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Daily Archives: March 20, 2012

Five Ways to Sabotage Your Ask for Support

Copywriting, FundraisingBy Kivi Leroux MillerMarch 20, 2012

I hear it all the time from nonprofits: "Our e-newsletter doesn't work." "Direct mail doesn't work for us." "Social media doesn't work for us." When I probe a little deeper, what people often mean is that their communications don't seem to be motivating people to do what the nonprofit wants, whether that's donating money, signing…

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