Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 5, 2009

Last year , I heard Jerry Michalski use the metaphor of the global brain in talk about the future. Jerry talked one benefit of this connectedness and openness is innovation. Transparency has its benefits, but so does privacy. It was funny at the time). Not one organization needs to do all the heavy lifting.

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Virtual Brain Nonprofit Global 84

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

And if you think about this pie chart, what I really want to call out is that bequests, which are about 9%, are gifts made by individuals. And when you are kicking off your fiscal year or your calendar year, set those expectations high so people know what they can do to be helpful. It’s how my brain works. So thank you.

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Leadership Fundraising Gift Slides 62

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

So people need to believe that you’re going to last long enough to benefit from their legacy gift. Here’s a simple little chart where all you do is you just look at the next 10 years and you project what your revenue is going to be, all things being equal, based on how you’re fundraising and how your sales, etc.,

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Video Giving Gift Donor 131

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You have to model being a coach, and you’re going to wait so you can see over time, eventually, you start to see some tangible benefits. Adult brains don’t learn new things that easily. that kind of has some benefits, right? People love to see like the run charts or, you know, the circle getting filled in.

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Technology Video Nonprofit System 104

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

And I’m not talking about specific donor, I’m talking about in terms of your work calendar. ” 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. Are you interacting with donors daily, weekly, monthly, never?

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Money Question Raise Video 108