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Volume 1, Issue 21 — June 9, 2009
- Preventing Writer’s Block
- Optimize Your E-Appeals with a Creative Brief
Volume 1, Issue 20 — June 2, 2009
- Managing Your Board
- Writing On Behalf of Your Board — and Celebrities
Volume 1, Issue 19 — May 27, 2009
- Start a Conversation
- Create an Online Dialogue with Major Donors
Volume 1, Issue 18 — May 19, 2009
- Make the Most of Your Assets
- Follow Up to Keep Donations Rising
Volume 1, Issue 17 — May 12, 2009
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Annual Campaigns That Spike Yearly Revenue
Volume 1, Issue 16 — May 5, 2009
- A Question of Timing
- Alternative Giving Campaigns — New Source of Funds or Headache?
Volume 1, Issue 15 — April 28, 2009
- Kicking It Old School
- Prospecting Packages that Outperform — Even in a Downturn
Volume 1, Issue 14 — April 21, 2009
- Be a Heat-Seeking Missile
- Keep a Steady Revenue Stream with Monthly Giving
Volume 1, Issue 12 — April 14, 2009
- Mixing It Up for Fun
- Recession-Beating Email Brings in Record Donations
Volume 1, Issue 11 — April 7, 2009
- Know Your Limitations
- Break It Down for Major Donors
Volume 1, Issue 10 — March 31, 2009
- Twitter — But Don’t Fritter Away Your Revenue-Producing Resources
- Remind Your Donors to Renew — Online
Volume 1, Issue 9 — March 24, 2009
- Remember to Ask
- P.S. Donors Respond to Long Emails
Volume 1, Issue 8 — March 17, 2009
- Help Out a Colleague
- Fill in the Blanks for Your Donors
Volume 1, Issue 7 — March 10, 2009
- Create Multiple Donor Revenue Streams
- Let’s Go to the Videotape. Or Maybe Not.
Volume 1, Issue 6 — March 3, 2009
- Your Success File
- Pass the Hat & Get Low-Dollar Donors to Chip In
Volume 1, Issue 5 — February 24, 2009
- High-Payoff Campaigns for a Tough Fundraising Environment
- Give Major Donors the Royal Treatment Online
Volume 1, Issue 4 — February 17, 2009
- Giving Back - Getting to Know You
- The Power of Story
Volume 1, Issue 3 — February 10, 2009
- Giving Back - a work in progress
- Name Your Poison
Volume 1, Issue 2 — February 3, 2009
- Giving Back gets off to a great start
- Mothers & Children First
Volume 1, Issue 1 — January 27, 2009
- Welcome to the first issue of Giving Back
- Frontload Your Subject Lines to Increase Your Donations

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Volume 3, Issue 2 — June, 2007
Volume 3, Issue 1 — March 15, 2007
- Exciting Polar Bear Campaign
- Fundraising Emails
Volume 2, Issue 3 — October 12, 2006
Volume 2, Issue 2 — May 17, 2006
Volume 2, Issue 1 — February 1, 2006
Volume 1, Issue 2 — November 16, 2005
Volume 1, Issue 1 — September 27, 2005