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After the Pandemic
John Murphy, CEO of Zuri Group, has posted an article on LinkedIn encouraging discussion about the future nonprofit organizations and fundraising after the corona virus pandemic settles down. He’s looking for comments and thoughts.
Private Foundations and Board Accountability
I have always believed in placing as little burden as possible on prospective donors whether they be individuals, foundations, corporations, or other grant-making organizations, However, I have in recent years come to recognize the damage that can be done to...
Would You Give Money to a Nonprofit That Isn’t Transparent?
I wouldn’t. At the very least, the basic elements that demand transparency from a nonprofit are: What are its mission, values, and vision. Who are the people who comprise its executive leadership. Who are its board members. What is in the most recent annual...
Tony Poderis Fundraising and Development Pioneer Dies at 86
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
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...
Holiday Giving: Make It Bigger and Better Next Year
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 back and...
Marcus Haile Joins Raise-Funds as a Content Contributor
It’s been more than a year and a half since Tony Poderis retired from his role as the chief content producer for Raise-Funds.com. In that time Dave Patterson has continued to manage the site and produce content on his own. I am happy to announce that is no longer the...
Landing Pages for Small-Gifts Campaigns
Email and social media are absolutely great tools for soliciting and achieving small gifts. That's especially true for mini campaigns trying to raise money for tightly defined specific purposes. You develop a strategy for taking the campaign to the digital...
What Causes Do Celebrities Support
What philanthropic causes do men and women support? Are they the same? Is there a coherent difference? Designer David McCandless includes in his book Knowledge Is Beautiful an infographic that answers the question for celebrities. Now we all know that the famous are...
Tribalize for Donor Commitment and Loyalty
One of the reasons I like reading predictions about how things that seem to be changing will impact our lives is that they make me think. While reading TrendWatching.com's 10 Trends for 2015, I got to thinking about how some of what they were predicting might...