by Marcus Haile | Sep 6, 2016 | Campaign Organization & Management, Campaign Planning, Development Team |
How and what development professionals are held accountable for are two of the most important questions nonprofit organizations and their fundraisers face. Accountability is a necessary tool for managing staff and fundraising efforts, but it is only as good as the...
by Tony Poderis | Jun 16, 2014 | Campaign Planning |
As I was in the midst of writing this article, my wife entered the room modeling a dress she thought would be perfect for an upcoming special event. She asked my opinion. I looked her up and down, examined the garment, and then suggested that it might be a bit too...
by Tony Poderis | Mar 10, 2014 | Campaign Planning, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
In my hands is a slick, well done brochure for a capital campaign. The nonprofit organization that has produced it wants to build a new $6.5 million facility. Dates are given for ground breaking, commencement of construction, building completion, and dedication of the...
by Tony Poderis | Mar 5, 2007 | Campaign Planning, Funding Sources & Donors |
Challenge Grants Can Multiply Your Success Challenge grants are indeed challenging to fulfill, and once secured, they are unusually rewarding opportunities for non-profit organizations to greatly energize and enhance their fund-raising campaigns. They can...
by Tony Poderis | Apr 3, 2006 | Campaign Planning, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Disasters and crises can occur anywhere, at any time. Hopefully they won’t have the impact of mega-disasters such as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks or of 2005’s hurricane Katrina. However, even disasters of considerably less magnitude can impede...
by Tony Poderis | Aug 19, 2004 | Campaign Planning |
A successful Major Gifts fund-raising campaign is not magic. It is a straightforward, concise process of executing well-defined components arranged in a step-by-step progression. I know this to be so because I have seen it done over and over again—starting at A and...