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A For Impact Blog

Productivity • Jan 25, 2008

I had a session with a wonderful Sales Team last week. They're deep into a campaign and doing really well....

Sales (Major Gifts) Process Visual Engagement Tools Funding Strategy • Jan 24, 2008

Nick just shared with you some pretty interesting stuff from his sessions with Tim out in the Northwest. One really...

On Prospects • Jan 23, 2008

It happens at every organization, every day, every where. A founder, executive director or fundraiser is trying to gather the...

Blog • Jan 21, 2008

Today celebrates Martin Luther King’s legacy. Notice that King did not say “I have a plan.” It was about a...

Campaigns (Funding the Vision) • Jan 17, 2008

I've spent the last two days with a start-up high school in the midwest (founded in 2003) trying to help...

Productivity Execution The Ask • Jan 17, 2008

My partner and President/Leader of For Impact | The Suddes Group is Nick Fellers. (You already know that most likely.)...

Message and Case for Support • Jan 17, 2008

If you could pull together the last two emails on AUTHENTICITY and STORYTELLING... you will see a HUGE CONNECTION! To...

Message and Case for Support • Jan 17, 2008

What follows should be SIMPLE. CLEAR. DIRECT. It's had a HUGE IMPACT on everyone with whom we have "SHARED". Be...

Execution On Prospects • Jan 15, 2008

You're a development (our word 'sales') professional in the relationship business. As professionals, it's our responsibility to turn 'pendings' into...

For Impact Ideas Message and Case for Support • Jan 14, 2008

BusinessWeek featured a story about the world's top philanthropists in November. The most striking line of the story: "Most philanthropists,...

Reading (Books, Articles, Blogs) • Jan 11, 2008

Over the holiday break I was turned on to Ted.com and tedtalks video podcasting through iTunes (same content different channels)....

Leadership and Boards • Jan 11, 2008

I've been a part of dozens of board retreats (leader/observer/participant), meetings and planning sessions in the lasts few years. A...