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March 2025 News – Giving Circles – Women’s History Month

Giving Circles - Women's History Month March is women’s history month, so this is a good time to talk about women in philanthropy. We have seen an upsurge in recent years of giving circles established by women in Dallas. Giving circles are not new, but they have become a popular…

vickyMarch 14, 2025

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February 2025 News – Board Retreat: Kick-Off to 2025!

Stewardship: The End and Beginning of a New Solicitation Cycle Stewardship is the flipside of cultivation. Stewardship comes into action after a gift is received. Stewardship is how you keep your donors by letting them know that their gift is appreciated and will be put to good use. With the…

vickyFebruary 13, 2025

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January 2025 News – Board Retreat: Kick-Off to 2025!

Board Retreat: Kick-Off to 2025! A retreat for a board of directors focuses these stakeholders on why they are involved, and why they are committed to your organization. The first quarter of your fiscal year is the best time to have a board retreat. For many organizations this timeframe coincides…

vickyJanuary 10, 2025

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December 2024 News – Gratitude 5.0

Gratitude 5.0 This has been a fast year. It was January and now it’s December. In the blink of an eye my firstborn granddaughter was a toddler then a high school and college graduate and now is a young woman making her way in the world. My consulting business has…

vickyDecember 13, 2024

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November 2024 News – End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 2

End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 2 We’re Still Here, 4th Quarter End of year fundraising, wrap-up, evaluation and getting ready for the new year is so important, it needs two newsletters. Last month, October, you made your plan. You have a theme for your messaging, you…

vickyNovember 13, 2024

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October 2024 News – End of Year: Make It Happen, Wrap It Up, Evaluate, and Get Ready, Part 1

End of Year: Make It Happen, Wrap It Up, Evaluate, and Get Ready, Part 1 Remember this - Donors who support your organization year after year is the key to a successful end-of-year appeal It’s as simple and as hard as that. Cultivation and stewardship matter. Some important facts about…

vickyOctober 9, 2024

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September 2024 News – The Socials: Are You Keeping Up?

The Socials: Are You Keeping Up? It seems like a new social media platform springs up every day. This may be an exaggeration, but it’s a small one. I feel like I’m doing good to keep up with Facebook, LinkedIn, and the occasional glance at Instagram. When thinking about the…

vickySeptember 12, 2024

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July 2024 News – Data Analysis: Now’s the Time to Dive into Your Donor Database

Data Analysis: Now's the Time to Dive into Your Donor Database People want to know. Whether it’s donors, volunteers or clients, people want to know that your organization is doing what it claims to be doing. People want proof and that proof is in the data your organization collects and…

vickyJuly 10, 2024

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February News – Focus!

Focus! “Focus, Mr. Whitfield, focus” is a line in a play written by David Marquis (yes, we’re related.) That line pops in my head when I need to pay attention to who or what is in front of me. Now that we’re out and about more, going to events, meeting…

vickyFebruary 8, 2023

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September News – In-kind, Securities, Stock, Amazon Smiles, and others

Are you one of those fundraisers who only thinks in dollars? Annual giving Recurring gifts Sponsorships Ticket sales Dollars are very important for a nonprofit organization, there’s no question about that, but there’s more than one way to have an impact on the bottom line. Most of the examples I’m…

vickySeptember 1, 2021

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