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Don't throw that mail away!

4 More Ways to Cut Back on Your Fundraising Mail

Posted on 05/15/2012 by | Philanthropy & Fundraising | Comments

Volunteering | Your LifeA few weeks ago, I shared some thoughts on how to cut back on the mail/email you receive from well intentioned organizations. There were some excellent  comments from readers that pointed out some additional issues that may increase the volume of mail or emails you receive. So, here are some additional suggestions on how to clear the email/mail box: 1.  Call and ask organizations you support not to sell or exchange your name and address.  It is standard practice for …

Volunteer With Jeff Gordon to End Senior Hunger

Volunteer With Jeff Gordon to End Senior Hunger

Posted on 05/11/2012 by | Home & Family | Comments

VolunteeringWhat do Jeff Gordon, James “JB” Brown, Martina Navratilova, me and you have in common? We can all end senior hunger, together. In case you haven’t heard, there’s a pretty big NASCAR race coming up. While we all love the pomp and circumstance around All-Star week culminating with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 26, there’s a week in between where Drive to End Hunger is set to box one million meals  for older North Carolina residents. And we can’t do it …

A Lake Winnebago Lake Fly

Manning Up. How to Dodge Life’s Lake Flies

Posted on 05/8/2012 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringMan Up! This really is an underrated phrase. It really speaks volumes and in my mind paints a very vivid picture.  In all things we do….Man Up!  These two simple words scream so many things to me. They scream:  toughen up, give it up, fess up, stand up, wise up, team up, dress up, show up, shut up, keep up, listen up, and on and on and on. The two little words cover a large territory. If we all would …

Experience Corps volunteer

Contributions of Older Volunteers Honored this Week

Posted on 05/8/2012 by | volunteer | Comments

VolunteeringSenior Corps Week - May 7 through 11 – celebrates the work of older adults throughout the country who volunteer their time through Senior Corps, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service.  Senior Corps and Americorps are both Corporation for National and Community Service programs; and both tap the time and talents of older adults to serve their communities in a variety of ways.  Whether its serving seniors, veterans or school age children, older volunteers give extraordinary amounts …

Keep Calm and Carry On

How to Keep Calm, Carry On and Use Your Emotions for Good

Posted on 05/1/2012 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringWhose job is it to make you a good person? Are you one of those folks that stereotypes people? Do you usually do the right thing? Whose job is it to tell you to forgive and forget?  Do we look to others for this? Do we depend on Judge Judy to do this or Dr. Phil or perhaps the person you sleep with at night? My opinion is and I believe it with all my heart, that responsibility lies with …

Too much mail!

Three Ways to Cut Back on Fundraising Mail

Posted on 04/26/2012 by | Philanthropy & Fundraising | Comments

Volunteering | Your Life “Why do I get so much fundraising mail?” If you are in my position as a development professional, you sometimes get that call (or letter) from a donor that starts with, “Why do you send me so many requests for support?”  Obviously, if it’s “so much” it must be “more than I want.”  I usually get right to the point – how often would you like to hear from us?  Would you rather join our sustainer program? (A sustaining donor …

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