Rubicon Programs has been serving people who are homeless, unemployed, or who have mental illness for over 37 years. As it looks to the future, it is once again putting its reputation for innovation into action. We asked Jane Fischberg, President and Executive Director, more about their new direction. Saad & Shaw – What is
Rubicon Programs has been serving people who are homeless, unemployed, or who have mental illness for over 37 years. As it looks to the future, it is once again putting its reputation for innovation into action. We asked Jane Fischberg, President and Executive Director, more about their new direction. Saad & Shaw – What is
Two things made last month’s Rubicon Programs annual event unique. First, it honored individuals who had participated in their programs. Second, it wasn’t a fundraiser! The 2010 Rubicon Honors was designed as a way to introduce donors and funders to the people who are impacted by the organization’s work. To learn more about what
Everything you need to know about fundraising in one location, on one day, in one of the best cities on the planet – San Francisco. Don’t miss Fundraising Day 2010 June 16th at the SF Marriott.
Everything you need to know about fundraising in one location, on one day, in one of the best cities on the planet – San Francisco. Don’t miss Fundraising Day 2010 June 16th at the SF Marriott.
How do you know if your organization is headed in the right direction? Who do you talk to? How do you know whether or not to believe what people say? What would it mean if you knew what people think of your organization? Would you offer different services? Engage in new forms of advocacy? Host
Too often organizations are focused on how quickly they can begin fundraising. “We need the money now!” is a common cry. Our response is simply it’s not how quickly you begin raising money, it’s how quickly you reach your fundraising goal. If you start your fund-raising without finding out how local stakeholders and potential donors
A key element to successful fundraising is accurately judging how your efforts will be received by potential donors and your community at large. Your board, executive director and development director can make decisions about the amount of funds to be raised and how they should be used — but will people outside your organization or
Let’s start at the end: You can’t ask someone else to give until you have made your gift first. Now, for how I got there. When considering how to secure funds for a non-profit organization or institution many people first think about “rich” people who could give such as Oprah, Bill Gates, or Bill Cosby.
Having worked with hundreds of board members in all kinds of organizations we really understand the challenges that board members face in their fundraising efforts. So we sought the guidance of Maricar Boyle, MPA and Assistant Director of Corporate and Private Foundation Relations at Children’s Hospital and Research Center Foundation. Boyle is a fundraising professional
