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Contributions Magazine Online Vol 23 • No. 3

Survey Shows Many Planned Giving Prospects Clueless
By Larry Stelter: Few Americans understand the lingo of planned giving and few realize the tax burdens that certain planned gifts can lift.

Good Habits Underpin Great Fundraising Boards
An interview with Jerold Panas on what constitutes a great fundraising board.

What a Dentist Can Teach You About Protecting Your Brand
By Larry Checco: “This may hurt just a bit.”

Is Yours a “Deserving Charity?”
By Tom Ahern: Better think again; in the mind of donors, there’s no such thing.

Spending Time with Your Donors
By Andrea Kihlstedt: If the only time you speak with donors is to ask for their gift, then you’re squandering a great opportunity to earn their everlasting support.

Thinking Big with Your Special Event
By Gayle Gifford: How one Rhode Island organization raises $400,000 with its annual gala.

The Rewards of Bouncing Back
By James Gelatt: More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person's level of resilience determines who succeeds and who fails.

The Timing of Your Mailings
By Stephen Hitchcock: With all the media we're exposed to – print and electronic – how much does it matter when you mail to donors?

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