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Good things begin with β€οΈ. This is the 138th Fundraising Writing Newsletter. If you find value here, please tell a fundraising friend. (Your fundraising friend can βsubscribe here for free.)β In this issue: β 30 years for us! β€οΈ 30 tips for you! π€© β Randomly yours: to inspire and recharge you Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Hi Reader, As I write this on Monday, Brett and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. I shall resist the temptation to imply we're not that old by joking about getting married as toddlers. (Um, toddlers should not get married.) Did 30 years fly by? No. Also, yes. This morning, our son Mikias asked, "How does it feel to be married for 30 years?" Brett said, "Lucky and proud." β€οΈβ€οΈ Since you didn't get us an anniversary gift this year 30 years for us! β€οΈ 30 tips for you! π€©Please raise a virtual glass to us in celebration ... and lift your appeal response rate with our 30 Fundraising Appeal Writing Tips. Here's a peek at the first 3 tips: And here again is the free PDF with all 30 tips. Thank you for celebrating with us! π Randomly yours: to inspire and recharge youFor your brain, heart, and funny bone...
Until next time: May your days be filled with love, luck, and big days worth celebrating! Grateful,
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This is the 205th Fundraising Writing Newsletter. If you find value here, please tell a fundraising friend. (Your fundraising friend can subscribe here for free.) Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Hi Reader, When I was 9 years old, the tv show Cheers came out. It's about a local bar "where everyone knows your name." I hope you have a place like this near you. We do, thankfully, right down the street. It's a dive bar called Kross Inn. No one there shouts "BRETT AND JULIE!" ... but the woman behind...
Meeting up with fundraiser Nick Thorley in Nottingham, UK in 2025 This is the 204th Fundraising Writing Newsletter. If you find value here, please tell a fundraising friend. (Your fundraising friend can subscribe here for free.) Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Hi Reader, Brett here: Can you imagine running a 100-mile race ... blind? Me neither! But that's what our English fundraising friend Nick Thorley will be doing this month β not for the first time. It's one reason (among innumerable others)...
This is the 203rd Fundraising Writing Newsletter. If you find value here, please tell a fundraising friend. (Your fundraising friend can subscribe here for free.) Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Hi Reader, Did you ever have a teacher who made you do an "egg baby" school project? I hope so! For me, it was in Miss Brenner's 8th grade Health class, and it turned out to be weird good fun. You hard boil an egg, decorate it baby-style, name it, make it a little arts-and-crafts carrier for safe toting,...