Why a feasibility study is important
Have you ever wondered if you should conduct a feasibility study for a Capital Campaign?
Oftentimes, I have heard non-profit groups saying, “Let’s just start the campaign!”
And, if you are a small nonprofit, I would urge against by-passing…
How to attract donors to give on your website.
I am often asked questions about donation catchment pages for non-profit websites.
The questions range from: How can I make my donation catchment page on my website more appealing to donors? How can I get donors to take action once they are…
Government funding, stable no more!
Government funding was once the mainstay of many nonprofit organisations fundraising efforts. However, this has changed dramatically over the past several years as federal, state and local governments continue to struggle through the budget…
An endowment campaign is something for the long haul!
This week a prospective client asked me what is an endowment fund and can I get grants to fund it?
That question stopped me dead in my tracks.
When was the last time an organisation had thought about an endowment fund. Really an organisation…
Applying for your tax exempt status, a fundraisers perspective!
I am not an attorney nor ever claim to be one, but, as a fundraiser I sure can offer you some advice!
The first step in forming a nonprofit organisation almost always is forming a corporation. A corporation is an entity or an organisation that…
Its in the mail!
Direct mail.
WE all do it, but, do we do it well?
Direct mail is the workhorse of your fundraising program. It allows you to state your case for support, ask for a gift, and build your donor base. But, it does come at a cost. Why should it…
What is the difference, a board is a board, right?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a board of directors and an advisory board?
After all, a board is a board, right?
Not always!
Let me start of by explaining what an advisory board is.
An advisory board is a group of…
What is fund development?
Fundraising. Development. More often than not, when people hear these terms, their reactions range somewhere on the spectrum from “necessary evil” to “begging” to “selling.” In other cases, these terms conjure up notions of…
Simple steps to starting a nonprofit organisation
Have you always dreamed of starting an organisation to help others?
Do you have vision and passion, but, lack the “know how?’
See a need in your community but don’t know where to begin?
Let me give you a few simple steps that you can …
Where do you begin with Major Gifts?
The elusive major gift. The amount is different for each organisation. Some organisations might consider a major gift as $500 while others would consider one at $50,000.
Whatever your major gift level is, the process to establishing a program…
Do you believe in Twitter?
New to Twitter?
Think that this is the place to be for your nonprofit, but, don't know how to get started?
Well, I felt that way too.
But, I am going to share with you 5 steps that you can take to get your tweets off to the right start.
Here…
A simple newsletter, or is it really?
I was taking a glance at a non-profit newsletter today and a few things struck me about the content.
Graphical design, I truly don't care about. Some of the best non-profit engaging newsletters have limited graphical appeal.
You can have all…
