Fundraising for Haiti – what you need to know
Here are five sites for you to visit as you prepare to give in support of relief for Haiti. Take a look. Give now. Give a month from now. Give again in six months.
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There's always more to accomplish
Last week we met with the executive director and board chair for an organization that is interested in raising money so they can expand their reach to serve people they aren’t yet reaching. Their history and current successes are strong and impressive. But that’s not enough for them. In fact their focus is on “how
There’s always more to accomplish
Last week we met with the executive director and board chair for an organization that is interested in raising money so they can expand their reach to serve people they aren’t yet reaching. Their history and current successes are strong and impressive. But that’s not enough for them. In fact their focus is on “how
Let's Check The Minutes
Everyone has pet peeves. We are no exception. One thing we have noticed in our work is that the quality of minutes taken – or not taken – at meetings make a big impact on an organization’s effectiveness. Meetings are a valuable investment of time on the part of those who attend. We share perspectives,
Let’s Check The Minutes
Everyone has pet peeves. We are no exception. One thing we have noticed in our work is that the quality of minutes taken – or not taken – at meetings make a big impact on an organization’s effectiveness. Meetings are a valuable investment of time on the part of those who attend. We share perspectives,
Proposal Writing in the Age of Twitter
Welcome guest blogger Cheryl Clarke. Here’s Cheryl’s words of wisdom on proposal writing in the age of twitter. Twitter proposals. That’s what I call those online grant application forms that ask a series of questions which applicants must answer within a specified word, or even character, count. Can a nonprofit agency effectively tell its proposal story given
Boards and Fundraising: Common Complaints and Proposed Solutions
We hear a lot about boards and fundraising. Below are comments and questions we hear from leadership and staff of organizations and from board members. Do these sound familiar? Take a look. Common staff comments and questions: How can we get our board more involved with fundraising? We give them a goal each year, but
Women celebrities who give back
The May 2009 issue of More magazine features Ten Women Who Give Back. If you didn’t have a chance to read it you can view the slideshow online. So many women are busy giving not only of their time but of their money. These are women who are involved with cause marketing programs, raising funds
Fundraising – Your New Career
Links updated: 2014 Is it time for you to start a new career? Is it time to make a difference in the world? To use your best skills for the benefit of those things you believe in the most? If so it may be time for you to become a fundraiser. Fundraising was listed as
Help is on the way
If your organization is grappling with whether or not to merge with another organization or close altogether, you are not alone. The current economic climate is posing many challenges to the very existence of some organizations. For many donations are down, grants are smaller or postponed, and government funding that used to be relied on