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CURRENT ISSUE: Nov/Dec 08, Vol. 27 No.6

Includes: Fundraising & Movement Building Keynote Speeches from Raising Change 2008: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference; Does Fundraising Cost Too Much?; Raising Money in December: Some Myths and Some Methods

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September/October, Vol. 27 No. 5 Includes: The Power of the Vote; Do What You're Told: A Major Gifts Campaign That Works; Cheering Them On: How to Encourage Board Members to Make Their Major Donor Asks

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July/August 08, Vol. 27 No. 4
Includes: Door-to-Door Canvassing: Connecting with the Community; Just Tell Me--What's the Best Way to Raise Money?; They Said They'd Raise Money...Now What?; Building Your Fundraising Team: Working with Volunteers

May/June 08, Vol. 27 No. 3
Includes: Using Your Money to Make Money; Dissecting a Fundraising Letter; How to Prepare Your Nonprofit for an Economic Recession: Fundraising from the Beginning
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March/April 08, Vol. 27 No. 2
Includes: Making Order Out of Chaos: How a Good Fundraising Database Can Help You Raise More Money; Finding the Perfect Fundraising Database in an Imperfect World; Mind Your Own Business: When the Software Business Is Your Business Too
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January/February 2008, Vol. 27 No. 1
Includes: Meeting Your Mission through Member-Driven Fundraising; The Donor in Us All; and 11 Steps to a Great Donor Cultivation Event

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November/December 2007, Vol. 26 No. 6
Includes: Four Steps to Building a Fundraising Culture: A Case Study; Fundraising and Social Justice; Racing for Fundraising; Understanding Nonprofit Finances a book review by Nancy Otto
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September/October 2007, Vol. 26 No. 5
Includes: Calling for Dollars: How We Raise Money from an Annual Phonathon; How to Raise $50,000 in Six Weeks; Fundraising Planning Worksheet
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July/August 2007, Vol. 26 No. 4
Includes: Gentlemen Concerned: A Fun Event Raising Serious Funds; Direct Mail Lists: Going Beyond Your Inner Circle; Building Online Community: A Key to Fundraising on the Internet
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May/June 2007, Vol. 26 No. 3
Includes: Raising Money from a Car Wash-a-thon; Direct Mail on a Shoestring: Finding the Lists You Need for Affordable Prospecting; More Askers = More Money: An All-Staff Approach to Major Gifts
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March/April 2007, Vol. 26 No. 2
Includes: Building Good Relationships with Donors Starts with You; Grant Proposal Makeover: Can This Proposal Be Saved?; Gift Acceptance Policies and Legacy Giving
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January/February 2007, Vol. 26 No. 1
Includes: Newsletters: An Essential Part of the Fundraising Mix; Considering Legacy Giving; Mom was right...Write That Thank You Note!
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November/December 2006, Vol. 25 No. 6
Includes: "Money, Happiness, Social Justice and the Future" Opening Keynotes at Raising Change Fundraising Conference; Finding Your Inner Fundraiser: A Self-Assessment Tool; Grassroots Lobbying for Change: Mobilizing Your Community
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September/October 2006, Vol. 25 No. 5
Includes: More Views of the Elephant; Readers Respond to "The Elephant in the Board Room"; The Elephant in the Board Room: Round Two; Book Review - Great Boards for Small Groups; Editorial: The Buffett-Gates Merger
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July/August 2006, Vol. 25 No. 4
Includes: Reclaiming Our Social Justice Organizations; Ethics and Fundraising; The Quality of Life Benefit; Book Review - Promising Practices in Revenue Generation for Community Organizing
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May/June 2006, Vol. 25 No. 3
Includes: Monthly Giving Programs: The Basics; A Fresh Approach to a House Party Pays Off; "Our Goal is to Exceed Our Goal" or How to Avoid Undermining Your Fundraising Efforts
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March/April 2006, Vol. 25 No. 2
Includes: The Elephant in the Board Room: Round I; Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Keeping Good Fundraisers; Raising Money with E-mail
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January/February 2006, Vol. 25 No. 1
25th Anniversary Edition Includes: A Life in Fundraising; When You've Outgrown Homegrown Software; A Step-by-Step Guide to Organizing a Fundraising Dinner; Success Stories from Around the World and Around the Block; Why Good Fundraisers are Never Paid on Commission; The Fine Art of Asking for the Gift; Evaluating Your Individual Donor Program; The Ten Most Important Things You Can Know About Fundraising
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November/December 2005, Vol. 24 No. 6

Includes: A Reluctant Fundraiser Rises to the Challenge; Planning an Endowment Campaign (PART III): Finding Prospects and the Role of Feasibility Studies; More Money in the Mailbox: Eleven Tips for Improving Your Mailings; The Peloton Project: How the Lance Armstrong Foundation Builds a Broad Base of Individual Donors
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September/October 2005, Vol. 24 No. 5
Includes: The Care and Feeding of Volunteers; Managing a Special Events Campaign Budget (PART II); Planning an Endowment Campaign (PART II)
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July/August 2005, Vol. 24 No. 4
Includes: The Value of a Nest Egg: Thinking of Starting an Endowment (PART I); Prepare and Manage a Special Events Campaign Budget (PART I); Early Focus on Membership Brings Stability: The Southwest Workers Union Story

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May/June 2005, Vol. 24 No. 3

Includes: Matching Fundraising to Mission: How to Do a Clean-a-Thon; Why Boards Don't Govern; Donor Fatigue: Causes & Cures

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March/April 2005, Vol. 24 No. 2
Includes: Being Well Connected: Why Local Politicians Matter to Nonprofits; How We Survived an Embezzlement; Monthly Donors: A Success Story; Book Review - Benefit Auctions: A Fresh Formula for Grassroots Fundraising
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January/February 2005, Vol. 24 No. 1
Includes: Auctions for Fundraising; Getting It Right From the Start: Building a Grassroots Fundraising Program; Grow Your Own Development Director
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November/December 2004, Vol. 23 No. 6
Includes: The Seasonal Board: Shorter Commitments Create Greater Involvement; Lessons from the Other Side of the Table; In Praise of Amateurs: Why Volunteers Make the Best Fundraisers; Looking at the Numbers
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September/October 2004, Vol. 23 No. 5
Includes: The Fundraising Letter; What Do They Really Think? Creating and Analyzing Surveys; Organizing and Fundraising: Sisters in the Struggle
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July/August 2004, Vol. 23 No. 4
Includes: How to Run a Successful Volunteer Phonebank; Fundraising from Corporations: Old and New Approaches; The Effect of an Election on Fundraising
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May/June 2004, Vol. 23 No. 3
Includes: Measuring Change to Make Change: The Fundraising Case for Program Evaluation; Websites for Fundraising; Dear Kim; Book Review: The Best of the Board Cafe: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards
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March/April 2004, Vol. 23 No. 2
Includes: Finding Foundation Funders; What Bugs Development Directors; A Donor Speaks Out; Social Justice Agenda for the Nonprofit Sector: A Call to Action
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January/February 2004, Vol. 23 No. 1
Includes: The Evolution of a Special Event; Viral Fundraising: In the News and On the Net; The Ten Most Important Things You Can Know About Fundraising; Book Review: You Can Do It! A Volunteer's Guide to Raising Money for Your Group in Words and Pictures
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November/December 2003, Vol. 22 No. 6
Includes: The Evolution of a Special Event; The Role of the Primary Fundraising; Outing Overhead
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September/October 2003, Vol. 22 No. 5
Special Issue: Special Events!
Includes: Raising Money from Religous Institutions; Door to Door Canvassing; 8 Ways to Raise $2500 (or more) in 10 Days (or less, sometimes)
Out of print.

July/August 2003, Vol. 22 No. 4
Includes: Fundraising in Times of Crisis; Fundraising Tuesday; After the Lights Go Out: Turning Your Special Event into Future Gold; Book Review: The Executive Director's Guide
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May/June 2003, Vol. 22 No. 3
Includes: Creating a Budget for Fundraising; Building Self-Sufficiency: A Grassroots Fundraising Success Story in Brazil
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March/April 2003, Vol. 22 No. 2
Includes: Rural Fundraising: Looking Beyond the Locals; Maintaining Relationships with Donors All Year Long; Honor a Fundraising Pioneer: Viva Ann Pamela Cunningham; Data for Democracy: The NPP Database
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January/February 2003, Vol. 22 No. 1
Includes: The Importance of Follow-Up; An Introduction to Prospect Research; Giving Internet Research a Shot; Fundraising Software Reviews; Readers Respond
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November/December 2002, Vol. 21 No. 6
Special Issue: Special Events!
Includes: Making Special Events Work for You; How to Be an Event Jedi: Handling the Details of Special Events; Pledge-Raising Events: Making Your Effort Count in Dollars; Tips on Working with Special Events Consultants
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September/October 2002, Vol. 21 No. 5
Includes: Raising Money in All-Volunteer Organizations; Direct Mail Techniques That Smaller Organizations Should Avoid; Ten Quick Ways to Improve Board Meetings; Recovery and Raising Money
Out of print.

July/August 2002, Vol. 21 No. 4
Includes: Revitalizing Your Membership Program: Why Do You Need Members-- and Why Do They Need You?; Groups vs. Teams: A Call and Response Exercise; Business Planning for Enterprising Nonprofits
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March/April 2002, Vol. 21 No. 2
Includes: The Seeds of Hope Campaign: A Case Study in Transforming Donors into Grassroots Fundraisers; The Community Rap: 10 in 60: A Presentation Tool for Community Leaders; Is Endowment for Us?; Let's Talk about Planned Giving
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January/February 2002, Vol. 21 No. 1
Includes: Raising Money In Uncertain Times; Beyond Branding: Defining Your Image; Fundraising Medicine: Creating Gift Acceptance Policies; Best Practices of Effective Organizations: On One Page
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November/December 2001, Vol. 20 No. 6
Includes: Quick Ways to Raise Money During the Holiday Season; Evaluating Your Individual Donor Program; The Public Phase of Your Capital Campaign; Letter from the Publisher: 20th Anniversary Brings Exciting Changes
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September/October 2001, Vol. 20 No. 5
Includes: Caring for Each Other: Philanthropy in Communities of Color; Testing the Feasibility of Your Capital Campaign; Funders Respond to Bushæs Faith-Based Initiative; My Adventures in Fundraising: Thereæs Always a Lesson to Be Learned; Book Review of Mal Warwick's revised How To Write Successful Fundraising Letters
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July/August 2001, Vol. 20 No. 4
Includes: The Phases of a Capital Campaign; What's Love Got to Do With It?; Looking Good: Just the Words that Matter
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May/June 2001, Vol. 20 No. 3
Includes: Creating a Culture of Fundraising in your Organization; Planning a Capital Campaign; Looking Good: Working with Print Production Professionals; My Adventures in Fundraising: My First Major Donor Visit
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March/April 2001, Vol. 20 No. 2
Includes: Getting Over the Fear of Asking;Looking Good: Developing Effective Written Materials; My Adventures in Fundraising: My Trip to Los Angeles; Video Reviews
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February 2001, Vol. 20 No. 1
Includes: Getting to Know Your Donors: The Donor Survey; How to Create an Effective Acquisition Strategy; How Technology Can Support Your Organization; State of the Journal; Special Section: Journal Index
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December 2000, Vol. 19 No. 6
Includes: Asking the Right Person for the Right Amount; Starting a Community-based Umbrella Fundraising Organization; What Makes a Good Proposal; Announcements
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October 2000, Vol. 19 No. 5
Includes: Developing a Monthly Donor Program; Building Cultural Diversity into Fundraising; Raising Money for Progressive Arts and Culture Organizations; Readers Write: One Organization's On-line Donation Experience
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August 2000, Vol. 19 No. 4
Includes: Membership Pays: The Role of Members in Grassroots Fundraising; Workplace Fundraising Supports Community Organizing; Rebuilding the Sitka Fine Arts Camp; Charitable Giving Shows Big Jump in 1999; and Book Review: Special Events
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June 2000, Vol. 19 No. 3
Includes: Fundraising on the Internet: Using E-mail and the Web to Acquire and Cultivate Donors; Common Mistakes in Building Relationships with Donors (and How to Avoid Them); Emotional Intelligence & Nonprofit Success; News- Foundation Center Announces Estimates for 1999 Foundation Giving
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April 2000, Vol. 19 No. 2
Includes: How to Get Your Board to Raise Money-Plan X; Volunteers are Changing; The Perennial Question of Clean and Dirty Money; Profile of a Donor; Book Review: Resolving Conflict in Nonprofit Organizations: The Leader's Guide to Finding Constructive Solutions
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February 2000, Vol. 19 No. 1
Includes: Asking Current Donors for Money: Why, How and How Often; Reflections on the Purpose, History and Future of Philanthropy; Index: 1989-1999; State of the Journal.
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April 1999, Vol. 18 No. 2
Includes: Revisiting the Phone-a-thon; Book Excerpt: Inspired Philanthropy; Hank Rosso: A Tribute; Book Review: The International Guide to Nonprofit Law.
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February 1999, Vol. 18 No. 1
Includes: Security: The Ultimate Trap; Marketing Planned Giving; The Correct Use of Special Events; State of the Journal; Virtually Yours; Book Review: Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations published by the American Bar Association; Journal Index
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December 1998, Vol. 17 No. 6
Includes: The "Why?" of Planned Giving: There's no trailer hitch on a hearse, is there?; Strategic Databasing; Point/Counterpoint: The Direct Mail Debate-- Using Direct Mail to Acquire Members; Alternatives to Direct Mail
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October 1998, Vol. 17 No. 5
Includes: Campaign for Human Development Dictates Right Turn to Community Organizers; Why People of Color Need to Be Good Fundraisers; When Fundraising Strategies Wear Out; News...Is What's in the News (Book Review of Making the News: A Guide for Nonprofits and Activists)
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April 1998, Vol. 17 No. 2
Includes: Asking in the Age of the Machine; Selling Social Change: Earn Money from Your Mission; Announcements: Keeping Democracy Alive; Stopping Income Leaks
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February 1998, Vol. 17 No. 1
Includes: Make Fundraising Your Career; Connecting with Corporate Funders; Contracts with Board Members: A Working Model; Book Review; State of the Journal; Journal Index
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December 1997, Vol. 16 No. 6
Includes: Developing a Publicity Plan, part 2; Building a Pledge Program; Taming Activism; Free Supplies; Book Review
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October 1997, Vol. 16 No. 5
Includes: Reflections of a Board Member; Site Visits; Developing a Publicity Plan, part 1; Book Reviews
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December 1996, Vol. 15 No. 6
Includes: Look Before You Leap into Fundraising Software; Who's Doing What on the Internet; Grassroots Grants: Words & Layout, Mastering the Basics.
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October 1996, Vol. 15 No. 5
Includes: A Few (More) Words on Better Board Meetings; Must the Poor Be With Us Always?; Opportunistic Fundraising; 1995 Giving Shows Largest Increase in Decade; Two Guides to Foundation and Corporate Giving.
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August 1996, Vol. 15 No. 4
Includes: Starting An Endowment, Part 3: Feasibility Studies; The Importance of Upgrading; Thanks for Telling Us: Report on the Journal Survey; Profile of a Major Donor: From Family Business to Family Gift.
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April 1996, Vol. 15 No. 2
Includes: Creating An Endowment: The Solicitation; The Mother's Day Luncheon, Part 2; Everything I Know about Giving I Learned from a Bushel of Vegetables.
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February 1996, Vol. 15 No. 1
Includes: State of the Journal; Fundraising and Equity; Fifty-five Ways for Board Members to Raise $500; "What I Gave, I Have"; Book Review; Journal Index.
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December 1995, Vol. 14 No. 6
Includes: Where Have All the People (and their Dollars) Gone?; Grants: The Pros and Cons; Planning the Mother's Day Luncheon; Book Review.
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December 1995, Vol. 14 No. 5
Includes: Starting an Endowment, Part 2: Preparing for an Endowment Campaign; Major Donor Cultivation: Steps to Success; Plan a Comprehensive Media Campaign; Book Review: Boards from Hell
Out of print.

December 1995, Vol. 14 No. 3
Includes: Don't Just Stand There, Say Something; The Corporate Volunteer Connection; Feeding the Homeless and Other Nonprofit Fundraising in the 90s; Consolidation Fever Sweeps Journal!; Grantees Get Boost from Creative Funder
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December 1994, Vol. 13 No. 6
Includes: The Pitfalls and the Promise of Telephone Fundraising; Fundraising and Organizing: Sisters in the Struggle; 1993 Trends in Philanthropy.
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December 1994, Vol. 13 No. 3
Includes: Special Events, Part 2: Planning; Why People Give: Mission-Driven Fundraising; Building the Upgrade Ladder; Multi-Event Fundraising
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December 1994, Vol. 13 No. 2
Includes: Special Events, Part 1: Are They Right for You?; How to Create an Ad Journal, Part 2: Planning and Production; Fundraising Appeals: The Phantom Event; Readers Write: The Letter-Writing Party
OUT OF PRINT

December 1993, Vol. 12 No. 6
Includes: Take Advantage of December; The First Staff Person; Clean Up Your Language; Free Software; Book Reviews.
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October 1993, Vol. 12 No. 5
Includes: Dealing with Staff Discord; When Money Isn't the Problem; Fundraising in October; Getting Off Direct Mail Lists; Report from the Road.
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August 1993, Vol. 12 No. 4
Includes: How to Develop a High-Dollar Giving Club; In the Public Eye; Book Review: 999 Tips, Trends and Guidelines; Profile of a Major Donor; Report from the Road.
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June 1993, Vol. 12 No. 3
Includes: Do You Have an Effective Board of Directors?; The Reply Device; What Good Givers Do; Report from the Road.
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February 1993, Vol. 12 No. 1
Includes: But Will They Open the Envelope?; Seeking Corporate Support; The Bowl-a-Thon; Profile of a Major Donor Couple; Report from the Road.
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December 1992, Vol. 11 No. 6
Includes: Budgeting for Fundraising; Corporate Philanthropy; Keeping Track of Information, Part 2; Gifts with Strings Attached; Book Review.
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August 1992, Vol. 11 No. 4
Includes: Voluntary Fees for Service; Keeping Track of Information, Part 1; Child-Powered Fundraising; Why Good Fundraisers are Never Paid on Commission; Profile of a Major Donor.
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February 1992, Vol. 11 No. 1
Includes: Essential Ingredients in Planning Fundraising; 10 Keys to Selecting a Mailing List; Book Reviews; State of the Journal.
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December 1991, Vol. 10 No. 6
Includes: Introducing Your Planned Giving Program; 10 Action Steps for Board Members; From Rags to Riches in Only Three Years; Pancakes for Profit.
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October 1991, Vol. 10 No. 5
Includes: Getting Started in Planned Giving, Part 2; How to Make Budget Cuts; Book Reviews.
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August 1991, Vol. 10 No. 4
Includes: Getting Started in Planned Giving, Part 1; Fundraising Events in a Small Town; Profile of a Major Donor; Fundraising Books for Religious Congregations.
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June 1991, Vol. 10 No. 3
Includes: Getting Ready for Planned Giving; The Future of Direct Mail; Book Review.
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April 1991, Vol. 10 No. 2
Includes: Identifying Prospects, Part 2; Inspirations in Fundraising; Holding on in Hard Times; The Effect of the Gulf War on Fundraising; Profile of a Major Donor; Book Review
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February 1991, Vol. 10 No. 1
Includes: Identifying Prospects, Part 1; Protecting Volunteers; Ten Years of the Journal; Fundraising Appeals; Book Review.
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December 1990, Vol. 9 No. 6
Includes: Raising Money for a Consortium; Direct Mail Fundraising, Part 2: Testing and Tracking Your Results; Advisory Boards: No Miracle Solution; Book Review: The PC Mailing List Book
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October 1990, Vol. 9 No. 5
Includes: Black Women in U.S. Philanthropy, 1850-1950; Direct Mail Fundraising: The Basics; Time Management Tips for Fundraisers; Fundraising Appeals; Publication Review: Chronicle of Philanthropy
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August 1990, Vol. 9 No. 4
Includes: Early History of Women in U.S. Philanthropy; Beyond Board Bashing; Three Summer/Early Fall Fundraising Strategies; Fundraising Appeals
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