#188 | Is now a great time to retool what has worked for fundraising the past?

This year’s Raise conference was moved to a virtual format; however, that did not stop our friends at OneCause from organizing an extraordinary lineup of speakers to ensure their attendees a meaningful learning experience. I was grateful for the opportunity to talk with several of their presenters last week about their presentations.

As a student of nonprofit organizations for my entire career, I am always eager to talk to someone like Deb who works for one of the sector’s legacy organizations. This year the MDA is celebrating 70 years of service and retooling their annual telethon which returns after a six-year reprieve on Saturday, October 24, with host Kevin Hart. Nonprofit history buffs recall the Jerry Lewis Telethon as a tradition that raised awareness and resources for MDA’s programs. In addition to hearing about the telethon’s timely comeback, I was eager to compare notes with Deb about the MDA’s messy complexity that is inherent in any organization of such size and impact.

As always, we are grateful to the support we receive from OneCause. As mentioned during the break, if you’d like to talk to a member of the Responsive team about our training programs, please reach out to one of us to start a conversation.

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