nonprofit sector more and more. Why? Because if we are not paying our people enough, and giving the best benefits possible, then WE ARE NOT HELPING! Not powerless but tired Because I’ve been an employee advocate

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