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"Numbers don't lie . . . " Hmmm, they don't, but they can be used to support, well, let's not call them lies, let's assume positive intent and call them "Unsupported Assumptions." "What gets measured gets managed." Hmmm, well, Peter Drucker never actually said this and also I'm willing to bet a lot of us have been in places generating report after report after report that never got 'managed.' There's a few things that affect how we react to numbers & measurement: - Confirmation bias - if we believe something to be true, we can interpret the numbers to support that theory . . . e.g. "The economy is tough, people are struggling and giving, when adjusted for inflation, went down and giving by individuals is down to 67%" - How we interpret the numbers, maybe not knowing how they were calculated, e.g., "Corporate giving went up, we need to invest now in a strong corporate giving methodology!" - And the big one - to me anyway - our own attitude and framing. "Ugh, everything is awful and terrible and GivingUSA doesn't calculate everything anyway and it's no longer relevant and it just continues to show us that giving is going down." Or . . . we could say . . . "Regardless of methodology, GivingUSA this year is showing that in this country last year acts of generosity and kindness totaled over $557B - that's billion. Half a trillion dollars." Now, that's a number that's pretty solid, regardless of how its calculated. And it does point to the fact that, regardless of how they're interpreted or put together, that's an awful lot of generosity going on. Barbara O'Reilly, CFRE, Cherian Koshy, Erik Tomalis 🦬 & I are going to talk through all of this in just a little bit. I hope you'll join us -- or register to get the recording if you can't attend today. Huge thanks to Virtuous for putting this conversation together and hosting it! I'm choosing optimism. It's not easy, I'll admit - there's a lot thrown at us day after day after day . . . . but I work with donors primarily in the "low and mid-range" and I can tell you generosity and giving is alive and well and doing just fine. (My GenX loving heart is now quoting/paraphrasing Huey Lewis "the heart of rock n' roll (i.e. philanthropy) is still beatin' . . . ")

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Let me guess... you have your year end appeal on your mind. Here is a tip to writing a successful your year end appeal. Let me know if you have any questions. Appeal Writing Tip #4: When you are putting together your appeal letter, you have one purpose... To compel the reader to make a gift. That�s it - nothing else. You aren�t thanking them for something they did previously for the organization and inviting them to volunteer and and and. One purpose- asking for a gift. It doesn't matter if your organization has many programs, or if your organization only has one program, this tip is important in either situation. The letter still needs to have one purpose, asking the reader for a gift. It isn�t going to bring up an event and volunteer and oh yeah by the way you can also make a gift. One Purpose- asking for a gift. Remember you've got this. If you still feel like you need some more support, reach out. You can schedule time for us to chat at www.amponow.com. Looking for a way to outsource your appeal letter? AMPO has a solution! you can check it out at www.amponow.com. #AMPO #AnnualGiving #NonprofitFundraising #DonorEngagement #Philanthropy #FundraisingAppeal #CharityImpact #NonprofitSector #StrategicPhilanthropy #DonorStewardship #NonprofitSuccess

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Let me guess... you have your year end appeal on your mind. Here is a tip to writing a successful your year end appeal. Let me know if you have any questions. Appeal Writing Tip #4: When you are putting together your appeal letter, you have one purpose... To compel the reader to make a gift. That�s it - nothing else. You aren�t thanking them for something they did previously for the organization and inviting them to volunteer and and and. One purpose- asking for a gift. It doesn't matter if your organization has many programs, or if your organization only has one program, this tip is important in either situation. The letter still needs to have one purpose, asking the reader for a gift. It isn�t going to bring up an event and volunteer and oh yeah by the way you can also make a gift. One Purpose- asking for a gift. Remember you've got this. If you still feel like you need some more support, reach out. You can schedule time for us to chat at www.amponow.com. Looking for a way to outsource your appeal letter? AMPO has a solution! you can check it out at www.amponow.com. #AMPO #AnnualGiving #NonprofitFundraising #DonorEngagement #Philanthropy #FundraisingAppeal #CharityImpact #NonprofitSector #StrategicPhilanthropy #DonorStewardship #NonprofitSuccess

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