Jolie Estes

The Royal British Legion A month or so ago, a friend and I visited the local Veteran Memorial.  In the center are these enormous granite slabs forming a circle, facing inward to look upon each other.  Each slab lists the names of local veterans who were killed in the war that slab commemorates.  We stood …

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Holiday Fundraising The holiday season is here and it is time to kick back and relax, maybe clean up the office.  Catch up some of the filing that has piled up. Not so fast!  The holidays are a great time to reach your target audience, garner interest in your cause and maybe even boost your …

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How to Make Customer Service A Core Business Value This article was written about business, but make no mistake, nonprofits are business, too.  And whether you call the customers or members, all businesses live and die by how they handle their customers, both external and internal.   In the following paragraphs, the Small Business Authority …

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7 Simple Yet Common Press Release Mistakes It may look easy, but it’s not. Crafting that perfect press release can take hours. Now imagine this: You spend hours and finally have it worded exactly the way you want it. You send it off and cross your fingers hoping for good coverage. Then you reread it, …

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Last Chance for Early Pigeon Pricing! This headline came from a sister organization of one of our clients.  When I saw it my attention was immediately drawn.  Oh, not because I wanted to get the advertised special pricing but because an organization deliberately chose to call their members pigeons! A week or so ago while …

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Outsource/À la Carte Services Your volunteers and staff know what they are doing, but there are times they get a bit stretched thin.  There just isn’t enough time or hands to make improvements.  Perhaps some things are beginning to slip through the cracks.  Charity Rising can fill those cracks and provide willing hands, able to …

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Full-Service Management You know your mission, your members and where you want to go. Charity Rising knows how to get you there while reducing costs, increasing revenues and reserves and keeping you in compliance with legal requirements. When you partner with Charity Rising you have available all the tool, skills and personnel needed to reach …

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Start-Up Services Navigating the perilous waters of establishing a non-profit organization is never smooth sailing. The requirements vary based on mission and the applicable codes may not be as clear as one would hope. Charity Rising has navigated these waters.  We can bring you through safely. We judiciously: Assist with initial formation; Craft Articles of …

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