John Lepp (he/him/his)
@johnlepp.bsky.social
Called “the Ted Lasso” of fundraising, John is author of “Creative Deviations”, international speaker and individual giving nerd at Agents of Good.
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If you don’t actively encourage charitable bequests, people are unlikely to make them. clairification.com/2025/05/08/1...
How 13 Nonprofit Donors Yields a $1 Million Philanthropic Legacy - Clairification
13 happens to be my lucky number. I want it to be lucky for you too. Today, I’m going to reveal to you how you can make this happen. A survey of wills reported on by the Chronicle of Philanthropy reve...
clairification.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
If you don’t actively encourage charitable bequests, people are unlikely to make them. clairification.com/2025/05/08/1...
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Thanks @jbrooksfundraising.bsky.social for sharing futurefundraisingnow.com/2025/05/6-fu...
6 fundraising beliefs that might be dragging you down - Future Fundraising Now
Here are six commonly believed fundraising untruths, from Clarification: Totally FAKE Nonprofit News: 6 Fundraising Untruths.
futurefundraisingnow.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thanks @jbrooksfundraising.bsky.social for sharing futurefundraisingnow.com/2025/05/6-fu...
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In my latest post, I’m busting 5 of the biggest phonathon myths and making the case for why calling still belongs in your fundraising strategy – when it's done right.
📞 Read the full blog post here: bit.ly/3YnCotb
#fundraising #npsky #highereducation
📞 Read the full blog post here: bit.ly/3YnCotb
#fundraising #npsky #highereducation
Phonathons Are Not Dead: 5 Myths About Calling Donors Busted
Think phonathon is outdated? Think again. This post busts 5 major myths about donor calling – from pick-up rates to ROI – and explains why phone outreach still plays a critical role in modern…
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May 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In my latest post, I’m busting 5 of the biggest phonathon myths and making the case for why calling still belongs in your fundraising strategy – when it's done right.
📞 Read the full blog post here: bit.ly/3YnCotb
#fundraising #npsky #highereducation
📞 Read the full blog post here: bit.ly/3YnCotb
#fundraising #npsky #highereducation
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Here are two thank you's I received I consider fundraising malpractice. See what I mean. Look at your own thank you letters. If you'd made a gift to your charity, would this letter make you feel good? REALLY good? Enough to give again? clairification.com/2025/04/07/u...
Unforgiveable Nonprofit Thank You Letter Mistakes - Clairification
I recently received a prickly thank you letter that made my blood boil. Not because it was so bad, but because it wasn’t good. It didn’t make me want to renew my support. And that’s unforgiveable. Bec...
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April 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Here are two thank you's I received I consider fundraising malpractice. See what I mean. Look at your own thank you letters. If you'd made a gift to your charity, would this letter make you feel good? REALLY good? Enough to give again? clairification.com/2025/04/07/u...
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We can’t keep pushing the notion in the #nonprofit sector that we have to give so much of ourselves (all the time) until there is nothing left mentally or emotionally, and we burnout. Our people are the magic behind our impact, it’s time we take care of them. #workplace #mentalhealthmatters
March 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We can’t keep pushing the notion in the #nonprofit sector that we have to give so much of ourselves (all the time) until there is nothing left mentally or emotionally, and we burnout. Our people are the magic behind our impact, it’s time we take care of them. #workplace #mentalhealthmatters
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If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
February 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
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Why your great story leads to a better world
If you’ve been wondering why I'm making such a fuss about stories, read on. Here’s the thing. Insiders (that would be you, nonprofit hero) understand all the details. We eat, sleep, and drink our organizations’ missions – the “why” of our work. But…
If you’ve been wondering why I'm making such a fuss about stories, read on. Here’s the thing. Insiders (that would be you, nonprofit hero) understand all the details. We eat, sleep, and drink our organizations’ missions – the “why” of our work. But…
Why your great story leads to a better world
If you’ve been wondering why I'm making such a fuss about stories, read on. Here’s the thing. Insiders (that would be you, nonprofit hero) understand all the details. We eat, sleep, and drink our organizations’ missions – the “why” of our work. But almost none of your donors or might-be donors do. They have their own lives and their own whys.
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February 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Why your great story leads to a better world
If you’ve been wondering why I'm making such a fuss about stories, read on. Here’s the thing. Insiders (that would be you, nonprofit hero) understand all the details. We eat, sleep, and drink our organizations’ missions – the “why” of our work. But…
If you’ve been wondering why I'm making such a fuss about stories, read on. Here’s the thing. Insiders (that would be you, nonprofit hero) understand all the details. We eat, sleep, and drink our organizations’ missions – the “why” of our work. But…
Fucking brutal. I forgot a few of these things...
The very first thing they did as a government was ensure no one else would ever be able to remove them from government.
The legislative record tells the tale.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
The legislative record tells the tale.
www.corruptario.ca/suppress-the...
Suppress the vote and win
The Ontario PC Party and friends excelled at voter suppression during 2022 provincial election, getting Doug a second term
www.corruptario.ca
February 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Fucking brutal. I forgot a few of these things...
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Whoever wrote this headline just had the greatest day of their life.
February 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Whoever wrote this headline just had the greatest day of their life.
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#TimeToTalk day
Some of the UK mental health charities, active here
@mindcharity.bsky.social
@rethinkcharity.bsky.social
@sane.org.uk
@mqmentalhealth.bsky.social
@centreformh.bsky.social
@cypmentalhealth.bsky.social
@studentmindsorg.bsky.social
@mindapples.bsky.social
@actionhappiness.bsky.social
Some of the UK mental health charities, active here
@mindcharity.bsky.social
@rethinkcharity.bsky.social
@sane.org.uk
@mqmentalhealth.bsky.social
@centreformh.bsky.social
@cypmentalhealth.bsky.social
@studentmindsorg.bsky.social
@mindapples.bsky.social
@actionhappiness.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
@afcouch.bsky.social hey Mandy! I'm with you - haven't quite closed out my FB account but I'm glad you're here! ❤️
February 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@afcouch.bsky.social hey Mandy! I'm with you - haven't quite closed out my FB account but I'm glad you're here! ❤️
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I know it’s early days but is a reputable org or journalist/historian doing a weekly round up of what the Trump admin has actually done? (For real, not rhetoric).
I’d like to stay informed but I can’t follow it every day, nor do I have the skill to parse fact from fiction anymore.
I’d like to stay informed but I can’t follow it every day, nor do I have the skill to parse fact from fiction anymore.
January 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I know it’s early days but is a reputable org or journalist/historian doing a weekly round up of what the Trump admin has actually done? (For real, not rhetoric).
I’d like to stay informed but I can’t follow it every day, nor do I have the skill to parse fact from fiction anymore.
I’d like to stay informed but I can’t follow it every day, nor do I have the skill to parse fact from fiction anymore.
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When you don’t know how anything works, everything is a conspiracy
December 14, 2024 at 9:54 PM
When you don’t know how anything works, everything is a conspiracy
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CBC does a better job covering our climate emergency than any other media outlet in Canada – by far. #SaveTheCBC
On CBC last night, I spelt out the moral case to keep on trying, however hard it might be. Defending the living planet is not an option we can abandon. Ultimately, it is all that counts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2V...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2V...
Author George Monbiot on countering despair amid alarming climate change trends
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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January 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
CBC does a better job covering our climate emergency than any other media outlet in Canada – by far. #SaveTheCBC
A snowy start to a long travel day. Headed back to my other home in BC! See you soon @rachelzant.bsky.social ! ❤️
January 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A snowy start to a long travel day. Headed back to my other home in BC! See you soon @rachelzant.bsky.social ! ❤️
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Nova Scotia is in a crisis. We need people to stand up and speak up more than ever before.
Fundraisers and nonprofits need to do the same.
My latest on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/uprising...
Fundraisers and nonprofits need to do the same.
My latest on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/uprising...
Standing Up in Times of Crisis
Why I will never be silent.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Nova Scotia is in a crisis. We need people to stand up and speak up more than ever before.
Fundraisers and nonprofits need to do the same.
My latest on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/uprising...
Fundraisers and nonprofits need to do the same.
My latest on substack.
open.substack.com/pub/uprising...
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Strong statement from @reasondigital.bsky.social about their use of Meta platforms.
Our statement regarding the recent policy changes at #Meta: reasondigital.com/blog/stateme... we will be suspending our activities on Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram and Threads) effective immediately. #markzuckerberg #lgbtqia #humanrights
Statement about Meta's policy changes | Reason Digital
Reason Digital's Statement on Meta's policy changes
reasondigital.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Strong statement from @reasondigital.bsky.social about their use of Meta platforms.
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Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
December 4, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think.
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!
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Roll up roll up for the THIRD instalment of the #StarterPack for lovely folks working in and around UK #charities
go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg
Please do share and let me know if you’d like to be added 🙏
ICYMI, Part 1 is here: go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ
Part 2 is here: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe
go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg
Please do share and let me know if you’d like to be added 🙏
ICYMI, Part 1 is here: go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ
Part 2 is here: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe
November 21, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Roll up roll up for the THIRD instalment of the #StarterPack for lovely folks working in and around UK #charities
go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg
Please do share and let me know if you’d like to be added 🙏
ICYMI, Part 1 is here: go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ
Part 2 is here: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe
go.bsky.app/U9Thoeg
Please do share and let me know if you’d like to be added 🙏
ICYMI, Part 1 is here: go.bsky.app/7dPWqWQ
Part 2 is here: go.bsky.app/QWpFmRe
CDN charity friends: I know the postal strike has crippled your ability to send out your appeal you’ve been working on for 6 months… but you can empathetically use other channels to help your donor - help you. That’s where the focus should be. (Should always be - TBH.)
November 28, 2024 at 11:52 AM
CDN charity friends: I know the postal strike has crippled your ability to send out your appeal you’ve been working on for 6 months… but you can empathetically use other channels to help your donor - help you. That’s where the focus should be. (Should always be - TBH.)
@emmalewzey.bsky.social whoop whoop! 🚨🚨
November 28, 2024 at 11:46 AM
@emmalewzey.bsky.social whoop whoop! 🚨🚨