Hank’s Top Ten Fundraising ‘”Musts” 6-10
10. All Board Members, MUST be donors – to the best of their ability. Not…
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“The Annual Fund Is Obsolete: Three Follow-Up Thoughts”
1. If a mechanism you’re using to raise funds for your programs/operations is called the…
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“The Annual Fund Is Obsolete”
After thirty years in the non-profit sector, I often find myself questioning, not what we…
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Leadership: The Board’s Mythunderstood Role in Fundraising
MYTH: Every Board Member must make an “example-setting” major gift. REALITY: Every Board Member must…
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Fundraising: Leadership vs. Management
In her recent (April 16) blog, “To Lead” vs. “To Manage” (see: https://staging.management.org/blogs/leadership/), Julia Fabris…
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Who Should You Hire to be Your Director of Development??
Let me start with who you shouldn’t hire: your buddy, someone who’s been “active” in…
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Does Your Organization Need a Director of Development??
I initially wrote this piece with the idea in mind that many NPOs don’t need…
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Does Your Organization Have A Director of Development Who Isn’t….??
So many non-profit organizations are hiring Directors of Development without really knowing/understanding what “development” is…
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“Development” is NOT a synonym for “Fundraising”
Development is, by definition, the process of creating and enhancing relationships with (potential) donors. It…
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Getting The Donor To Want To Give
“The Hokey-Pokey of Fundraising” Whether it’s a Corporation, a Foundation, a prospective Major Donor or…
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“Fundraising or Not Fundraising, That is the Question”
Fundraising, as a distinct sub-category of income generation, includes those activities that get people to…
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Basic Fundraising Philosophy
When I was asked to edit/manage/write this blog, I wasn’t sure what I might have…
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Welcome to the Fundraising blog!
I’m Hank Lewis and I’m the host of this blog. You can read more about…