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Teaching to Give
Ask an avid donor about their first memory of giving. You’ll often be told a nostalgic tale of throwing change into the giving basket as ...
All Hail the Donor?
Who is your target audience? Is it your donors? Volunteers? Staff? Community? Which group is or should be the focus of your attention? I never ...
Reading a Philanthropists Mind
Is there a way to gauge the choices, motivations, and influences of a philanthropist? This question was asked and answered in the recently published “Going ...
The Power of Family Giving
It is never too early to talk with your kids about the charitable causes you support and why you support them. Children will be excited ...
Find-Remind-Bind
Researchers at the University of North Carolina developed a new theory for understanding the functions of gratitude in everyday relationships. Traditionally, gratitude is thought of ...
The Value of Input
Input is anything that is taken in by any process or system. Maximizing Excellence, LLC uses a process that takes in many points and dimensions of ...
Ideation to Action
Ideation is one of the most exciting and fulfilling processes I have the privilege of engaging in on a weekly, if not daily, frequency. It ...
Perfect the Decision to Give
Within the mass influx of year end appeals that fill an inbox and mailbox in November and December, there are only a few that will ...
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