by Marcus Haile | May 4, 2017 | Development Team, Fundraising Readiness |
When setting up a new development shop or restructuring an existing one, the last thing you should be worrying about is—well—development! The modern development department succeeds not because an organization has had an epiphany about the need to raise money, but...
by Marcus Haile | Jan 14, 2017 | Fundraising Readiness |
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...
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...