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		<title>Naming Opportunity? Please! No!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If we are not careful as a fund-raising industry to treat the "naming of a space" as a HIGHLY respectable and sought after public honor given to thank appropriately for a big boost, we do ourselves no good.]]></description>
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		<title>Pay Now or Pay Later</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/07/pay-now-or-pay-later/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Troy Winterrowd]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We showcased organizations that have embraced donor recognition planning early in their campaigns, proving that a well-documented, strategic donor recognition plan can benefit fundraising, ease implementation and lay the groudwork for effective stewardship. This proactive "thinking about thanking" puts the donor relations professional in a leadership position from the start and sets in place the proven Best Practices for Donor Recognition™. ]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Demystified &#8211; Lynne Wester Does It Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/07/social-media-demystified-lynne-wester-does-it-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Donor Communications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Southeast Donor Relations Conference this week in Raleigh, Lynne Wester tossed out ideas for using social media like candy thrown from a parade float.  Enjoy this list of favorites from her bag of delicious treats!]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Success: Proactive Donor Recognition Strategy Leads to Greater Giving</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/06/extreme-success-proactive-donor-recognition-strategy-leads-to-greater-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/06/extreme-success-proactive-donor-recognition-strategy-leads-to-greater-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Think Before You Thank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, fundraisers are enacting “proactive stewardship plans,” visions that are defined by strategic plans fostering long-term, ever-growing relationships and emphasizing programmatic consistency. For years, we have promoted this “think, before you thank” philosophy.  Specifically, we encourage you to thank existing donors with the express purpose of enhancing the relationship you have with them, while forging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAMC Institutional Advancement Group Conference-This Week!</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/04/aamc-institutional-advancement-group-conference-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwilliams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Donor Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donor Recognition Programs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Think Before You Thank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donor Recognition is the most  under utilized communication tool that a fundraiser has, and certainly, planned at that early juncture, recognition will proactively serve the organization in meeting its campaign goals via the establishment of programmatic  methodology and process, specifically engineered to encourage continued giving.]]></description>
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		<title>Excitement Builds at North Georgia College and State University</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/03/excitement-builds-at-north-georgia-college-and-state-university/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/03/excitement-builds-at-north-georgia-college-and-state-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Donor Communications]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donor Recognition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The onsite review, presented here, is actually a powerfully effective way for a fundraiser to manage the approval of concepts while also building excitement among all who see it. From this point on, everyone who leaves this meeting, from the President to construction site coordinator, has a beautiful mental image of major donors about to be honored in a way uniquely theirs.

So at this moment, my/our ideas for their public recognition program are about to be implemented. It’s my very favorite meeting. Images within a client’s imagination of what he thought he needed are now being replaced by the reality of our creativity And our creativity has been applied to the realism of an actual built environment of architectural spaces, client’s messaging requirements and over-arching strict budgets. This one image conjures a lot of pride in me.]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve never seen this before!</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/01/youve-never-seen-this-before/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/01/youve-never-seen-this-before/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[multimedia donor recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donor Recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmental graphic design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HOT!" This just in from Memphis. A  destination for  Philanthropy  at  Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. I told my team that I had been in this industry for longer than I wanted to count anymore. Never been a presentation of the power of giving, a culture of philanthropy, like this before. Interactive, playful, motivating and uplifting."  Nothing  like this anywhere else....unique, easy to use, architecturally appropriate, based upon recognition program standards and guidelines and built within budget. I am very proud of our work to tie Best Practices in Donor Recognition and total creativity together so well. It's the epitome of "Think Before You Thank".]]></description>
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		<title>Employee Giving Recognition Recommendations</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/01/employee-giving-recognition-recommendations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2011/01/employee-giving-recognition-recommendations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices for Donor Recognition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[annual giving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donor Recognition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A client sent in a general inquiry about employee recognition. Excerpts are included below.  I thought the answers might be useful, especially, to healthcare fundraisers interested in promoting employee giving.  And do remember, theoretically, the same thinking applies to all staff, volunteer and auxiliary giving program recognition.]]></description>
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		<title>All the things (and friends) I didn&#8217;t get to see in San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2010/12/all-the-things-and-friends-i-didnt-get-to-see-in-san-francisco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2010/12/all-the-things-and-friends-i-didnt-get-to-see-in-san-francisco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite complications brought on by a bad back, Harv Mock and I presented a number of case studies, focusing on the importance of maintaining the proven Best Practices for Donor Recognition as we incorporate new media. ]]></description>
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		<title>Case Study Reveals a Commitment to Stewardship at Columbus State University</title>
		<link>http://www.thethankstank.com/2010/11/case-study-reveals-a-commitment-to-stewardship-at-columbus-state-university/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thethankstank.com/2010/11/case-study-reveals-a-commitment-to-stewardship-at-columbus-state-university/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rwilliams</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Kayron Laska, VP of Institutional Advancement at CSU, partnered with us today in our presentation at the annual Georgia Education Advancement Council conference in St. Simons, Island, GA. Her commitment to upholding their Recognition Program Standards and Guidelines as a process to be followed set a terrific example for those in attendance. Her understanding [...]]]></description>
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