TIPS ON WRITING

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Here are tips on some of the most common concerns faced by development writers, drawn from Joseph Barbato’s regular column on communications in Contributions, the how-to magazine for nonprofit professionals.

Barbato's advice on fundraising communications has appeared in publications from The Writer to The Editorial Eye. He often offers seminars and individualized coaching on writing for gift officers and other nonprofit professionals. He has talked to groups at Duke University, the National Wildlife Federation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Grant Center in Memphis, among others.