The fundraising goal should derive from your building and/or renovation plans. But how do you create a realistic goal? “It could be that a new building will create even more challenges than the ones the organization faces in its current location
Many of us have perceptions of fathers that don’t match with reality… A father is a father regardless of whether he is gay or straight, employed, incarcerated, intelligent, handsome, rich, or poor.
There is no way that every proposal you submit will result in a grant. Even if you’ve been given all the signals that “things are moving ahead.” Count only those gifts you can take to the bank.
Your nonprofit’s work requires cold hard cash. Why doesn’t the money just show up? And, why, if you hire a fundraiser – or a fundraising team – can’t they meet the ever increasing fundraising goal? Tired of reality? Let’s play fantasy fundraising!
If you could have any five celebrities on your nonprofit board, who would you pick? … Sheryl Sandberg, Malala Yousafzai, George Lucas and Melissa Harris Perry? Are Sean Hannity, Whoopi Goldberg, or Mark Zuckerberg on your list? You have a universe of celebrities to pick from!
In the NBA the coach develops a game plan. In fundraising, it’s the fundraising plan, strategic plan, business plan – or a combination of these – that serve as the game plan
Great basketball players go beyond scores and defense and are known for how well they elevate the play of their fellow team mates. In fundraising it’s the same. Sure there are superstar vice presidents and development directors who exceed fundraising goals year over year. But are they leading a fundraising team?
“How do you feel about asking for money? This is really at the core of fundraising. Feelings about money – and people who have money – color many people’s consciousness and can interfere with fundraising.”
Need a magic cure for nonprofit fundraising blues? Hire fundraising staff. Ah…. if only that were the case. In this column we offer five questions to ask during the interview process. A candidate’s responses can provide insights to help you determine who is best qualified
Our hope is that the adults we touch with this type of gift – and the ones you touch – will also have a child-like moment of stopping and pondering, “what can I do for someone else?”
