Here’s a funny look at the fatuous claims of “passion” that so many marketers make these days:
Or you can watch it here.
How much nonprofit marketing is based on empty, self-centered phrases like “We’re passionate about _____”?
Too much.
When you need to make public claims, make them meaningful, true, and unique. Just blurting out something like “We’re passionate about online fundraising” is none of those things.
Thanks to Brand Camp for the tip.
Exactly! I see this a lot in religious circles. Always passionate about something. Look, if you have to tell me you’re passionate about this or that, you’re not really passionate about it!
Exactly! I see this a lot in religious circles. Always passionate about something. Look, if you have to tell me you’re passionate about this or that, you’re not really passionate about it!
The future of fundraising is not about social media, online video, or SEM. It’s not about any technology, medium, or technique. It’s about donors. If you need to raise funds from donors, you need to study them, respect them, and build everything you do around them. And the future? It’s already here. More.
Jeff Brooks has been serving the nonprofit community for more than 35 years and blogging about it since 2005. He considers fundraising the most noble of pursuits and hopes you’ll join him in that opinion. You can reach him at jeff [at] jeff-brooks [dot] com. More.
The future of fundraising is not about social media, online video, or SEM. It’s not about any technology, medium, or technique. It’s about donors. If you need to raise funds from donors, you need to study them, respect them, and build everything you do around them. And the future? It’s already here. More.
Jeff Brooks has been serving the nonprofit community for more than 30 years and blogging about it since 2005. He considers fundraising the most noble of pursuits and hopes you’ll join him in that opinion. You can reach him at jeff [at] jeff-brooks [dot] com.
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