The best way to raise money: Don’t Ask
Commenting on non-profits doing desperate fundraising during the economic crisis, Seth Godin writes that Now is not the time to ask for money.
I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been thinking along these lines over the last year, since I took a step back from working with several large national non-profits.
So much has been done to optimize development through the sciences of direct mail and web / email metrics and analytics… and yet something basic seems to be missed in all this.
As they learned in physics, the act of observation effects the outcome. Read more
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About Dale
I've been a software engineer, a rocket scientist, a CEO, an author, editor and publisher, a personal trainer (to movie stars, Olympic and professional athletes), and helped build a couple of mobile and Internet ad agencies. Yeah, I was the guy at the front of the iPhone line; all three times. I write about startups, business, technology (especially web and mobile), and sometimes I review the gadgets I love to play with.-
Recent Posts
- iPhone hype and App hype exceeded by results: iTablet / iSlate to match it?
- Check your plan: new lower cell voice rates not automatic
- 2010 Year of the App Phone (Android vs. iPhone vs. WebOS)
- It’s time to end TSA-sponsored terrorism in the air and on American soil!
- To marry a geek, propose like one. Engaged! (Yes, on Twitter, like real geeks.)
- iTunes 9 Home Sharing/Sync the Wrong Solution. Give us automatic media caching!
- TimeCapsule sucks as Network Attached Storage for iTunes or Sonos
- Skittles goes all in on Twitter
- Competition Reduces Friction for Payments
- A hint about good presentations, Politics as an example of transparency? and OMMA Social
- Best iPhone Twitter app comes down to Tweetie vs. Twittelator Pro
- Suing over negative Yelp reviews (and a better response)
- Obama’s Blackberry: “They’re going to have to pry it out of my hands”
- iPhone vs. Blackberry: Touchscreen no substitute for good user experience
- The Tale of Despereaux: World’s First Live-Twitter Movie Review?
My Tweets
- Nice. Get Satisfaction Turns Facebook Fan Pages into Customer Support Hubs: http://bit.ly/cBlH1V 03/10/10 08:42pm
- is not going to SXSW. 03/10/10 04:05pm
- Better Mobile Form Design http://ping.fm/2bpWv /via @jyamasaki 03/09/10 03:07pm
- EFF uses FOIA to reveal terms of Apple's intense iPhone developer requirements. http://j.mp/cJjooz /via @JPBarlow 03/09/10 02:57pm
- How to be a distributed company. Great piece by Wordpress CEO @photomatt http://bit.ly/9M7i32 03/09/10 02:56pm
Recently Tweeted
- Competition Reduces Friction for Payments
- A hint about good presentations, Politics as an example of transparency? and OMMA Social
- New iPhone Monday: Winning Combination
- Winning Management Strategy in Economic Downturn (Reuters: Social Networking Prevents Business Collapse?)
- Mourning Castro Halloween
My Favorite Tweets
- fastcompany: Survey: 75% of iPhone Users Have a Wholly Inappropriate Relationship With Their Phones http://su.pr/AAuPeZ 03/09/10 06:35am
- om: When It Comes to Social Sharing, Don’t Forget About Email http://dlvr.it/7w6d (via @gigaom) 03/09/10 06:04am
- fastcompany: Today in insane, hilarious push polls: Apple iPhone addiction among college students http://bit.ly/cZxxC0 03/09/10 04:03am
- parislemon: Google Buzz Could Have Dominated Location. (And Snuck Up On Facebook And Twitter.) http://tcrn.ch/dBMHeP 03/09/10 03:41am
- blam: condom camera photo is scary! RT Hello. http://bit.ly/cDquPo (via @willsmith) 03/09/10 03:23am
- DocPop: Download the @8bitSF show sampler here http://tinyurl.com/ya4p4ym It's freehole. 03/09/10 03:14am
- tferriss: Working on book chapter for vegetarians and veg athletes. If you're a veget/vegan or considering it, what would you like to know/learn? 03/09/10 03:14am
- zappos: "Leadership is about making something happen that wasn't going to happen anyway in the default future." -Dave Logan @davelogan1 03/09/10 03:07am
- Scobleizer: I wish I could code like @leahculver watch as she learns to develop for iPhone: http://bit.ly/9BrWDT #codinghero 03/09/10 03:03am
- MobileCrunch: Review: Case-mate Hug Wireless Charging Pad and Case for iPhone 3G/3GS - http://is.gd/9Z8Xu 03/09/10 03:00am
- TechCrunch: Will Books Be The Next To Go In Apple's App Store Purge? - http://tcrn.ch/dDqIqr by @jasonkincaid 03/09/10 02:25am
- mashable: Mashable's @benparr quoted in CNN piece about using social media to fight organized crime: http://bit.ly/9Va74h 03/09/10 02:12am
- jolieodell: Chris Pirillo Debuts E-Book: 140 Twitter Tips http://ff.im/-haWMQ 03/09/10 02:10am
- tonidotorg: 5 reasons why your company should be distributed: http://wp.me/p2l-wJ 03/09/10 01:54am
- krystyl: @dalelarson Awwww you and laura are perfect for each other! I couldnt be any happier for you both! Can't wait for the wedding! 03/08/10 04:20pm
- hnshah: The (Almost) Surefire Method for Getting Publicity for Your Business http://bit.ly/cgqBkr 03/08/10 04:00pm
- manukumar: And now @pud from @blippy on KQED/NPR too cc @ashvink http://k9.vc/b4DiH6 (piece finished) 03/08/10 03:58pm
- TechCrunch: TweetPhoto Gets More Social With Facebook, Twitter, And Foursquare; Launches Better iPhone App - http://tcrn.ch/avUgb6 by @leenarao 03/08/10 03:54pm
- smokingapples: Daily Deeds: A Habit Manager for iPhone http://cot.ag/98WvIe 03/08/10 03:31pm
- AppencyPress: I uploaded a YouTube video -- Real Trohpy Hunting for iPhone and iPod Touch http://youtu.be/XbwVqH3G2Vo?a 03/08/10 03:02pm
Follow me on Twitter
- Nice. Get Satisfaction Turns Facebook Fan Pages into Customer Support Hubs: http://bit.ly/cBlH1V 6 hours ago
- is not going to SXSW. 11 hours ago
- Better Mobile Form Design http://ping.fm/2bpWv /via @jyamasaki 2010/03/09
- EFF uses FOIA to reveal terms of Apple's intense iPhone developer requirements. http://j.mp/cJjooz /via @JPBarlow 2010/03/09
- How to be a distributed company. Great piece by Wordpress CEO @photomatt http://bit.ly/9M7i32 2010/03/09
- RT @arrington: RT @TechCrunch Never Ending Goldrush: Doodle Jump for iPhone Smashes Through 3 Million Sales http://bit.ly/bL2vd0 2010/03/09
- CauseWorld's Checkin For Charity http://tcrn.ch/ci9VYt -- enjoyed seeing these folks at Mobile Monday tonight, too. 2010/03/09
- Whoever invented candy underwear was silly. 2010/03/09
- just discovered first iPhone app (I know of) to upload video to Facebook: Moe's Notes: http://j.mp/d598Bg 2010/03/09
- RT @bjfogg: I'm sharing some new work tomorrow via Institute for the Future. http://www.iftf.org/persuasion @guerillafutures 2010/03/09
- @SN0WKRASH damn, that's the second time you've had your iPhone stolen, so sorry to hear that! :-( 2010/03/09
- Skout's evolution: include social gaming and virtual currency to monetize next version of their location-based dating app. Sounds brilliant. 2010/03/09