Thinking like a fundraiser is fairly easy if you’ve been a fundraiser for a while. But Jose van Herpt says you won’t be a great fundraiser until you learn to feel like a donor.
Eyes, yours and your board’s, glazing over as you review the financial report? Get your accountant to adopt Bill Kennedy’s future-oriented format for a meaningful report that predicts the year-end impact of this month’s performance.
It’s easy to get in a rut with your golf tournament, especially if the rut has been pretty successful. Frank Macgrath’s tips will take your next tournament from “good event” to “great experience.”
If the idea of calling a donor as part of your stewardship makes you shiver, Samantha Laprade has solutions for you. With her call outline and solid evidence of the impact of stewardship phone calls, you’ll never tremble again.
While the GivingTuesday campaign is in high gear, notice what’s making it successful. Simren Deogun applies lessons from the initiative to your own charity’s next campaign.