Viken Mikaelian

Are My Donors and Prospects Using the Internet?
Direct Mail and Planned Giving
Viken Mikaelian

Are My Donors and Prospects Using the Internet?

U.S. seniors use the Internet more than their younger counterparts and are the fastest growing sector of the PC-purchasing public. And according to Pew Research, four out of ten seniors now own smartphones, which is more than double than in 2013. And the rate of online adoption also increases with wealth.

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Overkill Marketing
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

Overkill Marketing

Overkill marketing is a simple way to get your prospects tune you out without trying. Don’t make that mistake. Here’s how to market the right way to keep your donors giving year in and year out.

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What Works and What Doesn’t in Planned Giving Marketing
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

What Works and What Doesn’t in Planned Giving Marketing

When you market planned gifts, you are trying to persuade people to do something that most of them don’t even want to think about – permanently transfer assets away from their control and that of their families. Here’s how to do planned giving marketing the right way!

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Planned Giving Website features
Planned Giving Marketing
Viken Mikaelian

Top 8 Features of a Planned Giving Website

If you want your planned giving websites to do more than just take up space – if you want it to actually communicate with your prospects and motivate them to plan a gift – here are the features to look for, and the ones to avoid.

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What Does the Future Hold? A Bold Prediction.
Uncategorized
Viken Mikaelian

What Does the Fundraising Future Hold? A Bold Prediction.

As we settle into another month of staying indoors, a lot of people and so-called experts are making a lot of speculations about what’s next — for public health, for the economy, for our society as a whole. Here’s what we think the fundraising future holds…

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My Apple Tree
Self Improvement & Career
Viken Mikaelian

My Apple Tree

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ~ Martin Luther

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