In the US, The Stelter Company is turning planned giving assumptions upside-down as it releases the results of its latest study. Forget "legacy societies" - just 3% of prospects find them appealing, the company says. And don't assume that all your best prospects are among the donors giving faithfully already.
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy reports that Canadian hospital fundraisers reached a new high in 2012, beating records set in the last year before the recession. The cost per dollar raised was higher overall, but smaller institutions achieved a higher ROI than larger ones.
What does a recruiter want to see on your resumé? Search professional Philippe Gérard reveals how you should set up your resumé to tell him what he most needs to know.
The right conversations with donors and prospects can help you ask for a gift more powerfully. Janet Gadeski reviews the strategic conversation techniques of major gift professional Karen Osborne, a popular speaker at fundraising conferences.
We tend to think of giving only in terms of time or money; things we would like to share but barely have time enough of for ourselves. In The Power of Giving, authors Harvey McKinnon and Azim Jamal help you to move beyond that idea; expanding it to include the giving of kindness, ideas, advice, attention, skills, hope and much more.
What does a recruiter want to see on your resumé? Search professional Philippe Gérard reveals how you should set up your resumé to tell him what he most needs to know.
