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Will Marlow: Fundraising, Marketing and Technology
http://willmarlow.wordpress.com/
Will Marlow is an online fundraising and marketing consultant for schools and charities. This is his personal blog where he talks about trends in education, technology, fundraising and marketing.
Recent Posts
How to Make the Most of the Biggest Month of Online Giving (Answer: Ask)
OK, this is a trick question, because there are two important things to ask. First: Ask your prospects for money. This is a no-brainer. Your prospects won’t give you money if you don’t ask for it. And since many people reserve a portion of th...
I Don’t Care Whether Causes Will Support a MySpace Presence
Last week Causes announced they would no longer expend the resources necessary to be compatible with MySpace. This is not surprising. MySpace is shrinking every day and seems on a track to become at best a dating and music web site, so I find it ...
Dragons Live Here: Three Things That Will Kill Your Online Fundraising
Here are three Worst Practices to avoid in your online fundraising campaign 1. Do NOT put someone in charge of online fundraising who does not understand traditional fundraising. Here’s the reality of online fundraising: it’s like any o...
The Only Three Things You Need to Know About Cloud Computing
If you understand a few simple things about the phenomena known as “cloud computing,” you’ll understand one of the most revolutionary forces that is shaping the landscape of technology. The simple summary of cloud computing is this: software th...
The Second Step to Getting Your Organization Quoted in the News
(This is the second of two posts on getting your organization quoted in news stories. Click here or the first post in this series.) The second step (click here to re-read the first step) to getting your organization quoted in the news is pretty eas...
The Secret to Getting Your Organization Quoted in the Media
(This is the first of two posts on getting your organization quoted in news stories. Click here for the second post in this series.) Measure everything you can. That way when reporters are writing stories about trends in your industry, they won...

