Top 10 2013 Fundraising Lessons for 2014

Here are 10 2013 fundraising lessons for 2014: 1. Promote diversity in your international fundraising team. 2. Foster a fundraising and partnership culture across your organization. 3. Attention on private-sector fundraising is overrated. 4. Donor reporting is the most important step in the fundraising cycle. 5. Focus on building internal strengths and external support will follow. 6. Nurture individual relationships in donor institutions. 7. Communicate about not communicating. 8. Invest in staff education, new learning and training. 9. Travel internally within your organization first. 10. Small things are all that matters in the end.