Posts filed under ‘Storytelling’
Connecting through Great Communication
You can’t do good science (insert your work here) without good communication,” Alda said. “You need to raise funds. The public has to back it. And you have to respect the fact that policy makers have not spent their lives studying (your work) science. They don’t talk your lingo.
Continue Reading October 23, 2015 at 9:51 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
The Moral Bucket List by David Brooks
This is a MUST read – do you know the difference between resumé and eulogy virtues?
Continue Reading April 15, 2015 at 11:06 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE 2 comments
Rejection: A Lesson in Fundraising Resiliency
This conversation about donors saying “No”, rejection and resiliency, started when I saw the TedXBarnard given by Barbara Corcoran of NYC real estate and Shark Tank fame. Just because a donor or prospect says “no” doesn’t mean we walk away from them. After a donor meeting that didn’t go as expected what did you learn?
Continue Reading July 10, 2014 at 10:38 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Delighting in the Weird
Dontcha just love getting Seth Godin’s posts via email? Sunday was Delight in the Weird. Well he had me at “weird”. I always considered myself an outlier or weirdo…I read his blog and usually find a way to apply it to my fundraising, nonprofit work. This post is no exception.
Continue Reading January 5, 2014 at 7:12 pm Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Nonprofit and Fundraising Finds
I have aggregated news and info I have found useful to our work as nonprofit professionals and fundraisers. Great info from Pamela Grow, Clay Myers-Bowman, Beth Kanter and more….
Continue Reading September 5, 2012 at 11:12 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Infographics – Fundraising – Nonprofit Ideas
Recently I have found some great infographics telling a great story as well as sharing advice. Links are here to give credit where credit is due! All graphics have been posted to my Pinterest.
Continue Reading August 13, 2012 at 4:14 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
