Seed is preparing a resource called "Top Ten Most Creative Ways to Thank a Donor." What would you include in this list? Share it with us in the comments for a chance to co-author this upcoming resource. #donorrelations #gratitude #professionalfundraisers #cultivation

Seed is preparing a resource called "Top Ten Most Creative Ways to Thank a Donor." What would you include in this list? Share it with us in the comments for a chance to co-author this upcoming resource. #donorrelations #gratitude #professionalfundraisers #cultivation

At Seed, we're going to use the beautiful Thanksgiving reader that Seth Godin created this year. We might also use it as a morning reader to start any work day with a spirit of gratitude. Join us in focusing on gratitude and generosity this week. seths.blog/2019/11/if-eve…

As fundraisers, we are excellent at inspiring generosity in others. Yet, when was the last time we donated to a cause outside the one we’re working on? Join us in supporting Building Movement Project on #GivingTuesday. buildingmovement.org

As your end of year gifts are rolling in, don't miss these opportunities to thank and steward your donors. Check out Seed's "Top Ten Ways to Thank a Donor" for some fresh ideas. seedfundraisers.com/content #Grateful #professionalfundraiser #fundraising

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Seed interviewed Maggie Miller about the relationship between program evaluation and fundraising. If you're working on improving your reporting systems to different donor segments, check out these notes. #impactreporting #programevaluation #donors #nonprofitleadership

At our best, I think our work is like a good eulogy: it creates goodness and beauty and also grieves the loss of the way the world was intended to be. In a sense, this is the very heart of the social sector. seedfundraisers.com/post/the-promi…

Your view of the horizon has so much to do with your perspective. A more expansive vision requires a shift in where you choose to gaze. How are you or your organization repositioning to extend your strategic line of sight?

Seed's first Intensive launches on November 18th and 19th. The topic: Strategic Focus. Evaluate the five strategy framework and build a strategic roadmap towards exponential growth. A 12 hour sprint--the Tough Mudder of nonprofit development planning. seedfundraisers.com/intensives

What if we told you that craftsman level work with only two tools was more powerful than having the full hardware store at your disposal? Join us for the upcoming Intensive: Strategic Focus to choose your tools. Register now.

Seed is honored to have partnered with Alternatives Pregnancy Center over the last few months. They know the difference between having priorities and having a dialed-in focus. This is a team to watch. Join us for the upcoming Intensive: Strategic Focus to do the same at your organization.

"The certainty that data can provide may give us a sense of confidence in horizons that are likely to be realized. But the social sector, perhaps more than anywhere else, requires leaders in pursuit of a vision unlikely, but possible."

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Seed's Intensives appeal to the part of us that loves Pelotons, ultramarathons, and polar bear plunges. It's a hard-fought transformation in the community of others. Have you ever run your fundraising strategy through the winnowing process of likeminded leaders? Join us Nov18&19.

Although the horizon may be difficult to see, it is vitally important to wade into the ambiguity to strategize about the future. Now is the time to lead, not hedge: #strategy #goalsetting #leadership seedfundraisers.com/post/likely-ve…

We love this quote from Steven Pressfield in The War of Art that says of the professional, "He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept, so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown." Join us for the Seed Intensive to sweep the threshold of your organization before 2021.

"At its core, strategy is a conversation about an organization’s direction through time and asks the question 'what do we want to achieve, specifically, at a time in the future?'" seedfundraisers.com/post/barriers-…

Seed is honored to work with Urban Green Lab in Nashville, TN whose approach to fundraising strategy is to set their sights on the long horizon. They are making investments in infrastructure to ensure that their development plan has legs for years to come. #thelonggame

We believe the process by which you set revenue goals reflects the value you place on your program impact. Let’s look at how this plays out in the most common revenue goal-setting practices: seedfundraisers.com/post/mission-d…