Rich Brown, a visiting clinical professor at New York University's George H. Heyman Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising, shared 26 conversation tips during his presentation, "Major Gifts: 15 Things You Absolutely Must Know," at the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Fundraising Day in New York last week.
This very healthy school of philanthropy has been born to serve future generations. I cannot wait to see how it grows and prospers!
Rather than changing careers, I've found a few things that have helped me survive — and yes, even thrive. Check them out, or set this aside for a day when you need it.
Do you want to experience a lifetime of joy? Become a mentor today, and you will realize, although while it is better to give than receive, you will definitely receive in unexpected ways!
With Katya Andresen exiting stage left from the nonprofit blogging world and taking over as CEO of ePals, we share some of the tremendous fundraising tips she has been gracious enough to pass on to our readers through our various publications.
Three themes seemed to emerge at the Engage Conference among all the presentations — retention, risk and reward, or the three R's.
Why keep learning? Because things are changing, and we need to change along with them. There are great opportunities to learn, no matter what your learning style is.
Whether you end up in the penthouse or the outhouse depends on personal success, timing, being in the right place at the right time and good luck. Treat people as you would like to be treated. Your success depends on that of others.
We are all on a learning curve. After all, not that many years ago, not one of us had any idea how to raise money through e-mail. So no excuses! Make today that day you start managing your career so you can become the best fundraiser possible.
At the 2013 Nonprofit Technology Conference, Annalise Briggs, manager of Mercy Corps' monthly giving program, discussed the organization's monthly giving and data about monthly donors in the session "I Could Be Your Next Monthly Donor, So Call Me Maybe?"
