Top Fundraising Articles for 2012 from Guidestar

The GuideStar Newsletter Top 10 for 2012
January 2013

1. Fatal Fundraising Flaw: Don't Succumb, by Andrea Kihlstedt, published in our April 5, 2012, issue, and Why Long Fundraising Letters Outpull Shorter Ones, by Jeff Brooks, published in our November 1, 2012, issue
   
2. What's the Math? Three Questions Your Board Members Really Need to Know, by Gail Perry, pushed in our June 21, 2012, issue
3. Getting Ready for 2012: Seven Tips to Boost Your Fundraising Results, by Barry Ward, published in our January 5, 2012, issue
4. After the Yes: 12 Questions You Can Ask Donors Once They Say Yes, by Andy Robinson and Harvey McKinnon, published in our February 16, 2012, issue
5. Three Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards, by Jerold Panas, published in our March 1, 2012, issue
6. Can We Meet? How to Respond When Donors Resist Meeting with You, by Andy Robinson, published in our August 16, 2012, issue
7. Want to Raise More Funds? Go Out and Tell Your Story—to Everyone! by Larry Checco, published in our April 19, 2012, issue
8. Three All-Important Tricks of Capital Campaign Success, by Andrea Kihlstedt and Gail Perry, published in our October 18, 2012, issue
9. How Can I Be Effective at Asking If I'm Not a Stereotypical Salesperson? Paul Jolly Interviews Andrea Kihlstedt about Asking Styles, published in our May 17, 2012, issue, and
   More Insights into Private Foundations:Interview with Martin Teitel, published in our August 2, 2012, issue, and
   Five Secrets to Keep Your Fundraiser from Losing Money, by Lance Trebesch, published in our December 20, 2012, issue
10. Nine Clever Ways to Thank Your Donors, by Kivi Leroux Miller, published in our February 2, 2012, issue, and
    What Donors Want from Nonprofits, by Bob Ottenhoff and Greg Ulrich, published in our October 4, 2012, issue

Suzanne E. Coffman, January 2013   © 2013, GuideStar USA, Inc.
Suzanne Coffman is GuideStar's editorial director and editor of the GuideStar Newsletter.


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