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Friday Update: The best fundraising boss

Brian GaworMarch 10, 2017

The Friday Fundraising Update collects fundraising industry insights and success stories and delivers them to you each Friday from Ruffalo Noel Levitz.

This week’s articles feature advice on how to be the best fundraising boss, and how to work with your leader more effectively.

From around the web:

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How To Use an Oreo Cookie to Improve Your Capital Campaign
NonProfit PRO (Mar 6 2017)

Fundraising is a high-stake, high-anxiety field. Both staff and board members face constant anxiety and fear of failure. And the anxiety ramps up during capital campaigns when the goals and consequences of failure are even higher.

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Are Fundraisers Professionals?
NonProfit PRO (Mar 2 2017)

Are those of us who earn our income as fundraisers professionals? Oddly, that’s something I never really considered. I’ve always considered myself a professional and strived to act accordingly…

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Boss Clueless About Fundraising? Here’s What to Do | Wild Woman Fundraising
Wild Woman Fundraising (Mar 1 2017)

Read part ONE of this interview here ! So if you’re feeling a little bit of that burn, what can you do if your boss doesn’t have a lot of fundraising experience? You talked a little bit about concepts of money. But what else?

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How to Be a Boss When You’re Supervising Your Friends
The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Feb 27 2017)

In her latest advice column, nonprofit expert Allison Fine answers a reader’s question about what to do when your promotion puts you in charge of your former peers on staff. In a quandary about your career? Need tips on leadership? Ask Allison.

Spotlight: Accelerate Planned Giving

In our recent case study, we outline how Loma Linda Health University was able to accelerate their planned giving donor identification program and book gift commitments immediately. Check out the case study, and mark your calendar to join us for a March 28 webinar with Loma Linda planned giving leaders.

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