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Aug 19, 2019

O.I. = Success

In a blog last month, I challenged you peruse the A.I. articles in your LinkedIn account, and I predicted that the articles would fall into two categories:

  1. A.I. will save us!
  2. A.I. will doom us!

Anyone who has read my blogs knows that I tend to Andy Rooney like on new technologies. I think it comes with age. During my career I have heard so many promises of how technologies will make our lives better, only to experience the disappointment of experiencing no improvement. Or in some cases, the horror of a new technology leaving us worse off.

But here’s the thing, A.I. will rely on your organization’s O.I. (Organic Intelligence). Without the O.I., you will not be able to leverage the A.I.

And really, you don’t need to be chasing A.I. yet. There is plenty of low-hanging fruit harnessing the data you already have on your database. That is, if you get your organization’s O.I. right.

Start there.

Top 5 Mistakes: #3 Chasing Younger Donors

If I had to guess, the median age of the donors on your database is between 65 and 70-years old, and the median age of a new donor is probably between 60-65 years old. When organizations hear this, they worry that their donor database is going to “eternally lapse”...

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Top 5 Mistakes: #4 Legacy “No-Mail” Flags

I have been analyzing the fundraising business for nearly three decades and over the years I keep seeing nonprofit organizations making the same mistakes. These errors hold organizations back. If you are new to fundraising, please commit yourself to avoiding these...

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Top 5 Mistakes: #5 CRM Expectations

I have been analyzing the fundraising business for nearly three decades and over the years I keep seeing nonprofit organizations making the same mistakes. These errors hold organizations back. If you are new to fundraising, please commit yourself to avoiding these...

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