Leaky Bucket Blog

Leaky Bucket Blog

Welcome to the Leaky Bucket blog, where we discuss everything related to measuring, managing, and improving fundraising performance. And some other stray thoughts from time to time.

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Leaky Bucket Blog

Welcome to the Leaky Bucket blog, where we discuss everything related to measuring, managing, and improving fundraising performance. And some other stray thoughts from time to time.

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THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS THAT GET DONORS TO GIVE Conventional wisdom reminds us to listen more than we talk when we’re out there

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Targeting high-quality donors, donors who give larger gifts and demonstrate their commitment and effort are donors you really need to attract, retain and acknowledge.

Social media is the secret weapon of contemporary fundraising. Make your fundraising more productive! Read Ryan Johnson's fascinating blog now.

The Pipeline isn't the same thing as the Forecast. So why assume it is? Equating the two has a negative impact on building fundraising capacity.

Fundraisers, do you wonder "gee, I hope these prospects think we're good enough for them!" Maybe you should learn to channel my cousin Judy. She always asked "are THEY good enough for ME?" And her "hit rate" was fantastic!

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Fundraising professionals: is your boss the development director, the CEO, or your development plan instead. Find out why the plan's the boss.

When it comes to fundraising,who are we raising the money for, exactly? I think we're raising it for our donors first. I was prompted to think

The data are in: nonprofits need to pump up their fundraising performance.  AFP's Fundraising Effectiveness Project 2013 tells us gains of $769 milli

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