(This is an email I’d received, with my comments in bold.) We are a small Historical Society that backed into a Capital Campaign when our current President and her husband donated $1M for a new vault and study center. A design and build Contractor on our Board did the best he could, without plans and …
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An email noted: “Staff members at my organization seem to believe we will lose our donors if we ask them to give more than once a year. I would appreciate hearing from others on this concern.” OK. I know I’ve said this before, but the worst, absolutely the worst, thing that has ever happened to …
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A recent email described changes to the structure/function of the different departments in an organization’s development office, noted that a development office should function on the basis of “what’s best for the donor,” and asked that I comment (approve/disapprove) of what was described. I responded…. I understand/accept that the structure/functioning of your organization’s development operation …
A participant in a listserve observed that ”the realm of ‘planning’ is (often) made infinitely more complicated because different words are used to mean the same thing and the same words are used to mean different things.” Indeed, there is great diversity in the use of terms like “visioning,” “mission” and “strategic planning.” So I …
On a listserve dealing with nonprofit-related legal matters, an attorney commented: “I can think of several of my law clients who have made very large gifts, and who would be horrified at the thought of having their names published on the Internet. They would feel that this was an invasion of their privacy, and that …
To paraphrase a posting from a listserve: “If you are going to get someone to want to become a (major) donor to your organization, you have to start with ‘where they’re at,’ and ‘where you’re at.‘ [I put “major” in parentheses because I want to be sure that it is understood that the concept applies …
