Another New Nonprofit…
…that wants other people to fund their good idea !! The email said: “We have…
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The Fundraising Blog is Taking a Break
We’ll be back in a couple of weeks, and we look forward to answering your…
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Questions from A New Organization About Their Annual Event
The email said that the “new” organization has one major event every year, and their…
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Creating The Small/New Organization Fundraising Plan
Far too many small/new nonprofits think of fundraising in the context of an activity, but…
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The Role of the Board in Church “Owned” Nonprofits
An email began: A chapter of Catholic Charities is set up as a single-member corporation,…
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So, You Think You Want To Be A Fundraising/Development Consultant !!
You may be an experienced, knowledgeable development professional, and you may know/discover what is it…
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Can Two Nonprofits, With Very Different Missions, Hold A Joint Fund-Raiser?
That was a question that recently found my email inbox, along with the explanation that…
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Development Communications
It may get old, hearing the same thing over and over again, but it’s still…
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The Executive Director’s Role in the Development/Fundraising Process
There is an old saying in the development field, that a person soliciting a major…
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What is the Role of a Development Officer ?
First, going back to the definition of “development,” it is the creation, nurturing, and maintaining…
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Why Staff Members Shouldn’t Be Fundraisers
Note, I used the term “fundraisers” in the title, not Development Officers. It is an…
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What Do You Call The Staff Person-In-Charge of Fundraising?
(This is a follow-up piece to the posting What Do You Call The Staff Person…
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The Feasibility Study Rears Its Ugly Head, Again !!
I got a note, recently, from a retired friend/colleague, as follows: Our Retirement Community’s leadership…
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Major Gift Fundraising – The Basic Elements
The five basic elements in Major Gift Fundraising are Leadership, a Prospect Base, Involvement by…
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Capital Campaigns – An Overview
By definition, a Capital Campaigns is an intense effort to acquire sufficient commitments to add…
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A Planning Study Over A Feasibility Study, Every Time
For the last 60-70 years, a Feasibility Study has been “required” before planning and/or implementing…