Margaret King, President of the InfoRich Group, has published an article on how prospect research yielded $1 million in foundation funding for one of her clients. She discusses the strategy behind the research, the tools she used, how the list was narrowed to a group of top prospects, and the … [Read more...]
Fundraising in a Bad Economy
The Association of Fundraising Professionals has posted A Survival Kit for Fundraising in a Bad Economy, which includes links to dozens of articles. Titles include "Direct Response: Ways to Cut Costs, Not Returns," "Face the Economy With Sharpened Focus, Solid Strategy," … [Read more...]
Advice on Pulling Out of the Economic Nosedive
NetworkforGood's Katya Andresen's blog, Nonprofit Marketing, offers nonprofits 5 suggestions for surviving the economic downturn. She advises organizations to: Give donors what they want: To feel good. To hear from people they know. Tangibility. read more … [Read more...]
New listing of big gifts
Jay Frost of ContactReporter.com (formerly of WealthID) has started a new blog that will track large individual gifts to all types of charities in the US and abroad: www.BigGifts.wordpress.com … [Read more...]
Inside the Mind of a Top Donor
The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently conducted an online discussion with Lorry I. Lokey, who has appeared on The Chronicle's list of America's top donors every year since 2000. Mr. Lokey responded to questions such as What is the biggest mistake development officers make when first … [Read more...]
The Economy May Be Down, but Online Giving Is Up
M+R Strategic Services says that although the economy is down, online giving is up (as of November 2008). They looked at online giving for five nonprofit clients during September and October (Easter Seals, Habitat for Humanity International, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oxfam America, and … [Read more...]
Matching Gifts Best Practices
SupportingAdvancement.com has published the results of their 2008 survey on how nonprofits are handling corporate matching gifts. The responses came primarily from post-secondary schools, but also included elementary schools, healthcare, museums, gardens, performing arts, and service organizations. … [Read more...]
Blackbaud Report: 2008 Online Giving Trends
Blackbaud has released a summary of early results from its analysis of 2008 online giving trends. The results come from 2,000 nonprofits using Blackbaud's online fundraising tools. They've found: Steady growth throughout the year. There was a slight decrease in online giving during the … [Read more...]
Getting Your Message Out
The Chronicle of Philanthropy held an online discussion on January 21, 2009 about how nonprofits can publicize their work. They described the agenda as: Now, more than ever before, it is important that (nonprofits) communicate effectively with supporters, the news media, and their communities … [Read more...]
Trends Affecting Fundraising in 2009
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is starting the year off with a list of trends they believe will affect fundraising in 2009. The trends they cite include lower estate taxes, low investment returns, the possibility of inflation, no minimum required withdrawal from individual retirement accounts, the … [Read more...]
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