If you ask most senior-level nonprofit professionals they would admit succession planning doesn’t exist or the plan sits and gathers dust.
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The Most Important Part of Fundraising: A Culture of Philanthropy
Building a culture of philanthropy is the most important and dynamic program element fundraising professionals should do on a daily basis. As your organizational culture matures, your job becomes easier. Success of various degrees takes time, but failure in this area is not an option. Your organizational long-term philanthropic viability may depend on it!
Read MoreThe 10-Point Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Run/Walk/Ride Event Checklist
At the 2014 Bridge Conference, three fundraising professionals provided a checklist for launching a peer-to-peer fundraising run/walk/ride event. In their session “From Zero to 5K in 10 Months: The ABCs of Launching a Peer-to-Peer Based Run/Walk or Bike Ride,” Sharon Kessler, interim director of special events at Children’s National Medical Center Foundation; Hossein Noshirvani, executive VP and co-founder of Mationsoft; and Philip Schmitz, partner and CEO of CharityEngine, shared their insights.
Read More30 Ideas to Enhance Fundraising Direct-Response Creative, Part 3
At the Association of Fundraising Professionals’
Fundraising Day in New York last Friday, three fundraising professionals, along with moderator Amy Tripi, president of Tripi Consulting, shared 30 ideas to enhance fundraising direct-response creative. Here are ideas 21-30.
30 Ideas to Enhance Fundraising Direct-Response Creative, Part 2
At the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Fundraising Day in New York last Friday, three fundraising professionals, along with moderator Amy Tripi, president of Tripi Consulting, shared 30 ideas to enhance fundraising direct-response creative. Here are ideas 11-2.
30 Ideas to Enhance Fundraising Direct-Response Creative, Part 1
At the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Fundraising Day in New York last Friday, three fundraising professionals, along with moderator Amy Tripi, president of Tripi Consulting, shared 30 ideas to enhance fundraising direct-response creative. Here are the first 10 ideas from the session “30 Ides in 60 Minutes: Your Hour of Creative Power.”
Read More7 Steps to Retain Your Fundraisers
Focus group respondents revealed a need for leaders to better configure the shared values, style, structure, systems, staffing and strategy within their organizations. The study’s findings were used to construct seven corrective action steps for nonprofit leaders managing the daily activities of charitable fundraisers.
Read MoreCharity Overhead: Myth, Mystery or Just a Misunderstanding?
I recently viewed the DVD of a panel discussion, “Charity Watchdogs, Donor Perceptions and the Overhead Myth,” a program held Jan. 30 by the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (D.C.). Since I haven’t read much about the content of this discussion, I want to share with you comments from the panelists that I found interesting, insightful and, yes, at times, challenging. Don’t expect to agree with them all, but “listen” and then decide what else you can do today to give your donors confidence that you are worthy of their support.
Read MoreSeeking Million-Dollar Donors
Like fishing in the ocean, the larger the fish, the longer it takes. Once you land the first million-dollar-plus donor, you will be hungry for more. At the end of the day, make sure you have the right bait because thousands of fishing boats are in the harbor!
Fundraising Takeaways and Quotables From Giving USA 2013
Four fundraising professionals shared key statistics and their insights on the Giving USA 2013 report, as well as what it means for fundraising moving forward.
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