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Tony Poderis Fundraising and Development Pioneer Dies at 86

by David Patterson | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog | 6 comments

It is with great sadness I announce that Raise-Funds.com founder Anthony “Tony” Poderis died on October 17, 2017. He was 86. I knew Tony for 47 years. I was a wet-behind-the-ears 25-year-old when I joined the General Electric Lamp Division in 1970 as a GE News editor...

Do Not Ignore Nonprofit Basics

by David Patterson | Jun 27, 2017 | Blog, Trustees & Volunteers | 0 comments

I recently saw a LinkedIn posting searching for a marketing director for a nonprofit with national and international ambitions headquartered in my geographic area. I usually check out such job postings as possible indicators of the direction nonprofits may be moving...

What’s the Real Cost of a Fundraising Opportunity?

by David Patterson | Jan 14, 2017 | Fundraising Readiness | 0 comments

Every fundraising opportunity has three categories of costs. One is obvious, the second is obscured by the opportunity itself, and the third is investment inherent in the structure of an organization. The first is always considered when deciding whether to pursue an...

Holiday Giving: Make It Bigger and Better Next Year

by David Patterson | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog, Fundraising Readiness | 2 comments

As we enter the final days of the Holiday giving season, a question occurs to me. It’s one all nonprofit development officers who expected this season to yield increased giving over last should ask themselves: Was I prepared? Come January it’s tempting to sit...

Make Your Mission Statement a Fundraising Tool

by David Patterson | Oct 3, 2016 | Fundraising Readiness | 2 comments

A nonprofit organization’s mission statement should be its principal case for support—the main reason why anybody should ever consider donating to the organization. Every other statement a nonprofit makes about its good works past, present, or future should derive...
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