Show Me … Don’t Tell Me: Say It With Video
Share your message in an effective medium. Allow video to be used to get your…
Hank Lewis, MA, CFRM
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Video – An Often Overlooked Development Tool
When was the last time you watched something that really moved you? Brought you to…
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Using Video in the Development Process … And Increasing Dollars
A number of years ago, we used a video recording as part of the capital…
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Corporation Solicitation Programs: Not For Every Nonprofit
In considering the creation of a Corporate Solicitation Program (a CSP), the first questions I’d…
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The Gift Table: An Essential Fundraising Tool
Gift Tables/Pyramids are great fundraising tools, but their construction and usage are often very much…
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The Planning Study: Implementation
Continuing from last week’s posting…. As it will not always be appropriate to run down…
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The Planning Study: Conceptualizing & Preparing
Want to create a Major Gifts Program, a Bequest Program, a Special Event, a Recognition…
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Leadership: The Key to a Successful Major Gifts Program
The most critical factor in creating a Major Gifts Program is the availability of a…
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Ensuring The Future of Your Nonprofit: Major Gifts Are The Way
The biggest mistake that many non-profits make is believing that grants from corporations, foundations and…
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Top Ten “Rules” of Fundraising
1. All Board Members Must Be Donors … to the best of their ability. Not…
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The Board’s Role in Fundraising
There’s been frequent discussion about a Board Member’s obligation to contribute to his/her nonprofit; and,…
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Development: A Skill, Not a Buzzword
A few years ago I asked: “Does your nonprofit have a Director of Development who…
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Understanding the Difference Between Fundraising and Development
“Development” is, by definition, the process of creating and enhancing relationships with (potential) donors to…
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Marketing, Donor Acquisition, Development
In the NP community, as elsewhere, it’s targeted marketing that is most effective. But you…
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Give & Get: Wise Advice or An Obsolete Concept??
A few months ago I received an inquiry from one of the national development publications.…
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An “Immature” 30-Year-Old Ministry
Before anyone gets insulted, a “mature” nonprofit has a strategic plan, a development plan and,…