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Philanthropic Leadership: Engaging Board Members As Fundraising Ambassadors

Bloomerang

What we continue to see is that individuals drive giving in America. So when you really think about it, individuals drive about 80% of total giving in America. It’s how my brain works. So like, if I’m asking for a multi-year pledge, I might have questions around, how can I pay that pledge?

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[VIDEO] 5 Must-Do’s of Year-End Fundraising Success

Bloomerang

I think our days and our brains can sometimes feel like this calculation. . Make a five-year pledge for $1,000 a year.” When you match our first half million,” notice the language there, “we will make another grant of a half million.” They got the little Volunteers of America logo. ” Bam.

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[VIDEO] Keeping Your Donor Database Healthy, Wealth, and Wise

Bloomerang

Well, your database, I’ve said this, your database is like your brain, right? Like your fundraising brain. So following a large campaign pledge, sometimes. So I’m going to say I get [foreign language 00:19:56]. ” And I’m like, ” [foreign language 00:20:19].” Why do we need it?

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

Jimmie Alford, one of the great fundraisers in America, told me a story a few years ago, which was about this volunteer who had to raise money for mental health in a community. ” So we have in our brains, the amygdala, the fear center, where you have flight, fright, and freeze as the emotional reactions to things that’s scare you.

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