Hand-crafted social media content the week of December 15?   A week that, for many people, is kind of a slow motion loss of momentum contrasted with a growing sense of urgency (for year-end giving, family obligations, etc.)?   It's a time of the year where we often feel pulled between a desire to celebrate the present and to prepare for the prospects of a new year.   Heck, even my local hardware store has consolidated most of the holiday lights and decorations into a small se

I overshot the mark once in a donor thank you letter. This was in my first full time fundraising job, and I was writing a thank you...

A successful donor stewardship program is about more than thank you notes. It's about a continued conversation - authentic and focused...

The post-it note in my notebook reads “LN post – Valentine’s Day – message to leaders/funders” Today, on the 15th of the month, I read...