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		<title>Debtors don&#8217;t donors make, unless . . .</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/20/debtors-do-not-donors-make-unless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s commencement season on college and university campuses across America. That wonderful time of year when starry-eyed graduates march into life to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance, diplomas in hand, dreams in their hearts, and a dark cloud of debt over their heads. Sorry for raining on the graduation parade with my mention of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generosity in quotes: Paul Rogat Loeb</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/17/generosity-in-quotes-paul-rogat-loeb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Those who make us believe that anything’s possible and fire our imagination over the long haul, are often the ones who have survived the bleakest of circumstances. The men and women who have every reason to despair, but don’t, may have the most to teach us, not only about how to hold true to our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving the luddites out of the temple</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/15/driving-the-luddites-out-of-the-temple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To say that the congregation with which I worship is late to the technological revolution is an understatement. We’ve been one projector short for weeks and no one seems to notice the blank screen on the left. The church’s website is difficult to navigate. Our Facebook page has racked up a grand total of 15 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two century-old fundraising wisdom from the second Mrs. Judson</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/13/two-century-old-fundraising-wisdom-from-the-second-mrs-judson/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/13/two-century-old-fundraising-wisdom-from-the-second-mrs-judson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising as ministry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA["growing givers' hearts"]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donor-centered fundraising has never been as important as it is now. Or so goes the buzz among development gurus. I’ve said as much myself – first in Growing Givers’ Hearts: Treating Fundraising as Ministry and then again (and again and again) in my interaction with clients. When it comes to nurturing loyal giving, nothing beats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generosity in quotes: Anne Lamott</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/10/generosity-in-quotes-anne-lamott/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/10/generosity-in-quotes-anne-lamott/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Astonishing material and revelation appear in our lives all the time. Let it be. Unto us, so much is given. We just have to be open for business. Sometimes &#8212; oh, just once in a blue moon &#8212; I resist being receptive to God&#8217;s generosity, because I&#8217;m busy with a project and trying to manipulate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data even donors can love</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/08/data-even-donors-can-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously I referenced research that claims donors aren’t much impressed by outcomes data. It’s heart-warming stories givers want, we&#8217;re told, not bone-dry facts. But not all data points are tedious. Some are as interesting and as encouraging to the folks writing checks as the best told tale. Consider, for example, findings from a recent study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donors may not care about results, but boards should</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/06/donors-may-not-care-about-results-but-boards-should/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/06/donors-may-not-care-about-results-but-boards-should/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Board development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[board governance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tim Ogden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Despite years of claiming the contrary, donors still don’t really care about nonprofit performance or impact.” In fact, as blogger and student of philanthropy Tim Ogden reports, a majority of donors believe there “isn’t much difference between nonprofits, that any giving is good, and performance measures are a waste of time and money.” For all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Generosity in quotes: William Enright</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/03/generosity-in-quotes-william-enright/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/03/generosity-in-quotes-william-enright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://generousmatters.com/?p=7887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;As the three Abrahamic faiths &#8211; Judaism, Christianity, Islam &#8211; all teach, we humans live out our love for God by loving our neighbor and these two loves cannot be separated from each other. In Judaism the phrase tikkun olam reflects the conviction that we care for the world when we work to mend and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two strategies for improving your board’s fiduciary behavior</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/01/two-strategies-for-improving-your-boards-fiduciary-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/05/01/two-strategies-for-improving-your-boards-fiduciary-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, minding your board&#8217;s fiduciary P&#8217;s and Q&#8217;s consisted of dotting organizational I&#8217;s and crossing legal T&#8217;s and little more. But no longer. Or so say the members of an august panel of governance veterans featured in the March/April 2013 issue of Trusteeship magazine. As they tell it, fiduciary stewardship stretches well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symbiotic mutualism and growing givers’ hearts</title>
		<link>http://generousmatters.com/2013/04/29/symbiotic-mutualism-and-growing-givers-hearts-2/</link>
		<comments>http://generousmatters.com/2013/04/29/symbiotic-mutualism-and-growing-givers-hearts-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Generous Matters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When fundraising is treated as ministry, organizational leaders don’t worry about the proliferation of good causes to which people can give their time, talent, and treasure. In Kingdom company, there&#8217;s no hint of a competitive spirit. In fact, the fast growing community of organizations operating under the banner of Christ is heralded as a benefit. [...]]]></description>
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