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Barrie Atkin’s July 2025 Newsletter

Happy Summer!

It’s been quite a while since I’ve sent out a newsletter! (Knee replacement surgery went well but diverted my focus for a while.)

I hope this newsletter finds you well, despite the chaos in Washington. How are you? I’d love to hear from you.

Non-Fiction Kindle Books for Only 99 cents each!!! (including mine)

If you haven’t read my book “HATE FUNDRAISING? How to Become Comfortable Asking for Money”, here’s your opportunity to purchase the Kindle book for only 99 cents — buy on Amazon.

Plus you can get 30+ other non-fiction Kindle books for just 99¢ each through this Thursday July 17. It’s a Kindle Flash Sale!

Grab a few titles: www.KindleFlashSale.com/barrie. (Don’t have a Kindle? No problem. Just download the app on your phone or computer.)

Kindle Sale

If you like the book, please leave a review. I currently have 35 reviews on Amazon. My goal is to get beyond 50 by August – which will help my positioning on Amazon — click below for the Amazon link:

HATE FUNDRAISING? How to Become Comfortable Asking for Money

Thanks in advance!!

Overwhelmed by AI Offers?

Each week, my inbox is flooded with offers of AI programs, platforms and courses. Here’s a FREE website that offers access to multiple AI programs: https://poe.com.

According to the website: “The best AI, all in one place. Explore GPT-4.1, Claude Opus 4, DeepSeek-R1, Runway, ElevenLabs, and millions of others.” The “millions” requires a hefty payment plan, but the free version still offers a wide variety of AI tools. Check it out.

Fun Stuff

  • Want to explore unique places in your state – or any other?
    Check out Only In Your State: Discover Magic In Your Own Backyard – Perfect for summer road trips. Pick your state(s) to sign up for a daily notice of something you might not have known about – or delve into the site itself.
  • Which Island Changes Countries Every Six Months?
    That’s from https://InterestingFacts.com where you can browse in multiple categories, or sign up for a daily piece of intrigue.

Good News re COVID

Ever since the pandemic, I’ve regularly followed the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) COVID waste water tracking charts and data available at Wastewater Covid-19 Tracking | MWRA Currently at some of the lowest levels in a long time.

Coming Soon

More books…and more free stuff. Stay tuned.

Your fan,

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Barrie J. Atkin, president

P.S. Time for Celebration? July 20 is National Ice Cream Day. July 31 is National Watermelon Day. Two of my favorite food groups!

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I hired Barrie to help write a business plan to fund a new initiative within a fairly large company. This initiative had to compete with other worthy ones for limited available funding. Barrie did the market research, competitive intelligence, and market valuation pieces, which were key to our successful pitch for funding. This was a one-year project, and during its course I came to enjoy working with Barrie, looking forward to her visits and our trips together, and I got more than I expected with each deliverable.

Scott Overholt
Account Director @ Harte-Hanks Direct

Barrie’s knowledge of direct marketing and circulation was invaluable. She analyzed our situation and put plans and programs into place to fix the problems. And when we had some unexpected staff turnover, she put together a team of experienced professionals to get us back on track. Barrie served as Interim Circulation Director, overseeing budgets, audits, creative programs, direct mail and testing. She also helped us hire an outstanding permanent Circulation Director.

Dean Kessel
Vice President & General Manager @ BASS

When Barrie researched new markets for Rodale, I could depend upon her recommendations. She helped us understand new opportunities, evaluated potential competitive threats, and provided a thorough analysis of risks and rewards. We received real value for her work — detailed deliverables and actionable recommendations that really helped our bottom line.

Robert J. Teufel
Former President @ Rodale

Barrie Atkin is a tremendously energetic and committed marketing, strategy and development professional. She worked tirelessly with our staff and board to establish a framework and plan for our development goals, and then provided development, marketing, training and planning services to help implement our goals. Barrie gave 110% and together we achieved great success.

Lisa Krinsky
Director @ LGBT Aging Project

I chose Barrie because of the diverse expertise she demonstrated previously in business planning, her knowledge of health publishing and the healthcare field, her work ethic, and her experience working with nonprofits. In addition to her professional skills, Barrie is a pleasure to work with, and works well with the rest of our staff as part of our team.

Tom Easley
Executive Director Publishing @ New England Journal of Medicine

I highly recommend working with Barrie — whether or not you’re still planning your first appeal letter; or you’ve already run a capital campaign to fund your Senior Center. Barrie has a strong commitment to elders and working with nonprofits, combined with an expertise in fundraising and marketing. I have worked with Barrie for over six years. I find her to be incredibly gifted in making fundraising profitable, manageable and fun.

Ruthann Dobek
Director @ Brookline Senior Center & Council on Aging

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