Don’t Miss Fundraising Day: June 16 in San Francisco
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.
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Are You Ready For a Reality Check?
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
What You Can Learn From a Fundraising Feasibility Study
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
Feasibility Studies: Information is Power
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
Giving Begets Getting
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.
What's a Board Member To Do?
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
What’s a Board Member To Do?
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
Keeping Alive the Dream of a Better Life for San Francisco's Bayview Seniors
The San Francisco Bay Area lost an icon and hero last month when we lost Dr. George Davis. Dr. Davis was a true visionary, a community leader, renowned gerontologist, minister, soul food connoisseur, sports fanatic, and devoted husband. First there are his many worldly accomplishments: He led San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Center for
Keeping Alive the Dream of a Better Life for San Francisco’s Bayview Seniors
The San Francisco Bay Area lost an icon and hero last month when we lost Dr. George Davis. Dr. Davis was a true visionary, a community leader, renowned gerontologist, minister, soul food connoisseur, sports fanatic, and devoted husband. First there are his many worldly accomplishments: He led San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Center for
Where’s the Money?
So often we are asked “how do I find people who want to support our organization?” There are many answers to the question. One way is to engage in donor research. To cut through the mystery around “donor research” we talked with Kevin Burns recently and asked him some questions on your behalf. Kevin is