by Tony Poderis | Jul 23, 2002 | Campaign Planning |
A campaign feasibility study is a tool a non-profit uses to determine whether it should go ahead with a capital or endowment fund-raising campaign. It is essential for an organization to assess the likelihood of success for a campaign before entering into it. A...
by Tony Poderis | Mar 1, 2001 | Annual Campaigns, Funding Sources & Donors, Small Gifts Campaigns |
Many non-profit organizations serve individuals who pay very little or who are unable to pay anything in the way of fees for the services they receive. They generally are in no position to give even the smallest donation to their organizations’ annual fund. In...
by Tony Poderis | Dec 13, 1999 | Annual Campaigns |
An annual campaign is best described as a campaign conducted each and every year for the purpose of raising money to assist in paying a non-profit organization’s regular, ongoing expenses. The money it raises is most commonly used to offset an operational...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 14, 1999 | Capital Campaigns |
A capital campaign raises money that will be spent to acquire or improve a physical asset. The most common use of a capital campaign is for the purchase, construction, or renovation of a building (commonly referred to as “bricks and mortar”). However, an...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 14, 1999 | Endowment Campaigns, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Is there a “standard” or “industry” percentage ratio of our endowment funds—funds working to provide annual income—which can relate that corpus/principal amount to key financial statements such as the annual expense budget, operating deficit, ...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 14, 1999 | Endowment Campaigns, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Whether you already have some form or endowment or are about to embark on your first endowment campaign (see the article Endowment Funds Go on Forever But an Endowment Campaign Should Not ) you need to be ready, willing, and able to steward your endowment funds and...