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What Cirque du Soleil taught me about donor stewardship

JL;DR SUMMARY Drawing inspiration from a Cirque du Soleil show that catered to even those in the cheapest seats, Ben Vorspan argues for a reevaluation of donor engagement strategies. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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PhilanthropySustainable DevelopmentBelongingCommunity BuildingNonprofitsDonor EngagementFundraising StrategiesCirque Du SoleilDonor AppreciationSmall Donors

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
"On a recent trip to Las Vegas, my wife and I decided to see Michael Jackson ONE, a Cirque du Soleil show that promised iconic music, dazzling visuals and gravity-defying acrobatics."

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