#89
Don’t underestimate the importance of adequate preparation leading into an ask meeting. Who’s in the room? Who makes the ask? Why is this the right project and the right amount? […]
#88
Meetings raise money. Not necessarily the internal meetings with staff…but the meetings with the Board, with Board members and volunteers, with prospects, with donors, with connectors, ambassadors and other friends.
#87
If you’re looking to improve the effectiveness and impact of your board through continuing recruitment efforts, be sure your very best board members are on the board nominating committee. They […]
#86
Fundraising is a high risk and high reward activity. Those that are unwilling to take calculated risks or engage in uncomfortable or courageous conversations are destined to fail in fundraising.
#85
Donors are looking for organizations that “check all the boxes.” The boxes might vary a bit, but the most common boxes connect to personal relationships, an appreciation for the mission, […]
#84
Most people don’t realize that dead people give away more money through their bequests each year than do US corporations. Individuals, when you factor bequests and DAFs and other family […]
#83
Online fundraising allows your organization to be open 24 hours a day. Make sure your “self-serve” giving options are available to your donors and prospects.
#82
Philanthropy is ever-evolving and expanding to encompass different ways of creating social change, including concepts like social enterprises, program-related investments, impact bonds, and impact investing.
#81
Fundraising plays the long game and this work is substantially aided when development professionals have a sufficiently long tenure. Development professionals that bounce every twelve to eighteen months can do […]
#80
Today’s sophisticated philanthropists typically have huge hearts, but those hearts are often protected very well by a myriad of gatekeepers. Access can often be the biggest challenge to unlocking generosity.