The Fundraising Development Steering Committee
…OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT !! Most non-profit organizations have (or surely should…
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“I Can’t Tell People What They Should Give!”
No one would argue the fact that every fundraising campaign needs a goal and that…
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Who Dreams Up This Stuff?
An e-mail sent to me recently…. “I have read that when setting a donation goal…
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Getting That Derailed Fund-Raising Campaign Back On Track
You can’t fix a problem in a campaign unless you know there is a problem…
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Development Director Job Description: Donor-Driven
I recently came across a salary review I received while in my 18th year as…
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Temperament: The Key To A Development Professional’s Success
This posting by: Tony Poderis When hiring a professional development officer, the emphasis should be…
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I Don’t Want To Hear The Truth !!
This posting by: Tony Poderis We know that a Planning Study (see: What is a…
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Why Give to the Arts When People Are Starving and Homeless?
This posting by: Tony Poderis That riveting question was actually written in the marginal notes…
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Do the Rich Have Too Much?
We are often cautioned: “Don’t discuss religion and politics.” But why not? They’re a pretty…
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Can One Non-Profit Donate Money To Another?
I was asked if one 501(c)(3) non-profit can give money to another 501(c)(3) charity. With…
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Do You Know WHY You Need To Fund-Raise?
To be a successful fundraiser, you must know not only how your organization raises money,…
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Hiding Major Donors’ Names From Funders
The other day I came across yet another instance of a non-profit’s leadership huffing and…
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Lessons To Be Learned From the For-Profit Sector
Shopping once again on L.L.Bean’s website, my attention was taken by the company’s customer service…
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How Many “Hats” Can A Nonprofit Professional Wear?
I have found it necessary, far too many times during my years in the non-profit…
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Praise for the Professional Director of Development
For a very long time I wanted to write something which championed the cause of…
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Winning Back Those Lapsed Donors – Part Two
Continuing (from Tuesday) to devise/structure the process for rebuilding our relationship with our lapsed donors….…