What Gives??? | A blog dedicated to philanthropy & fundraising
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Maeve Strathy is a passionate fundraising professional, focused on inspiring donors to make an impact on the causes they love through philanthropy. Her full-time work is as a Fundraising Strategist with Blakely, providing strategy for charities on integrated direct response campaigns.
What Gives??? | A blog dedicated to philanthropy & fundraising
5y ago
Do you love what you do?
I hope you do. I know that no workplace is perfect, nor is every day a great day, but I feel privileged to do what I do, and I really love doing it.
Sometimes it’s big things – like a successful fundraising campaign, a really innovative project, or a very happy client.
But then there are a lot of little things that I think add up. Today I was looking at a classic direct mail piece; every paragraph was short and direct and indented.
Indentation is beautiful. Does it look sleek and corporate? No. But it makes it look like a personal letter, it enhances re ..read more
What Gives??? | A blog dedicated to philanthropy & fundraising
5y ago
I recently found out I’m attending the Nonprofit Storytelling Conference this year – arguably the most fun conference I’ve been to – and it’s got me thinking about storytelling.
I don’t have to tell any of you that storytelling is critical to fundraising. But it’s one thing to say it and another thing to put it into action.
I’m fortunate enough to work with a number of clients ranging in size, scope, “industry”, who / what / how they serve, etc. They also range as it relates to their access to content a.k.a. stories.
For hospital foundations I work with, it’s arguably easier – they ..read more