<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>NonprofitMaine &#187; Scott Schnapp</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/author/sschnapp/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:38:03 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='blog.nonprofitmaine.org' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>NonprofitMaine &#187; Scott Schnapp</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/osd.xml" title="NonprofitMaine" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Growing Membership by Building and Expanding Value</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/02/04/growing-membership-by-building-and-expanding-value/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/02/04/growing-membership-by-building-and-expanding-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Schnapp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nonprofit Management & Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nonprofits that are dependent on membership revenue often invest their limited human and financial resources in short term, unsustainable strategies, focusing on expanding their membership through solicitation and persuasion rather than building and expanding a solid value proposition for their members. While short term positive impacts may result from these kind of strategies, they also [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=649&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/02/04/growing-membership-by-building-and-expanding-value/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/928684e277066a2e20e19da06148c355?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D96&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">sschnapp</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
