by Tony Poderis | Feb 9, 2007 | Fundraising Readiness |
Introduction I have presented fund-raising workshops in many countries outside North America during a professional career of more than 35 years. I have also presented fund-raising workshops to numerous foreign visitors in the United States who were representing...
by Tony Poderis | Nov 12, 2004 | Fundraising Readiness |
Introduction Are you working on a fund-raising plan—or planning to? When seeking to construct a plan for a fund-raising campaign, the persons charged by their non-profit organizations with that responsibility often ask for a plan “boilerplate,” or a...
by Tony Poderis | Nov 8, 2004 | Fundraising Readiness |
All fund-raising campaigns must begin with a realization that the organization needs money, usually voiced to the person charged with fund-raising as, “We need to raise $________.” The amount varies, but once accepted it becomes the Goal. Whether the...
by Tony Poderis | Dec 16, 2003 | Fundraising Readiness |
When it comes to fund-raising, there are truths and myths. The truths illuminate the path to success. The myths speak with the dark voice of “conventional wisdom” of what can’t be done and won’t work. Throughout my career I have had to overcome...
by Tony Poderis | Nov 1, 2001 | Fundraising Readiness |
We read in all of the right publications and we are told by the experts that a non-profit organization’s mission statement should be contained on the back of a business card, declared in as few words as possible on the organization’s letterhead, etc.—and...
by Tony Poderis | Nov 1, 1999 | Fundraising Readiness |
You start the process of becoming a fund-raiser for an organization when you first become involved with the organization. That’s when you begin to acquire knowledge about an organization, and acquisition of knowledge is the first step in preparing to raise...
