by Tony Poderis | May 11, 2007 | Fundraising Readiness |
What Do You Know About Your Donors and What Do They Know About Your Organization? If we’re going to ask people for money, it sure helps if they think highly of both our organization and its mission. Do they see our mission as vital and valid? Are we perceived as...
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 | Dec 7, 2003 | Building Donor Loyalty |
This is the second of eight chapters on building donor loyalty. The Table of Contents below will take you to additional chapters. Table of Contents Chapter 1: A Goal for Every Organization Chapter 2: A Strategy for Cultivating Relationships with Donors Chapter 3: What...
