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 | Jul 25, 2006 | Development Team |
The short answer is sooner rather than later! If a non-profit organization is beginning to ask whether it needs a professional development director, it probably should have hired one months, even years ago. The biggest mistake non-profits make in hiring their first...
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 | Oct 25, 2005 | Development Team |
Non-profits with resources sufficient to engage professionals in key staff positions seem to find it relatively easy to determine salaries for heads of marketing, finance, and human resources, among others. Development directors however are another story. Why is that?...
by Tony Poderis | May 24, 2005 | Development Team, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
(It Makes for a More Perfect Fund-raising World) Introduction The fund-raising “left hand” not knowing what the “right hand” is doing when it comes to who is asking whom for how much, for which purpose, and when, has always been a common...