Fundraiser Education

Go out and have those conversations, share and collaborate with your fundraising colleagues and peers. It is an invaluable resource that the fundraising industry is truly special to have and embrace.

To begin 2013, I asked four of my colleagues, all seasoned professionals with years of hands-on fundraising experience, to contribute one piece of advice for fundraising in this new year. Here’s what they told me.

To help you make 2013 the best year possible for fundraising, here are some of the shortest — and most practical — job descriptions you'll find for many of the things and people that matter in fundraising.

As you take time to reflect during this holiday season, it is a perfect time to create or update your plan for self-improvement next year. Opportunities for professional development are expanding exponentially online and in person.

In the spirit of self-congratulating, here are some reasons to give yourself a positive annual review for the work you've done in 2012.

University of Pennsylvania students taking a course about philanthropy and nonprofits are learning more than just theory. The urban studies students actually gave away $100,000 at the end of the semester last week. The money came from the Texas-based Once Upon A Time Foundation.

Ted Hart speaks with college-aged siblings Megan and Justin Churchman. Megan is founder of Global Hands, a youth-led foundation that seeks to better the lives of children worldwide, and Justin is founder of Build Better Lives, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating homelessness in Juarez, Mexico, on his Nonprofit Coach Radio Show.

Ted Hart speaks with Robert M. Penna, a consultant for Charity Navigator and author of "The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox" and "Outcome Frameworks," on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Ted Hart speaks with fundraising guru Mal Warwick, founder and chairman of Mal Warwick Associates, in this archived episode of his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

The third annual FundRaising Success Virtual Conference & Expo takes place today. Check out the agenda and join us for a fundraising-filled day.