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Implementing Inspiration (Or How to Keep that Post-Conference High) – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. Implementing Inspiration (Or How to Keep that Post-Conference High). November 14, 2016. November 14, 2016. T Clay Buck, CFRE. The Nonprofit Storytelling Conference. Is, wow, an incredible one. It’s less of a conference and more of a Two-Day Master Class on Steroids and I learned a ton on both Day 1. I came home with pages of notes and ideas and inspirations. And AS...
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The Annual Fund Isn’t Annual II – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. The Annual Fund Isn’t Annual II. May 10, 2016. T Clay Buck, CFRE. In the last post, I said that the Annual Fund isn’t annual. Indeed, that’s the crux of this whole blog – thinking about the annual fund differently. 8220;Well, but the blog is named ‘Annual Fund’ and that’s what everyone calls it – the Annual Fund.”. If we don’t have refrigerators to store food...
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Donor-Centered or Data-Driven – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. January 4, 2017. January 10, 2017. T Clay Buck, CFRE. Google “Fundraising Buzzwords” or “Nonprofit Buzzwords” and you’ll get a whole list of the phrases we like to kick around the industry. Fortunately, “Donor-Centered” is one that’s stuck around for quite some time. Working with true Big Data, no matter how large our database is). So, what is data? Think of a dono...
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Fundraising – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. At Home in the Annual Fund. January 10, 2017. T Clay Buck, CFRE. If you don’t know Helen Brown. Go read it; I’ll wait. Wasn’t that good? She’s so on point. My favorite bit:. You may be right, you may be wrong, but at least it’s. To go on in this business where we’re all operating on uncertainty, every single day. We attach ratings to and hang our hopes and our ...
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Annual Fund – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. Why Data Like a Lab – It Just Wants to Make You Happy. March 7, 2017. T Clay Buck, CFRE. We had to take a tough break from blogging for a little while. We lost one of the Buck-White Boys on February 15. The original Buck-White Boy, the lab by which all others will be measured and the Dog That Started It All. Tucker. He just wanted people to be happy. Your fundraisi...
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T. Clay Buck, CFRE – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. T Clay Buck, CFRE. It’s all about stories. Life, fundraising, relationships – whatever the “it” is, it’s all about stories. In theater training, they tell you frequently, “If you can find something you love more and do better, then go do it! Fundraising is about telling stories. It’s about telling the donor’s story through the eyes of the causes the...And whether t...
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Uncategorized – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. Why Data Is Like a Lab – Needs Love & Attention. February 14, 2017. T Clay Buck, CFRE. Happy Valentine’s Day! Have you seen this labr-adorable gem kicking around the interwebs? Just too sweet for words, right? Last time we talked about data needing rules and structure. Now we talk about data needing love and attention. Just like a Labrador puppy in training. The mo...
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At Home in the Annual Fund – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. At Home in the Annual Fund. January 10, 2017. T Clay Buck, CFRE. If you don’t know Helen Brown. Go read it; I’ll wait. Wasn’t that good? She’s so on point. My favorite bit:. You may be right, you may be wrong, but at least it’s. To go on in this business where we’re all operating on uncertainty, every single day. We attach ratings to and hang our hopes and our ...
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Fundraising is Paper Towels – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. Fundraising is Paper Towels. November 28, 2016. November 28, 2016. T Clay Buck, CFRE. Thanksgiving was wonderful and I hope yours was, too. So many things to be thankful for – like making new friends! We met a lovely couple who are both donors and volunteers at various local nonprofits, so of course the conversation turned to stories from the trenches. In action...
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What I Won’t Do Is Subscribe to Fear – Annual Fund Lab
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T Clay Buck, CFRE. Why an Annual Fund Blog? Blogs, Links and Other Resources. Analog Blogs (aka Books ). The Annual Fund Isn't Annual At All. What I Won’t Do Is Subscribe to Fear. December 31, 2016. T Clay Buck, CFRE. My whole social media feed is FULL of comments about how awful 2016 has been. It seems everyone is ready to kick this year to the curb and usher in a new one – “It can’t get worse, right? Not so much. I agree, it’s been a pretty wretched year. But what I will not do is subscribe to fear.