#281

The Donor Bill of Rights – Right Number 1 – Donors have the right to be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated […]

#280

The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and […]

#278

Organizations and fundraisers alike struggle with financial goals that are set too high and are out of reach. In those moments, setting milestone objectives along the way will offer a […]

#277

Policies that govern gift acceptance, gift crediting, recognition, investments, and endowment are basic building blocks of solid development work but are often absent, outdated, or ignored.

#276

Investing in prospect research and database analytics is seen by many as overhead. Seasoned development leaders know better. Information, as Gordon Gecko so wisely identified, is the “most valuable commodity […]

#275

There are multiple ways to give. There are many ways to make a gift to charity. Cash gifts float to the surface most typically. But the ocean of giving mechanisms […]

#274

A plane cannot take off without fuel and a runway. Similarly, an organization can’t soar without philanthropy and the time to build into the work required to achieve it.

#273

Many times the strongest philanthropists and most extraordinary givers are those individuals that are the clients of attorneys, CPAs, doctors, financial advisors and the like and not necessarily those that […]

#272

The work development professionals are expected to do is often fraught with peril. Many times it’s smart to put a volunteer between you and trouble.

#271

Good hygiene isn’t only important to people and health. Good hygiene is also necessary to keep organizations healthy in terms of proper board nominating practices, database and information management practices, […]