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NEW this week in The Eight Principles community, a guest post from the president of BRYANT GROUP, Sally Bryant DeChenne! Read it here: bit.ly/2S6NEW4 Let us know what you think! #eightp #fundraising #nonprofit #charity #philanthropy #leadership #mentoring
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Being Investment Ready linkedin.com/pulse/being-inv… via @LinkedIn
Being Investment Ready

Being Investment Ready

Worthy nonprofits are always in “need” of additional funds. No surprise there.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Is Your Organization Ready. . . linkedin.com/pulse/your-orga… via @LinkedIn
Is Your Organization Ready. . .

Is Your Organization Ready. . .

To receive truly transformative funds? Most discussion related to fundraising is built around the notion you’re your nonprofit must seek out philanthropic investments (donations, gifts, grant,...

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Empathetic Fundraisers

Empathetic Fundraisers

Empathy is an essential quality for the successful fundraiser. The question is empathetic with whom? Most would think it’s empathy and concern for those who will benefit from the work of their...

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The Giving Conundrum

The Giving Conundrum

Is it Ying or Yang? Which comes first, the need for the charitable gift or the gift itself? The proverbial conundrum. The conventional wisdom says that worthy nonprofits need funds to deliver on...

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Eight Principles Voices

Eight Principles Voices

We've recently launched an upgraded podcast focused entirely on humanitarian leaders and those who serve the for-purpose community. We call it Eight Principles Voices.

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Be Here - Now

Be Here - Now

The most important moment in fundraising is now. The term “black swan” is used to describe an unexpected event so compelling that your very existence is altered.

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What's the Problem?

What's the Problem?

Be sure before you act. To be successful in fundraising you must identify what’s holding you back.

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Two Roads

Two Roads

You can only choose one. In the words of American poet laureate Robert Frost: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

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Fundraisers: Talkers not Listeners

Fundraisers: Talkers not Listeners

Most of us talk way too much. It's an occupational hazard.

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Fundraising or Facilitating?

Fundraising or Facilitating?

Which of these you’re doing makes all the difference. So, what does your organization do to acquire philanthropic revenue? Is it “fundraising” or “facilitating”? If it’s the former, you mostly see...

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Optimize or Maximize?

Optimize or Maximize?

Be careful what you ask for. Nonprofit executives make subtle decisions every day that can (and do) have significant impacts on their fundraising revenue.

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What's Generous?

What's Generous?

You may be surprised. The entire fundraising industry presumes upon the generosity of others.

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Everyone Wants it

Everyone Wants it

Few Get it. If you asked a hundred people what they most want in this life, the answer might surprise you.

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Resolve to travel a different path.

Resolve to travel a different path.

Pursue people, not money A new year has arrived. And with it the perennial challenge of securing sufficient financial resources to fulfill your worthy mission.

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My favorite animal is a marmott. @veefriendscards @garyvee #LinkedIn360
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Multiplying by Zero

Multiplying by Zero

When I first learned multiplication—yes, I can remember that far back—I learned by rote the multiplication table through 12 X 12. I can still remember my grandmother taking me to task to get it done.

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What's Your Business?

What's Your Business?

I’ve posed this question to hundreds of nonprofit leaders. The answers I receive may (or may not) surprise you.

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It’s Almost Here!

It’s Almost Here!

I’ve been rather quite as of late. And it’s for a very good reason.

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The Race to Impress

The Race to Impress

Sometimes it seems that everyone is in a race to impress. Impress your neighbors.

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It’s About You

It’s About You

If someone really likes YOU, it’s about you. If someone likes you for your stuff—or what you do—that doesn’t mean they like you.

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