ProSpeak: Unsteady Times, Great Opportunity
6. Defer feasibility study interviews. Give time for donors to financially and emotionally digest the economy. Then, regardless of market and other economic circumstances, donors will be better able to focus on philanthropy.
7. Strengthen your board. Establish or refine your board-development plan. Seek the best board leaders, and educate, involve and motivate them. Give them positive feedback, and reconnect with former board members.
Looking for Jeff? You'll find him either on the lake, laughing with good friends, or helping nonprofits develop to their full potential.
Jeff believes that successful fundraising is built on a bedrock of relevant, consistent messaging; sound practices; the nurturing of relationships; and impeccable stewardship. And that organizations that adhere to those standards serve as beacons to others that aspire to them. The Bedrocks & Beacons blog will provide strategic information to help nonprofits be both.
Jeff has more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience and is a member of the NonProfit PRO Editorial Advisory Board.
