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How Reader Of This Column Raised $75,000 For Carnegie Hall Concert

Classical composer Earnestine Rodgers Robinson [FUNdraising Good Times] Part one of a two-part series We were recently caught off guard when Dr. Todd Robinson, ...

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Cultivating Media Coverage To Grow Your Business

Pearl and Mel Shaw [FUNdraising Good Times]   Will 2015 be the year your nonprofit is highlighted in news stories and feature pieces? Will ...

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Charitable Donating: There Is More To Giving Than Just Money

Pearl and Mel Shaw The giving season is upon us. For many nonprofits, hospitals, schools, and colleges the next three months are all about ...

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Beware Of Fundraising Fables

Pearl and Mel Shaw [Fundraising Good Times] Why is it so hard to retain fund development professionals? That’s the polite version of the question ...

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Senior Power: How To Grow Your Talent Pool With People Aged 55 And Over

 Pearl and Mel Shaw [Fundraising Good Times] Part one of a two-part series Are you overlooking a valuable pool of prospective employees and volunteers? ...

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Accountability and Trust: Keys to Partnership

Pearl and Mel Shaw [FUNdraising Good Times] Part two of a three-part series on private/public partnerships Are you considering a private/public partnership to advance ...

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African American Men Find Unique Way To Give Back

Pearl and Mel Shaw [FUNdraising Good Times] Readers of our column know we are supporters and promoters of women’s philanthropy including women’s foundations and ...

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For Effective Fundraising Leader Must Be Fully Engaged

Pearl and Mel Shaw [FUNdraising Good Times] Are you an executive director who wonders why his development staff doesn’t raise more money? A college ...

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Six Things A Board Member Can Do To Spur Organization’s Growth

Pearl and Mel Shaw [FUNdraising Good Times] Calling all nonprofit board members: Do you sometimes wonder what value you bring to the nonprofits you ...

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Boost Fundraising By Building a Successful Alumni Relations Program

[FUNdraising Good Times] Colleges and universities look to alumni for financial support. If you attended or graduated from college you likely receive fundraising solicitations ...