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- The Agitator
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Gets you up to speed on fundraising in Australia. Lots of real campaign case studies
- Future Fundraising Now
Rants that actually give you practical tips and actions
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Commonsense resource on fundraising communications
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Simplifies the art and science of major gifts
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Big on donor data and what donors actually do
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6 things to do when planning your batch story collection
Lessons learned from planning and running international resource trips Thanks to Samara Linehan for putting together this awesome guide! Many of the clients we work with at Creagivity like to

Test yourself: are you making it impossible for your fundraisers to succeed?
Many of the non-profits I work with tell me they’re committed to moving away from saviourism. Over the past few years, I’ve encouraged them to try non-saviourist approaches in their

Part 4. Is AI capable of growing love?
This is the last in a series of four posts reflecting on a conversation about donor-centred fundraising and growing donor love with Professor Jen Shang PhD, Philanthropic Psychologist, and Co-Founder

Part 3. Isn’t loving your donors just fancy personalisation and segmentation?
This is the third in a series of four posts reflecting on a conversation about donor-centred fundraising and growing donor love with Professor Jen Shang PhD, Philanthropic Psychologist, and Co-Founder

How to run an Annual Donor Survey that grows your fundraising
8 questions to ask BEFORE sending out your next Donor Survey Here’s what an Annual Donor Survey is NOT… ❌ An admin task run by your Supporter Care team ❌

Part 2. Instead of “donor as hero”, why not “donor as fellow human being”?
This is the second in a series of four posts reflecting on a conversation about donor-centred fundraising and growing donor love with Professor Jen Shang PhD, Philanthropic Psychologist, and Co-Founder

Part 1. Moving beyond donor-centred vs community-centred fundraising
This is the first in a series of four posts reflecting on a conversation about donor-centred fundraising and growing donor love with Professor Jen Shang PhD, Philanthropic Psychologist, and Co-Founder

We need to change the way we talk about donors, giving and love
Today I want to talk about love. Specifically about growing the love of your donors. Because I believe we need to actually change the way we talk about donors, giving

Your Tax Appeal EDM Campaign Blueprint
“How often is too often?” This is a question I get asked a lot when talking about emailing donors with my clients. And while I can’t give you a magic