Lessons on fundraising are everywhere if you keep your eyes open. Movie celebrities may sometimes appear self-centred, but Noel Draper finds that even they can teach us a few things about raising money.
High turnover. Positions vacant for longer. Few candidates for senior positions. Andrea McManus, past chair of AFP International, examines these US conclusions from a recent nonprofit study and finds them even more applicable to Canada.
If your charity’s registration is suspended or revoked, the inability to give tax receipts to donors isn’t your only concern. Former CRA staffer Debbie Lucas warns that other funding doors may close, and your reputation and prospects may suffer for years.
How can it be that everyone in the organization is a fundraising copy expert? Jonathon Grapsas begs all the non-writers in your charity to step back – waaay back – from your appeal copy.
Lessons on fundraising are everywhere if you keep your eyes open. Movie celebrities may sometimes appear self-centred, but Noel Draper finds that even they can teach us a few things about raising money.
High turnover. Positions vacant for longer. Few candidates for senior positions. Andrea McManus, past chair of AFP International, examines these US conclusions from a recent nonprofit study and finds them even more applicable to Canada.
If your charity’s registration is suspended or revoked, the inability to give tax receipts to donors isn’t your only concern. Former CRA staffer Debbie Lucas warns that other funding doors may close, and your reputation and prospects may suffer for years.
How can it be that everyone in the organization is a fundraising copy expert? Jonathon Grapsas begs all the non-writers in your charity to step back – waaay back – from your appeal copy.
Major gifts expert Gina Eisler shares the tactics that keep her on track to do even better by her donors in 2013. They'll work for you too.
