Gail Bower's Blog

Gail BowerThis blog will help you and your organization flourish.

Find provocative ideas, strategies, and best practices to increase your organization's visilibity, revenue, and impact.

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Tuesday
May072019

Insider info for executive directors: Growing audiences who love and support your mission

Marketing needs to be an ongoing, strategy-fueled activity in your organization, and too few organizations are investing in effective approaches. How do you know if your approach is effective? And what can you do to improve?

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Thursday
Jan172019

Why you should create some fake news 

Today was one of the first mornings in a long time that I read the news and smiled. I actually couldn’t wait until my partner woke up so I could share this fleeting moment of amusement with him. Amid the daily pummel of catastrophes was an article about real fake news.

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Monday
Nov262018

The magic of commitment: keep yourself moving forward

The year is coming to a close, and if you need some last minute encouragement, to propel your commitment to a new venture or building revenue for a current one, read on.

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Monday
Nov192018

Start by giving thanks.

A couple weeks ago my friend, colleague, and writing buddy Val Jones, hosted a fun event to celebrate publishing her first book, Nonprofit Hero, which teaches board members how to be successful fundraisers. She quizzed us on a few startling statistics. Do you know the top three reasons why donors stop giving?

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Tuesday
Oct162018

What you need to turn mediocre sponsorship results to meteoric

What I’m about to share with you is really important if you want to increase your unrestricted revenue through corporate sponsorship. Your success with corporate sponsorship boils down to simultaneous acceleration of 8 key drivers. If any of these drivers is subpar, your results slip, stagnate, or suffer.

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