The “Fundraising is Beautiful” podcast is over, but you can still listen to many great episodes.

Today, March 4th, is the only date that's also a command: March forth!

by guest blogger George Crankovic,  The Clued-in Copywriter.

I follow 244 blogs, all of them at least distantly related to our great work of fundraising.

I was in Uganda, gathering stories on behalf of a client. At that time, Uganda was Ground Zero of the AIDS epidemic. The disease had devastated parts of the

My cat and I are great friends. We love hanging out together.

Wouldn't you love it if every prospective donor to your organization had already heard of you, knew what you do, and believed you to be effective, efficient, and honest? Your fundraising campaigns would go better. Right? Of course that's true. It's the truth behind one of the biggest lies that bedevil fundraising: "You need to raise awareness before you can raise funds." Lies that have truth behind them are the most dangerous, because they're the most believable. And this one is a lie, as noted by Tom Ahern, at HOAX! "Raising awareness" unmasked: "Raising awareness" is a passive, wait-and-see, hope-and-pray...

Anyone who believe fundraising is a matter of "getting the word out" isn't really a fundraiser. (They're also not a marketer or advertiser of any kind.)

We've heard from more than one "expert" that email is a dying fundraising medium, being replaced by various fad-of-the-week social platforms.

Like just about everyone else in our industry, I stood up and cheered when I saw Dan Pallotta's recent TED Talk The way we think about charity is dead wrong.

A week ago today, my heart sank when I checked my email. A sick feeling rose to my throat.

Are you ready for the biggest online giving day of the year? It's December 31. You can't afford to let it slide!