The Great Give
Great story from the fine folks of Bentz Whaley Flessner about Florida State’s ‘The Great Give’ – a 36-hour online giving campaign. Integrating many different channels, the campaign generated great...
View ArticleTuition Runs Out & Thank A Donor Day
It’s not uncommon for our educational institutions to advertise the day when tuition runs out and private support and other income sources begin to take over – it’s a great way to demonstrate the...
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Gold Medal Fundraising
The Olympic Games are almost here, so who am I not to capitalize on this and write a quick blog post about Olympic fundraising?!?! During one of my mindless ‘surf the web because I’m too wired to go to...
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Did Walt Read GettingGiving?
I just returned from the annual Disney trip, and took some pictures that might just show up here on GettingGiving. In fact, we’ll start with one today. Walt Disney is famous for many quotes that are...
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Indiana Philanthropy Day – Presentation
I had the honor of presenting at today’s Indiana Philanthropy Day event in Indianapolis. The turnout was terrific, and I enjoyed seeing all the award recipients and hearing their stories. There are...
View ArticleSocial Media 2013
Once again. . . it’s time for a ‘Social Media Update’ video. This one came out at the end of 2012, but if you haven’t seen it yet, you’ll enjoy. The author, Erik Qualman, always provide interesting...
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Just For Fun
Over the past several years, the folks at Campbell & Company have done some creative marketing pieces. . . and I always love their buttons. I’m sitting in their conference room for a conference...
View ArticleGreat TED presentation on philanthropy
Watch this. Twice. Then make your staff watch it. And your boss, and your board, and your neighbor. Then pick some random people on the street to watch it. Together, you might just change the world....
View ArticleA Film for Friday
I don’t usually add many items from my own workplace, but thought I’d add this one today. Why? 1) I haven’t posted for a very long time, so at the very least I owe you SOMETHING! 2) I really like this....
View ArticleFirst World Problems
As you can tell, I almost never post to the blog. I apologize (again) and will make a legitimate new year’s resolution to do better. There’s a first world problem for you. And, this video has some more...
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