There’s a powerful, woefully underused fundraising wea-pon that should be in every copywriter’s and art director’s arsenal. It can help you target your creative more effectively, have a better feel for your prospects and, in all likelihood, do a much better job of motivating them to make a gift. This powerful tool is so simple I can name it for you in just one word: datacard. If you’re not familiar with them, datacards are the one- or two-page crib sheets your account executive and list broker use to determine which lists to test. After the testing phase, lists that have proven effective
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2007 Article Index for FundRaising Success
Awards2007 Fundraising Professionals of the Year Awards by Margaret Battistelli, February H **2007 Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence by Margaret Battistelli and Abny Santicola, September H **BrandingNet Gain: The Young and the Restless by Nick Allen, February GFundraiser Confidential: The Pursuit of Brand Happiness by Todd Baker, May GTag(line)! You’re It! by Richard Deveau, September…
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Ah … it was a great run. But a tricky one. For the past few years, I’ve been wrestling with the challenge of letting FundRaising Success Senior Editor Abny Santicola do her thing without the rest of the Target Marketing Group catching on to how fabulous she is.
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