Planning
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Getting the Meeting: Top Tips for Donor Face Time
- January 22, 2019
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Communication, Planning
No CommentsMany businesses, large and small, have a huge source of great ideas that can help them improve, innovate, and grow, and yet so many of these companies never think of using this amazing corporate asset. What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people.
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Giving USA and the State of the Union’s Generosity
- July 19, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Category: Fundraising, Planned Giving, Planning
For those of us who follow the fundraising sector’s latest trends and patterns, it’s Christmas in June! The latest edition of Giving USA: The Annual Report on Philanthropy was released last week, and as usual, it’s brimming with sharp insights you can’t afford to miss. Some of the most significant findings – all relating to U.S. giving in 2017
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7 Ways to Build Stronger Relationships with Donors
- June 1, 2018
- Posted by: Susan Mangels
- Category: Communication, Planning
Be consistent with your communication. Have a plan in place to connect with each donor and stick to it! Listen. Make sure that when you meet, the donor does most of the talking! Listen carefully and summarize their thoughts back to them. Make notes. Update their file in the database.
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A Nonprofit New Year: Five Tips for Starting the Year Right
- January 25, 2018
- Posted by: Ken Marotte
- Category: Planning
The internet is full of great advice on how to leverage opportunities at the end of the year. But what about after December gives way to January? Are there best practices for the beginning of the year, as well?
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End-of-Year Giving Tips
- December 22, 2017
- Posted by: David Kulivan
- Category: Planning
Between the period of Thanksgiving and the December holiday festivities – the time of the year I like to call “gravy season” – you have to present end-of-year giving opportunities to your donors. So, how do you cut through all of the festive, eggnog-infused chatter to make the most compelling case for why your donors should support your organization?
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The Fundraising CEO
- November 6, 2017
- Posted by: Ann Fitzgerald
- Category: Board, Funding, Management, Planning, Systems
This article originally appeared in The Heritage Foundation’s Fall 2017 issue of The Insider.Why do people establish nonprofits? Motivating factors range from making a difference in people’s lives to addressing an unmet need, to supporting a cause that stirs the passions.