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AFP eWire
July 17, 2012
Kelly C. Albanese |
Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities.   |
AFP eWire
May 10, 2011 |
More People Donating Online, Say Fundraising Costs a Key Concern A new study shows that more donors from every age group are going online to make a donation, and they are increasingly sensitive to over-solicitation and fundraising costs. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2008 |
In Weak Economy Loyalty is Stable Currency Fundraising revenues and donor counts are both down for the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same time last year, according to a new report. |
AFP eWire
January 17, 2006 |
Covering the Basics: A Direct Mail Primer Here are tips that can help you maximize your return when fundraising and marketing. |
AFP eWire
August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. |
AFP eWire
December 14, 2010 |
Online Fundraising: More Than a Point and Click Looking at the ways people give online, they found that online giving was most successful when people were brought into a genuine relationship to the nonprofit and its mission. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Charitable Fundraising Right Finding donors is essential for the success of your charity. Once you've done the hard work of finding them, make sure you treat them well by giving them everything they need to obtain the tax benefits they deserve. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2011 |
Study Shows Online Giving Has Become Popular Among Donors 60 or Older Online giving has become a viable option for donors who are 60 years of age or older, according to a recent online study. |
AFP eWire
January 26, 2009
Derrick Feldmann |
Weathering the Storm Together: How to Build Stronger Ties With Donors in Tough Economic Times During tough economic times, organizations often take two approaches. Some hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. Others step up efforts and bring donors in. |
Energize
July 2010
Susan J. Ellis |
The Correlation between Time Donors and Money Donors All research shows that people who volunteer tend to give more money to charity than people who do not. This often-quoted finding only tells part of the philanthropy story. |
AFP eWire
July 16, 2013
Amy Eisenstein |
Your New Year's Resolution for July: Two Hours Per Week and Five Simple Steps for Small Development Shops to Achieve Major Gift Success Have you ever wished you could raise major gifts but felt you don't have the courage, confidence, know-how, or, most important, the time? |
AFP eWire
September 15, 2008 |
Wealthy Donors Share Motives and Misgivings Wealthy donors want to give, but they don't want to gamble, according to a new report. |
AFP eWire
September 5, 2006
Robert E. Carter |
Quick Tips: Nine Guidelines for Gift Recognition Here are nine tips to help fundraisers ensure their gift recognition policies are effective and maximize the donor cultivation process. |
AFP eWire
August 18, 2008 |
Donor Retention Trumps Acquisition, Study Notes The Fundraising Effectiveness Project finds a steady trend in the amount of donors and donations lost for every new donor and donation gained. |
AFP eWire
August 26, 2014 |
Want An Endowment? Plan For it -- Ask For It Helen Monroe is the head of Endowment Development Institute and has converted her 35 years of experience building endowments into on-line lessons for all organizations. |
AFP eWire
February 9, 2004
Linda Lysakowski |
Tips From Members: The Planning Study Process, Part Two When considering a capital or endowment campaign, organizations need to consider conducting an external assessment of the willingness and ability of the organization's constituency to support the campaign. |
AFP eWire
September 2, 2008 |
Why You're Fundraising: The Case for Support With thousands of charities to choose from in any community, why should a donor give to your cause? It all comes down to the case for support. |
AFP eWire
May 17, 2011 |
Why the Donor's Story Matters Here are some ways to take a step back and really understand a prospective major gift donor -- their philosophy of giving, their giving priorities and even their views on money itself. |
AFP eWire
September 7, 2010 |
Focus on Impact, Not Transactions, for Better Donation Pages A well-crafted page will help seal the deal; one that focuses solely on the transaction will be transparent and uninspiring. |
AFP eWire
October 5, 2010 |
Fundraising 101: Growing Donor Passion Harnessing a donor's passion is key to ensuring a lasting and fruitful relationship. Here are some good tips on cultivating major donors for your annual campaign from fundraising veteran Erik J. Daubert |
AFP eWire
February 18, 2014 |
Major Gifts for Small Shops: The Major Gifts Challenge Amy Eisenstein has helped small and large nonprofits alike raise millions of dollars through major gift and capital campaigns, board development, annual fund campaigns, direct mail, and planned gift solicitation. |
| AFP eWire |
Funds Raised Increased at 58 Percent of US and Canadian Charities in 2012 Nearly six in 10 charities surveyed (58 percent) raised more in 2012 than they did in 2011 from contributions, marking the first time since 2006 that significantly more than half showed such positive results. Last year at this time, 53 percent had raised more. |
AFP eWire
February 18, 2015
Jamie Lehman |
Top 5 Big Data Fundraising Myths Today, your competition wants to understand your donors better than you do. So, if you look at it this way, Big Data is how you're both going to get there. |
AFP eWire
May 20, 2014 |
Donor Retention -- The Talk of The Town Some of you may be thinking, "Retention? Enough Already!" The truth is - it's important, it's a hot topic and it's not going anywhere. |
AFP eWire
January 26, 2010 |
A Peek at the Philanthropist's Playbook More and more, high net worth donors are not looking for a cause to support (they have that already), they are looking for an organization that does great work. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2010 |
Tackling the Problem of Asking Too Often Don't ask your donors to give more when they're not yet sure their previous donations have done any good. |
AFP eWire
January 12, 2009 |
Written Appeals: Imaginative Ways to Ask Donors to Give More Caught in a rut with how you make the "ask" in your appeal letters? Want to encourage annual fund donors to give more? Here are some effective strategies. |
AFP eWire
May 11, 2010 |
Face Time: How to Reach Young Donors Although we often associate people ages 20 to 40 with texting, Facebook and other high-tech communications, donors in that age group say that when it comes to requests for their time or money, they put high value on face-to-face communication. |
AFP eWire
December 11, 2015 |
Submit Your Comments NOW to the IRS on New Regulations Requiring Disclosure of Social Security Numbers The Internal Revenue Service is proposing regulations that would create a new donor disclosure form for donations over $250 that would require charities to collect their donors' social security numbers. |
AFP eWire
August 15, 2005 |
What's Working: Tips From AFP Members Practical tips, advice and guidance from fellow practitioners often can spell the difference between success and failure. |
AFP eWire
June 8, 2010
Tom Ahern |
Deciding What Goes Into Your Donor Newsletter A good donor newsletter stirs pleasure in its readers. It reassures them that the mission is still urgent and relevant. |
AFP eWire
October 16, 2006 |
Giving Up, Number of Donors Down for First Half of 2006 A new report shows a 2.5% median drop in the number of donors in the first six months of 2006 compared to the same time period in 2005. At the same time, the amount given by each donor has risen by a median 3.0%. |
AFP eWire
February 23, 2010 |
Donor Relations: Understanding the Donor Experience Bridget Brandt, senior marketing manager at Sage Nonprofit Solutions, offers tips on evaluating your organization's "customer experience" and enhancing your relationship with donors to foster long-term support. |
AFP eWire
December 4, 2012 |
Fundraising Results Overall Stall Mid-Year In its semi-annual survey, the Nonprofit Research Collaborative finds that funds raised at organizations studied were largely unchanged from a year ago. |
AFP eWire
April 23, 2007 |
Focus on Donor Retention, Not Acquisition A new study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically. |
| AFP eWire |
Charities Raising More Money, But Still Losing Donors For the first time in five years, charity respondents to the annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project survey saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them. |
AFP eWire
December 17, 2014 |
Charitable Giving, Donor Retention Levels Increasing, Reaching Near Pre-Recession Levels For the fourth consecutive year, charitable organizations across the U.S. saw growth in both the level of funds they raised, as well as how well they retained donors from year to year. |
AFP eWire
September 19, 2005
Geoff Peters |
Best Practices in Direct Mail Fundraising Direct response is both art and science for charities, and as such, trends and hot ideas tend to flood the marketplace suddenly and then recede just as quickly. |
AFP eWire
August 17, 2010 |
Plugging the Leaks: Losses Now Outpacing Gains in Latest FEP Study Are you missing out on increased income growth year to year because of donors who are falling through the cracks? |
AFP eWire
October 22, 2014
Erik J. Daubert |
Get FIT and Improve Your Fundraising: The FEP's Fundraising Fitness Test Both the Fundraising Effectiveness Project and the Growth in Giving Initiative contain great secrets and insights into the issue of donor retention. |
AFP eWire
August 10, 2010 |
The New Proactive Donor The days when donors would give unconditionally to every charity that knocked on their door are gone for good, says fundraising veteran Penelope Burk. |
AFP eWire
February 9, 2009 |
Donor Recognition: Thinking Like a Donor The value of recognizing your donors goes far beyond showing appreciation for a gift. Recognition can motivate donors to be strong and lasting supporters of your organization. |
AFP eWire
January 28, 2015 |
Technology: Fundraisers and Donors Not Yet on the Same Page Give Central, a web-based donation platform, reports on the disconnect between the increasing ability and eagerness of nonprofits to take advantage of rapidly evolving technology -- and the reluctance of donors to take advantage of the same |
AFP eWire
October 19, 2010 |
Study Shows Direct Mail is a More Important Driver to Online Giving than Online Communications More than twice as many online donors say they were prompted to give an online gift in response to a direct mail appeal compared to when they received an e-appeal. |
AFP eWire
August 11, 2009 |
A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste As a result of the tough economic climate, many organizations are drastically cutting back their fundraising programs. |
AFP eWire
August 22, 2005 |
Fundraising Strong in First Quarter 2005 Despite substantial gifts for the Southeast Asia tsunami, most nonrelief charities also experienced strong increases in both revenue and numbers of donors in the first quarter of 2005. Environmental organizations also performed well. |
AFP eWire
November 8, 2011 |
Growing Philanthropy: Moving From Donors to Partners (Part 1 of 3) Here is a snapshot of an idyllic scenario, wherein philanthropy grows to be a larger part of people's finances, and their lives. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Nov/Dec 2005
Millesen & Hedge |
Achieving Balance and Maintaining Accountability Findings from a recent study on the decision-making abilities of community foundation boards identify some challenges and offer some lessons learned. |
AFP eWire
November 10, 2008
Larry P. Stelter |
Getting the Message Out on the IRA Rollover What is the best way to spread the word about the recently extended IRA Rollover provision? Research into efforts to increase visibility of the provision in 2006 offers some lessons for future marketing efforts. |
