Welcome to Cultivating Generosity,

a Rad Philanthropy Newsletter

Welcome to Cultivating Generosity, the newsletter to help you flourish as a values-driven and joyful nonprofit and advancement professional. I'm here to help you connect to you and your community's purpose. I'll share tactical information to engage your supporters around the acts of giving (time, talent, treasure, ties, testimony), ask you to reflect deeply about the why behind your programs, provide sector news, and we'll have a fun time while we're at it.

Hi friends!

Today's issue has an assortment of topics of meant to help you elevate your fundraising practice. You'll find:

• Rad Reflections: Board and Volunteer Service as a Fundraiser

• Learn: Nonprofit Discounts Galore!

• Playtime with Perry: The Mathematics of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon and the *real* Kevin Bacon of Hollywood...

And, for a limited time, I'm offering the Ultimate Year-End Checklist, to help you nail your year-end customer service and leave no donor behind, without burning your team out. Over 140 fundraisers have already snagged their checklist. You can read more about the checklist or get your copy now.

Rad Reflections Board and Volunteer Service as a Fundraiser

So you're a fundraiser, asking people to volunteer and give to your organization. But do you know what it's like to be in those shoes? Here are some benefits from partaking in your own service:

• As insiders, much about our orgs or nonprofits is obvious to us. That's not always the case to volunteers or board members, partners who are deeply invested in our success. Sitting in those seats can help you find blind spots about how you communicate and work with volunteers as a fundraiser.

• While I have mixed feelings about nonprofits asking staff to give, as a fundraiser you need to know explicitly what the donor experience is. Make sure your name is on all solicitation lists and that you make test gifts (which can be refunded) so you know firsthand what donors are experiencing. Giving to other orgs/causes you care about will inspire you with new ideas as well as practices to avoid.

• Board or volunteer service can be great professional development and networking opportunities. As a nonprofit professional, those experiences and connections can be valuable for furthering your career in terms of what and who you know.

Learn Nonprofit Discounts Galore!

Who doesn't love a discount? Especially in the nonprofit world, we are taught to be thrifty (a ripe topic for another day...) and often to spend as little as possible. Well, the good news is fellow nonprofit consultant Stephen Newland has compiled over 100 nonprofit discounts for you to peruse for all your needs, from email marketing to survey tools to accounting and way, way more. Bookmark this link now!

Playtime with Perry 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon

Is Kevin Bacon ACTUALLY the most connected actor in Hollywood? If he isn't, who is? And which actors and films will give you the most bang for your buck in a game of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon? Find out what the math says and who truly is the most connected.

Did this newsletter leave you with any burning questions about fundraising or nonprofit? Drop me a line at perry@radphilanthropy.com and I'll help you out.

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