<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360231851906725740.post8011061385283598274..comments</id><updated>2008-11-11T23:58:57.151+02:00</updated><category term='Book Review'/><category term='List Deals'/><category term='Quotes'/><category term='Jewish Organizations'/><category term='U.S. Economy'/><category term='Political Marketing'/><category term='Jewish Organiztions'/><category term='Photos'/><category term='Jobs in Jewish Philanthropy'/><category term='This Week on Twiiter'/><category term='Tip of the Day'/><category term='Fun'/><category term='Israel'/><category term='Jewish Holidays'/><category term='web 2.0'/><category term='&quot;Need to Know&quot; for Jewish non-profits'/><category term='Jewish Thoughts on Tzedakah'/><category term='Fundraising Strategy'/><category term='Inspirational'/><category term='Featured Cause'/><category term='Direct Mail Basics'/><category term='Shameless Self Promotion'/><category term='web 3.0'/><category term='Business Strategy'/><category term='Polls'/><category term='marketing campaigns of interest'/><title type='text'>Comments on The Jewish Donor Blog: Fundraising: Asking Vs. Inspiring</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.jewishdonorblog.com/feeds/8011061385283598274/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8360231851906725740/8011061385283598274/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jewishdonorblog.com/2008/11/fundraising-asking-vs-inspiring.html'/><author><name>Yoav Kaufman and David Rubin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12344047535026629324</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-25027Gaad3E/TaRbxWYzwOI/AAAAAAAABLo/V8f3DJ-wU3s/s220/facebook%2B20%2Byr.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360231851906725740.post-6938532613361862022</id><published>2008-11-11T23:19:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T23:19:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>I agree Sasha. I've been in direct marketing for y...</title><content type='html'>I agree Sasha. I've been in direct marketing for years, and you really have to bring people into you story.&lt;BR/&gt;  I did a fundraising package years ago for disability insurance for American Express, and I used a photo in silhouette, of Christopher Reeve in his wheelchair.&lt;BR/&gt;Then I told his story, and saw our response rates rise.&lt;BR/&gt;I've also done fund raising packages for spinal chord charities, where I show an actual x-ray of a severed chord, and how it happened.&lt;BR/&gt;So, you're right!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8360231851906725740/8011061385283598274/comments/default/6938532613361862022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8360231851906725740/8011061385283598274/comments/default/6938532613361862022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jewishdonorblog.com/2008/11/fundraising-asking-vs-inspiring.html?showComment=1226438340000#c6938532613361862022' title=''/><author><name>lois geller</name><uri>http://www.masongeller.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jewishdonorblog.com/2008/11/fundraising-asking-vs-inspiring.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360231851906725740.post-8011061385283598274' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8360231851906725740/posts/default/8011061385283598274' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-500070590'/></entry></feed>
