by Tony Poderis | Oct 14, 1999 | Endowment Campaigns |
How do we begin to set a goal? You first set a “target” goal, based on what you must accept as very loose factors; those being the changing rates of interest (meaning changing amounts of future income), the sliding scale of actual endowment funds at work...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 14, 1999 | Endowment Campaigns |
There comes a time in an endowment campaign when the initial urgency of the need inherent in the campaign’s case for support begins to fade. The excitement of the kickoff, anticipation of success as the personal solicitations begin, the first promising...
by Tony Poderis | Sep 1, 1998 | 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 | Jan 1, 1998 | Capital Campaigns, Endowment Campaigns, Membership, Sponsorship & Underwriting Campaigns |
In the nonprofit world, when it comes to “memberships,” we seem to be of two minds. On the one hand are memberships that convey benefits in exchange for a fee, and on the other, those that recognize donors for gifts made. Fee-Based Memberships In fee-based...
