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	<description>&#34;Waging War Against Big Cookie Dough!&#34;</description>
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		<title>Product Fundraiser Hall of Shame Inductee #2 Christian Lollipops? Really?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to write for the website TopSchoolFundraisers.  I put a lot of effort into that site and shared a lot of good school fundraising advice during the four years I wrote for that blog. But now, TopSchoolFundraisers has been purchased by a company, EasyFundraisingIdeas, that really isn&#8217;t interested in helping schools and non-profits actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Fundraising Advice for a Non-Profit Art Center: 7 Personalized Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Dear Jim, Thank you very much for your email. I have been offered many products to do fundraising, and I always decline. My thing is this: We are a small nonprofit organization for the visual and performing arts that in the city of Homestead, Florida. A nonprofit fine arts gallery with a studio and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Number One Reason Why Product Sales Make Terrible Fundraisers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Selling products like cookie dough, wrapping paper, or candles does nothing for developing relationships in your school or non-profit organization. You offer to sell them over-priced crap they really don&#8217;t need, they write you a check, they regret the purchase, and there&#8217;s absolutely no good-will built up for building your community going forward. Basically, you just conducted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get More People to Attend Your PTO Meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is something very cool you can use at your school.  This highly-informative slideshow was made by the US Army, but it&#8217;s general enough for any group to use it. If you are tired of holding meetings that nobody attends, this might be one awesome solution.  Transform your tired old PTO meetings to a Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Your Non-Profit Survive a Families&#8217; Budget Cuts?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Non-profit fundraising advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many families that make charitable giving part of their monthly or annual budgets have either a formal or informal priority system they use to determine how much to donate to each cause. For instance, some families may allocate $100 per month for charitable causes. However, that $100 may have to be split in a few different ways, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Product Fundraiser Hall of Shame&#8221; Inductee #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve checked out my website before, you know I HATE product sale fundraising.  (Click here and here if you don&#8217;t know why.) I have actually worked for a couple of these companies before, and I&#8217;ve seen all the crap that they pull. Many of the people who run these companies will say anything to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Free School Fundraising e-Course is Really Sizzling!  Check it out!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everybody! I wanted to give you an update about my free school fundraising e-Course.  I am writing the class as we go along, so I&#8217;m just a week ahead of the first people who signed up for it. I just finished up Lesson #7, which will be delivered to the first group of students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips to Avoid Becoming an Annoying Fundraiser That Nobody Likes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising Traps To Avoid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-profit fundraising advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you decide to take up fundraising as a profession or even as a volunteer endeavor, you are entering a world with lots of room for controversy and even hard feelings. It&#8217;s very easy to offend someone without even knowing you&#8217;re doing it.  Asking for money can be a very sensitive subject.  There are lots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Practical Ways to Keep Your Organization&#8217;s Spirits High During a Challenging Fundraiser</title>
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		<comments>http://www.everybodyhatesfundraising.com/non-profit-fundraising-advice/6-practical-ways-to-keep-your-organizations-spirits-high-during-a-challenging-fundraiser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Non-profit fundraising advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-profit volunteerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-profit advice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you get involved with a major fundraising campaign, you’ll hear lots of clichés. One of the most frequent you’ll hear is that a fundraising campaign is like a marathon. Pace yourself. Save some energy for the back half of the race. There’s wisdom and truth to that statement, which is probably why it became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Fundraising e-Course First Three Lessons are Live!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.everybodyhatesfundraising.com/school-fundraising/school-fundraising-e-course-first-three-lessons-are-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Berigan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! I just wanted to let you all know that I have completed the first three lessons of our free, year-long school fundraising e-Course. These lesson are in the first 13 week unit I’m calling &#8220;School Fundraising 101&#8243;. So far the topics we’ve covered are: How to calm down and see the job in front [...]]]></description>
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