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29 days. That’s all that’s left between now, and Tuesday December 2
nd - #GivingTuesdayCA. Why should you, as a busy not-for-profit professional, care?
Well, for starters, anything that moves up the start of the giving season is a good thing in my books. Rather than waiting till the holiday season to “talk giving” with your wonderful donors, you can give them a date and a time to celebrate the “opening of giving season!”
Time-strapped and story-short? Do not despair! This is the best part about #GivingTuesdayCA. It is not meant to keep you up at night giving you ulcers, it is meant to underpin or enhance your EXISTING strategies that you have put in place for annual giving.
Here’s three not-for-profit profiles, and three engagement strategies to incorporate WITHOUT a ton of effort. Scroll down to the profile that best describes you, and read through the plan.
When I’m in need of some inspiration to revitalize my work day, I turn to books. Over the summer, I do a lot of reading, mulling over projects and ideas for the year.
I also read a lot at the cottage. That’s me—to the right—on a girls’ weekend in Wakefield Quebec with some of my oldest and dearest friends. That weekend I brought along three books (I am also an ambitious reader!). Here’s what I am reading, and why!
1 The Art of Relevance by Nina Simon
Fundraising asks happen behind closed doors, in private. In my 
Using the right technologies to communicate with younger volunteers
No, they’re not ignoring you. They are living, working and playing through different communications channels. Email, a “communications staple” of our office lives, is much less important to young people. Here’s a nifty list of communications tools that you can use to communicate with youth volunteers “in their space.” Most importantly, don’t forget to ask younger volunteers “how” they want to be communicated with. 