The Evil Cousin of Fundraising

Fundraising is Beautiful Podcast

Listen to an excerpt from the new book, How to Turn Your Words into Money: The Master Fundraiser’s Guide to Persuasive Writing by Jeff Brooks, reading the chapter titled “The Evil Cousin of Fundraising.”

Coverstanding180Learn about the all-too-common practice of fundcrushing — using large numbers and overwhelming facts as the means for coaxing donors into giving. The truth is, it rarely works.

Find out what to do instead of fundcrushing that will motivate donors to give. (It’s not that difficult!)

How to Turn Your Words into Money: The Master Fundraiser’s Guide to Persuasive Writing, is available at:

Steven

Steven Screen is Co-Founder of The Better Fundraising Company and lead author of its blog. With over 25 years' fundraising experience, he gets energized by helping organizations understand how they can raise more money. He’s a second-generation fundraiser, a past winner of the Direct Mail Package of the Year, and data-driven.

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