1. Proposed Changes to CFC Regulations Update: How You Can Help Save the Combined Federal Campaign – Part II by Bill Huddleston As I mentioned, last week, even after the Congressional Hearing, there has been no public response from the OPM staff to the concerns raised about the proposed regulations. 2. How Do You Deal with Grant Deadlines? by Jayme Sokolow Deadlines are to proposal professionals as water is to fish. They are the lifeblood of our profession. Dealing with them effectively will make a big (positive) difference to your emotional well-being, and to your professional career.

It seems that the use of “templates” in strategic planning is on the rise. People want a simple and straightforward way to get the strategic planning templates written and finished. They want a “roadmap” that applies to every organization with everyone all the time and everywhere. I’m seeing them mentioned more often lately for strategic …

1. Introduction To Planned Giving – Part One by John Elbare If you have been involved in fundraising for any length of time, you have heard about planned giving, which, at first glance, may seem highly technical and downright geeky. You may have heard others say things like “We’re not ready for planned giving,” or …

The 4-1-1 Rule states, "For every one self-serving tweet, you should retweet one relevant tweet and most importantly share four pieces of relevant content written by others."

In this ever shrinking business world, it is not uncommon to deploy a project with colleagues from different countries, with cultures different from our own. We can even implement a project in our own country and easily have stakeholders, say, from India, China, Mexico, Canada. Each one will bring different points of view, dependent on …

One emerging trend we’re noticing in our work is the number of companies using meditation and mindfulness practices to increase individual and group productivity, improve well-being and health, and reduce stress in the business environment. Moreover, recent neuroscience research demonstrates at the brain’s molecular level that meditation and mindfulness, even if practiced for just 20 …

The social media giant may need crisis management if latest lawsuit brings on the privacy hounds Privacy is a hot-button issue in the online world these days, making the latest lawsuit to be filed against Facebook a potential doozy. According to the plaintiffs, Facebook has been violating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act by scanning the …

#1 Tracking The Progress Of A Fundraising Program – Part II Creation of an Activities Calendar by Tony Poderis As previously noted, the only way to assess the progress of any fundraising process is when that process (the plan) has every step and component listed on a timeline ... one that was agreed to by everyone before starting the process. #2 Cost-per-dollar Raised: Evaluating The Performance of a New Development Officer by Hank Lewis A question was raised (in a listserve) about evaluating the performance of a development officer who was hired within the last year,

Bad behavior followed by a total lack of crisis management does not bode well for the latest politician to be caught behaving badly New York Congressman Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island) is the latest politico to lose it on camera, and it’s not pretty. In an interview for New York’s NY1 News just after the recent …

Whether you are presenting or training, long lectures can be a drag. To engage your audience, to add life to your presentations, and to increase recall, consider these ways to get information across without lecturing. Demonstration. Show, don’t tell, or show and tell. Bring in the item you are discussing and pass it around. Have …