For the new few weeks I’ll be suggesting ways to turn good fundraising resolutions for the New Year into income and more committed donors throughout the next 12 months. One of the top resolutions every year is “get fit.” Visits at the health club increase (until about mid-February); diets are observed for a time; and efforts to get more sleep, exercise and downtime to de-stress are launched. While these are good personal aims, our fundraising programs need some attention to get (or stay) fit, as well.
Before we know it, we will be welcoming 2014. So get started! Reach out to your lapsed donors, show them you care and show them the difference that they can again make.
At the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Philadelphia Chapter's National Philanthropy Day Awards luncheon, three fundraising pros discussed making the dreams of donors and volunteers come true.
As you're thinking about 2014 (yes, it's only 40 days away), you may be feeling a bit overwhelmed, wondering what you can do to get just a little bit bigger slice of the philanthropic pie.
At the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Philadelphia Chapter's National Philanthropy Day Awards luncheon, three fundraising pros discussed making the dreams of donors and volunteers come true.
Fresh off a UGA-Florida win, Bulldogs' fans explain how fundraising and football have so much in common.
As your nonprofit prepares for a holiday fundraising campaign, hundreds of other charities are doing the same.
The bottom line: Be prepared. When a crisis is flaring up, it can be hard to think rationally and implement systems that have to be fast-tracked.
The majority of decisions regarding bequests are happening at a younger age than historically believed (younger than 50 years old).
The sad fact is that the direct-mail highway is littered with packages that failed to live up to their initial test results.
