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Advancing Philanthropy January / February 2012

Ideas & Strategies from the Association of Fundraising Professionals

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This Month's Articles:

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16  BRAND BREAKTHROUGH!
How to develop a breakthrough nonprofit brand that can achieve extraordinary results
By Jocelyne Daw

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Features

20  LOUD AND CLEAR
How your organization’s logo conveys the right message to supporters and prospects
By Mary Ellen Collins

26  STRATEGIC CONNECTIONS
How your communications program serves as a bridge between your organization’s brand and the audiences you want to reach
By Paul Lagasse

34  OH CANADA!
How to make the 49th AFP International Conference on Fundraising in Vancouver a memorable experience
By Jacklyn P. Boice

Coulumns

4  CHAIR’S MESSAGE
The Right Community
By Andrea McManus, CFRE

Departments

6  WORTH A LOOK
Some of the latest stories and updates affecting nonprofit professionals

3  TECHNOLOGY
Effective E-Newsletters With Strategies and Stories
By Allison Van Diest

42  PHILANTHROPIC PLANNING [Download the PDF of this Article]
Job Fusion or Confusion: Marrying Major and Planned Gifts
By Charles B. Gordy II, J.D., and Margaret M. Holman

46  MANAGEMENT TRENDS 
Perception, Performance and Priorities: How to Keep Your Team Spinning Like a Top
By Christopher Cannon, CFRE

50  YOUR CAREER [Download the PDF of this Article]
ACFRE to Increase Ethics Requirement
By Jill A. Pranger, ACFRE, and Erik J. Daubert, MBA, ACFRE

52  BEST BETS
First-Class Stewardship on a Third-Class Budget
By Ann Rosenfield

54  DONOR RELATIONS
Always Live Up to Promises
By Lynda McDaniel

57  INCLUSIVENESS
Multicultural Organizational Development 

58  WHAT’S WORKING
Brand Stretch—Not a Birdbrained Idea

60  AP RESOURCES
Your Fundraising Resource Marketplace

61  AFP CENTRAL
Goings-on at AFP

64  ONE-ON-ONE
Maria Elena Noriega

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