You can't go wrong with these. This is the 155th Fundraising Writing Newsletter. If you find value here, please tell a fundraising friend. (Your fundraising friend can โsubscribe here for free.)โ In this issue: โ Do you follow Jeff Brooks' 10 Commandments of Fundraising? โ Randomly yours: to inspire and recharge you Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Hi Reader, Today, someone with deep pockets will spend around $2 million at Sotheby's to own one of the oldest Ten Commandments tablets ever discovered. This 1,500-year-old marble slab (which spent 30 years as someone's doorstep! ๐ฎ) is going under the auction hammer this morning. If you've got a couple million lying around, head over to Sotheby's. But you know what won't cost you a single penny? "The 10 Commandments of Fundraising" by Jeff Brooks. While that ancient tablet represents an incredible piece of history, these modern fundraising commandments are designed with you and your money-raising work in mind.๐ So let's get to it... Do you follow Jeff Brooks' 10 Commandments of Fundraising?You really should. Jeff has over 30 years of fundraising experience, knowledge, and wisdom. (For starters, see here, here, and here.) He's kindly distilled all that know-how for us, as follows. Get your clicker finger ready...
The basics are essential for beginners and masters alike. Maybe print them out? Maybe carve them in stone? Maybe forward them to a fundraising friend? And, who knows? In 1,500 years, maybe Jeff's fundraising commandments will be auctioned off... Randomly yours: to inspire and recharge youFor your brain, heart, and funny bone...
Until next time: May you always respect the basics so that you master the basics โ like a master! With gratitude,
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