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		<title>New Google = New Coke</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me tell you a short story:  Back in the 1980s there was a pseudo war, and it was a big deal at the time.  Named the Cola Wars, it was a knock-down, drag-out to decide which of the two mega brands of cola was better, Coke or Pepsi.  Both felt that neither could survive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finally!  A journalist GETS prospect research</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every half year or so, some newspaper or magazine comes out with an article about how creepy prospect research is (last spring’s example: the Wall Street Journal in a May blog post by Anne Kadet called “Is your favorite charity spying on you?”) (and no, I’m not going to do them the favor of linking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got A Secret&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So let’s say you want to email a password-protected document to someone.  Or give them access to the back end of your website.  You need to send them the password to open it …but what if they’re half a world away, sound asleep?  Or they’re in a meeting, or just unavailable to take your phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helen&#8217;s interview with Mark Schaefer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He may be a marketing guru now, but Mark Schaefer’s background in journalism became clear to me a couple of weeks ago. Despite the sudden blowout of power in the restaurant we were in and the three fire trucks that raced up outside shortly thereafter with alarms bwomping and red lights circling, Mark ran out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meaty Take-aways</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Wednesday, November 30th I’m going to be speaking at a conference sponsored by the Massachusetts chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. I mention this because it got me to thinking about what I like and don’t like about conferences. I like really meaty sessions at conferences, and I get disappointed when speakers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We’re writing a book!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jen Filla of Aspire Research Group and I have just signed a deal with John Wiley &#38; Sons to write Prospect Research for Fundraisers; The Essential Handbook. We’re thrilled! This book is going to be handy for every single front-line development officer, from the solo fundraiser in a one-person shop to the VP for Advancement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More, Ben Franklin and Prospect Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The creative fundraising folks at More Partnership in the UK recently put together a small book called More stories, which is the “first in a series of little books about fundraising.”  I hope they put out another little book soon because its 32 pages delighted and entertained me with inspiring and amusing stories on fundraising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will SIBs cannibalize philanthropic giving?</title>
		<link>http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/2011/09/will-sibs-cannibalize-philanthropic-giving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discussion about Social Impact Bonds is really hot right now.  SIBs have the ability to reward nonprofits for being innovative and for achieving measurable and replicable success.  But will they remove funding that would have been philanthropically given?  And will smaller nonprofits be left out in the cold? To find out more, I attended last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HBG grows!</title>
		<link>http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/2011/08/hbg-grows/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had the pleasure of welcoming two new colleagues into the Helen Brown Group.  The fundraising world being as small as it is, you never know when you’re going to have the opportunity to work with someone again, and it’s certainly true for me with both Andrea Marks and Maureen Kilcommins. I first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17 questions to ask before hiring a research consultant</title>
		<link>http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/2011/07/16-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-a-research-consultant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Showcase of Fundraising Innovation and Inspiration (SOFII) has curated a group of great articles on how to be an effective partner with consultants in our sector.  As a riff on Alison McCants’ great web article sharing her experience, I thought I’d add some questions to ask before engaging a research consultant: What resources do [...]]]></description>
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