Major Gifts Committee Member Job Description
In response to an email request…. “This” committee was created with the understanding that, to…
Hank Lewis, MA, CFRM
Hank Lewis, MA, CFRM’s posts
Fundraising Ethics Revisited
A couple of months ago I wrote my first posting on fundraising ethics. In that…
Financing & Loans
How Do You Pay A Fundraiser???
That was the subject line in a recent email in which the writer asked: “We…
Financing & Loans
Designing An “Ask Package”
An email asked if I know of any resources for designing an “Ask Package” The…
Financing & Loans
Term Limits for Non-Profit Board Members
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are created to address specific issues/problems/needs and serve specific communities/constituencies, and the…
Business Laws & Ethics
Are Major Gifts Annual Gifts ??
An email raised the question as to whether “Major Gifts” should be counted in the…
Financing & Loans
Another Director of Development Who Isn’t
Had a “wrong number” phone call recently from a “Director of Development” of an organization…
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Fundraising for New Nonprofits
An email asked: “What advice is there for new nonprofits without a funding history? So…
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Deleting Names From Your Mailing/Solicitation List
On a listserve in which I used to participate, someone posted the following: << We…
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Direct Mail, Donor Acquisition and Evaluating A Development Officer
This posting was “provoked” by a question in an email. In fundraising, as in sales,…
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Fundraising Goal: Increasing from Last Year?
Analyzing Fundraising Goal Increase: By How Much? Some time ago, an email raised the question:…
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Outsourcing Prospect Research
I received an email some time back that, with my response, suggests a way to…
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The Board … And Fundraising
Give, Get, or…. A reader asked if we “have any examples of good “get or…
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Capital Campaign Cost Accounting
A reader indicated that she was, “trying to find accounting literature that defines whether we…
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Is the CFRE Credential Worth the Time and Money?
That question was asked on one of the listserves where I am (usually) just a…
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Financial Advisers and the Non-Profit Sector
An Ethical Question: The following is based on a question raised by a financial planner….…