He has the right mix of chutzpah and charisma to match, but with all these formidable competitors, the challenge extends beyond superior patented technology and fundraising.

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Beyond that, it is a PR and fundraising battle over new laws banning the so-called assault rifles and high capacity magazine clips.

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In 2013 and beyond, we predict more nonprofit organizations and fundraising professionals will adopt a mobile mindset and engage in mobile-enabled fundraising to tap into a new, growing donor pool.

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This willingness to risk failure in pursuit of a breakthrough can feel especially scary in the social sector, where fundraising anxiety discourages honest conversations about how to move beyond existing models in search of better ones.

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Kaitlynn, who asked that we not publish her full name, and her partners were beyond psyched that a single investor had been generous enough to fulfill their entire fundraising goal.

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On Wednesday, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published a report, Philanthropy Beyond London, with suggestions for cultural organisations - particularly those outside the capital - to improve fundraising.

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