Do you feel like your organization is barely treading water?
In the session "Help! My Development Team Comes to Work in Lifejackets!" at the Franklin Forum, sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Philadelphia Chapter, in Philadelphia in late April, presenters discussed the signs and symptoms of organizations in distress and solutions to weather the storm.
April 30, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — At a time when many charities are desperately looking for new donors, an increasing number of philanthropists seem to be trying just as hard not to be found.
April 27, 2009, Forbes.com — We all know what is happening in the stock market and with investment portfolios ? it's hit almost all of us where it hurts most: in the pocketbook. One sector where this is particularly evident is philanthropy, where there's been a veritable paradigm shift in how we think about what it means to be charitable. While the passion and concern that drives many charitable interests may not have changed, the capacity to give to the causes they care about has changed for many people.
April 26, 2009, The Sunday Times — EVERYBODY in Britain should give some of their time or their money to charity as a routine part of life, according to the "ambassador" appointed by Gordon Brown to promote philanthropy.
April 22, 2009, The Wall Street Journal — When your mission is serving the needy, tough times can be doubly difficult: More people need help, but you have fewer resources.
New York, NY, April 20, 2009 — Close to two-thirds of foundations responding to a new Foundation Center survey expect to reduce the number and/or the size of grants they award in 2009. According to Foundations Address the Impact of the Economic Crisis, organizations seeking new sources of support and recently established entities will be especially challenged in securing foundation funding. The report is based on 2009 survey responses of more than 1,200 U.S. foundations.
Washington, April 24, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Rich Mintz thinks college fund raising needs serious help.
April 18, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — The tumultuous economy will test the leaders of charity-run businesses in a way they have never been tested before, Kevin Lynch and Julius Walls, Jr., authors of Mission, Inc., told participants at the Social Enterprise Summit. But at the same time, they said, the downturn offers exciting opportunities.
April 17, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Nine out of 10 chief financial officers at nonprofit groups believe the U.S. economy will remain in a recession through the end of the year, according to a new survey, and three-quarters of the officials expect their organization’s financial prospects to remain the same or worsen over the next six months.
FundRaising Success’ April cover story is a profile of the fundraising strategies at the Food Bank For New York City, which provides more than 50 million pounds of food annually to more than 1,000 food-assistance programs throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
One of the organization’s keys to success both in awareness- and fund raising is integration, but not just among communications channels.
