Hello!
The holiday season is here, and we have lots of goodies in our sack! There is so much for us to share that we have broken this month's newsletter into a series of 3 Holiday Newsletters. You will find special treats in each of those newsletters, all for making our world a better place to live.

Here's what you will find in this edition:

Newsletter Index Links
	New Article: Introduction to Community Engagement
	New Product: Community Engagement Step-by-Step Action Kit
	Crossing Paths / Free Workshop: Meet us in Sacramento!
	New Feature! Cool Distractions: Just because you deserve a treat!
	Forward this Newsletter
	What They're Saying
	Coming Attractions: What is in Part 2 of our Holiday Newsletter?
	Tell us what you think!

Please read and enjoy, and pass these items along. We know it will help you improve the quality of life in your community. And isn't that why we all do the work we do?

New Article: Introduction to Community Engagement Once you experience Community Engagement, you may just say goodbye to Marketing forever. Ready to give it a try? Learn more New Product! Community Engagement ACTION KIT  Our new Action Kit picks up where FriendRaising left off, taking you step-by-step through the Community Engagement Planning process. And it's all downloadable - tons of worksheets and charts and samples and photos with NO waiting and NO shipping charges! Best of all, it comes with FREE upgrades! Learn more Listen to Hildy talk about Community Engagement and the new kit here! Listen now Crossing Paths - Free Workshop Meet us in Sacramento! Do you live near a community we will be visiting? Would you like us to do a free workshop while we're there? Here's where we will be: January: • Sacramento, California If you live near Sacramento or the Bay Area, let us know! • Want us to do a free workshop? CLICK • Want us to convene a discussion group! CLICK And if your own plans bring you to Tucson, we hope you will let us know that, too! New Feature! Cool Distractions The internet is an amazing place. Look what we found for you this week - a see-through butterfly! See it here Forward This Newsletter If you find our newsletter useful, forward it to a friend Learn more Because board members so rarely receive information on how to do their job better, here are a few ways to help them: • Forward this newsletter to individual board members or to your board's listserv • Sign up your whole board Sign Up Now What They're Saying Every month, hundreds of new subscribers sign up for our newsletter. Here's one of our favorite comments this month: "I just wanted to say that the articles from Hildy Gottlieb are the best articles I have ever read in regards to fundraising! Thank you. As a fundraising consultant I appreciate the "common sense" approach and will recommend this site to everyone!"-Monica Witvoet Thank you, Monica! Coming Attractions! What is in Part 2 of our Holiday Newsletter? As our holiday gift, we will be sending 2 more newsletters, filled with goodies. Next week's newsletter will have our Brain Teaser, our Use It Today tip, and a special recorded class. And then our last holiday newsletter - well, that will have a whole grab bag of holiday goodies! So keep an eye on your e-mailbox! Tell Us What You Think! As we continue to develop the Community-Driven Institute, helping you create more impact in your community, we hope you will let us know what you think. What would be helpful to have on our website, or to include in our newsletter? How have you used the products and programs we already have in place, and how have they worked for you? We appreciate the feedback, because our goal is to help you change the world (or just your piece of it). So let us know! CLICK Thank you, as always, for the work you do to make your communities better places to live. We wish for you all the possibilities life holds. Community-Driven Institute at Help 4 NonProfits www.Help4NonProfits.com 4433 E. Broadway Blvd. Ste 202 Tucson, Arizona 85711

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