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Ted Fickes

Delight comes in many colors. A person wearing green sunglasses looks up at the sky while holding an inflatable alien.

A healthy serving of email delight

Yes yes...we're all doing VERY SERIOUS WORK but an email program without culture of joy is just boring. A while back I wrote about running a super delightful email program. Let's talk a little bit more about what pretty never gets mentioned at fundraising conferences

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5 things nonprofits can learn from the news biz

News organizations have been through a LOT and have a thing or five to teach nonprofits about community, revenue, innovation, metrics and more. “What are some unique innovations that nonprofit news could export to the greater nonprofit sector?” Tristan Loper, who runs national programs at the Lenfest Institute for Journalism,

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Much ado about Harris zooms, community and democracy

How a zoom call for white dudes modeled community building and why it matters for democracy and nonprofits.

How 101 news organizations are using donation forms, membership, premiums, tech and user experience.

What 101 News Donation Pages can tell you about your fundraising and membership program

What we can learn from looking at how more than 100 news organizations are using donation forms, membership, premiums and user experience to grow reader revenue and build community.

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10 Elements of Newsletter Thinking

How to think like a reader, not just an organization, and create newsletters that people love.