SPOILER: it’s not good. Sure—you know you’re writing an email to 5,000 people. But your task is to make your reader feel like you’re writing only to them. When ‘broadcasting’ language slips into our writing,...
4 minute readSPOILER: it’s not good. Sure—you know you’re writing an email to 5,000 people. But your task is to make your reader feel like...
Find out moreIs email dead? Here’s what the data says... Some people question the relevance of emails in 2021. They ask, “Can’t we just rely on social media to communicate with supporters?” To which my instinct is to rush...
6 minute readIs email dead? Here’s what the data says... Some people question the relevance of emails in 2021. They ask, “Can’t we just rely...
Find out moreWhat draws people to your cause? What motivated your supporters to take their first action? What did they feel when they first donated? Why do you exist? The answer to all these questions is the same. And...
4 minute readWhat draws people to your cause? What motivated your supporters to take their first action? What did they feel when they first donated?...
Learn thisHere’s how the internal dialog usually goes: “We’re torn. We see other organizations sending from individual people but how do we know if that would work for us?” ... “What about our organizational ‘voice’?” .....
5 minute readHere’s how the internal dialog usually goes: “We’re torn. We see other organizations sending from individual people but how do we know if...
Learn thisThink of a radio tower. Broadcast signals beaming far and wide. Most people think about email broadcasts this way. Please don’t think about email broadcasts this way. Broadcast communication is, by default, impersonal. Because...
2 minute readThink of a radio tower. Broadcast signals beaming far and wide. Most people think about email broadcasts this way. Please don’t think...
Find out moreI’m not saying don’t do heroic things. Keep that up! But when you’re telling your supporters a story of injustice, there’s only space for one hero—and it’s not you. Let me explain... Every story...
3 minute readI’m not saying don’t do heroic things. Keep that up! But when you’re telling your supporters a story of injustice, there’s only...
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