Style Over Substance
I recently received what is possibly the worst email blast ever. It was from an organization calling itself the Leadership Yeshiva Academy. What you see is a headline: “A Unique Yeshiva in ISRAEL, Be…
Read morePutting the Donor First: Blogging Edition
Has your non-profit taken the the next step and started posting to a blog? If so, do you find yourself looking for readers and subscribers? The same fundraising principle that advocates putting the donor…
Read moreGet Personal
In a recent blog post entitled “Secret shortcut: personal vs. impersonal” Seth Godin says: “Form letters don’t work. Autographs do. Surly cashiers fail. Smiles from real people succeed. Humans like humans. They hate organizations.…
Read moreBlog Comments are Now Enabled on The Jewish Donor Blog
Have you ever read a blog entry on the Jewish Donor Blog that you had some more information about or a link to add? Now you can! Comments are now enabled on JewishDonorBlog.com and…
Read moreJewish Donor Blog: Purim Edition!
It’s Purim! Chag Samayach!! In the spirit of Purim I want to include a posting that is a litle lighter than the usual hard hitting stuff that find on J.D.B.. If you are a…
Read moreWhy We Give
It seems simple, so simple in fact that it may get overlooked. According to Dr. Lenkowsky, Director of Graduate Programs at The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, the most importnat reason why we…
Read moreEight Confirmed Killed in Terrorist Attack on Jerusalem Yeshiva
Haaretz.com reports that eight are confirmed dead in todays terrorist attack on Jerusalem Yeshiva Mercaz Harav. Full story here.
Read moreYoung American Jews Alienated From Israel. NOT!
For the past several years we have read article after article about this problem, The Jewish youth in North America are becoming more and more alienated from Israel. A real bummer! What to do?…
Read moreThoughts About Size
Ever thought that your company or non-profit is just not big enough to be successful in today’s competitive market? Think again. Jason on Signal Vs. Noise found this great quote… If you think you…
Read moreFusion of the Internet and Traditional Direct Marketing
“The tested, tried and true rules of direct marketing are alive and well on the Internet. What’s dead are the Web sites designed and run by goofballs that are breaking the rules and haven’t…
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