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	<description>The true nature of fundraising is joyful</description>
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		<title>EXPOBIT:14 See and clear obstacles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most would agree that successful fundraising is all about harnessing resources. Well, my blogger red flag goes up whenever I hear &#8220;most would agree.&#8221; So here&#8217;s why &#8220;most&#8221; end up leaving resources on the table. Harnessing resources is good, yes, But it&#8217;s the natural after effect when you focus on the most important aspect of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Office: funny show, bad place for a meeting</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2012/04/office-funny-show-bad-place-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trapped! She runs one of the world&#8217;s largest fashion companies and agreed to see me about working with our organization.  Following my own philosophy &#8211; See &#8220;Never take a first meeting in an office&#8221; &#8211; I suggested that we meet at a local coffee shop.  She pushed back, &#8220;My office is good. See you Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Study on Role of Brand for Nonprofits</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleagues at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard &#8211; the same Hauser Center that hosts a Course in Exponential Fundraising &#8211; have just released an illuminating 18-month study that will help you more effectively leverage your brand. You should read this!  The insights in this study will motivate you to take a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you Morpheus or Neo?</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2012/02/morpheus-neo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack and I watched the original &#8220;Matrix&#8221; movie over the weekend. At least 10 years have passed since I saw it last. Boy, there&#8217;s a lot to like about that movie, an updated, action-packed Plato&#8217;s Cave, allegorically lucid and fun at the same time. One early scene that especially resonates is when the agile Morpheus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear and the quick death of your campaign</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2012/01/fear-quick-death-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urgency is a time-tested technique for fundraising. Turning the urgency dial to “Hot” in times of crises is entirely appropriate and necessary.  After the earthquake in Haiti or the tsunami in Japan, after scores of similar natural disasters, there is critical need for quick, decisive action and resource mobilization. A curious thing about this urgency business, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expo Course at Harvard &#8211; Apply Now</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2012/01/expo-harvard-apply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thrilled to announce that registration is formally open for the 2012 Course in Exponential Fundraising at Harvard. Please go to http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hauser/cef/  for a more detailed description of the program. A Course in Exponential Fundraising is a year-long engagement during which I work with 20 visionary leaders from the nonprofit sector who want to both dramatically improve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death by PowerPoint</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2011/12/death-powerpoint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In four separate meetings over the past week I was in the audience as speakers leaned heavily on PowerPoint presentations. Each presentation consisted of slide after slide of bulleted text copy. They used this copy as a talking point guide. One presenter just stood and read each slide as if the audience was either blind or illiterate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you in solitary at Perfection Prison?</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2011/11/time-celebrate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had two surgeries in the last six weeks. Yesterday, I spent a joyful hour making a list of the many ways people have been there for me during this challenging time: phone calls, flowers, books, poems, letters, food and visits. In an act of utter masochism, one of my friends even insisted on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jennifer McCrea</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2011/11/jennifer-mccrea-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exponential Fundraising founder and 24-year fundraising veteran Jennifer McCrea has worked with CEOs, fundraisers and board members from a wide variety of organizations, including Millennium Promise, Acumen Fund, Donorschoose.org, Grameen America, Teach for America, Witness, Columbia University, Quincy Jones Foundation, Comic Relief, X Prize Foundation, VH1 Save the Music Foundation, Rhode Island School of Design, Creative Commons [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget to celebrate</title>
		<link>http://jennifermccrea.com/2011/10/timecelebrate/</link>
		<comments>http://jennifermccrea.com/2011/10/timecelebrate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebration builds community. I don&#8217;t mean just celebrating the end of a campaign or a transformational gift.  I&#8217;m talking about frequent celebrations with your whole team &#8211; your board, your philanthropic partners, your colleagues. Celebrations are a way for members of your community to come together to honor what you&#8217;ve done and where you are [...]]]></description>
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