by David Patterson | Aug 25, 2012 | Donor Relationships, Social Media & eFundraising |
As the 20th century drew to a close, we had come to think of fundraising as a mature, well developed discipline. But then came the emerging technologies of the 21st century. These game changers have already given us communication and transactional media that could...
by Tony Poderis | Dec 8, 2011 | Funding Sources & Donors |
Reaching out to foundations that have predetermined your organization is outside their area of interest can be challenging, and doing it wrongly can close doors forever. Private foundations are mandated by law to give away a certain percentage of their assets each...
by Joyce Braun Poderis | Nov 13, 2011 | Development Team, Fundraising Policies & Practices |
Let’s pretend you’re the person in a nonprofit organization charged with seeking grants and that your boss is going to hold you accountable to one or more of the following standards. You must get _____ proposals “out the door” every_____. You must get...
by Tony Poderis | Oct 3, 2011 | Blog |
I was greatly saddened recently to learn of the death of a key foundation official in our area whose generous and caring philanthropy was instrumental in giving me a running start as the new and first development director of a major non-profit organization. In my...
by Tony Poderis | Jul 11, 2011 | Blog |
I actually read that riveting question in the marginal notes of a proposal for funding an orchestra. The notes were penned by a trustee of a grant-making foundation during a meeting to review the proposal. Another trustee of the foundation, the one who presented the...
