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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
September 28, 2010 |
The Top 10 Mistakes in Fundraising Campaigns Is your fundraising campaign fizzling? Whether you are stalled or just moving slower than you would like, there are some common mistakes that you can diagnose now before your campaign sputters to a stop. |
AFP eWire
April 21, 2009
Dave Sternberg |
Engaging Your Board in Sustainable Fundraising "We've told them what they need to do!" you say. "We've even brought in outside speakers. So, why aren't they doing it?" |
AFP eWire
March 12, 2013
Amy Eisenstein |
50 Asks in 50 Weeks: The Smarter Way to Raise Money at Your Small Development Shop If you're in a small development shop (defined as two fundraising staff members or less), it's extremely likely that you asked for less than 50 gifts -- probably even many less -- and you may not even know it! |
AFP eWire
June 11, 2013 |
Getting to Know Your Donors Using the simple tools in his book, "Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call, "John Greenhoe shows how any nonprofit can begin to diversify its fundraising revenue. |
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
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
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
April 12, 2011 |
Creating a Healthy Prospect Pipeline The prospect pipeline places cohorts of prospects at different stages of the development cycle and then measures their progress as they move from an unqualified lead to a donor. |
AFP eWire
May 20, 2013
Sandy Rees |
Creating a Fundraising Plan A good fundraising plan is a roadmap to success and shows you how to allocate your precious resources of time and money. It keeps you out of crisis mode and helps you control the flow of work in your office. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2013
Julie Mikuska |
The Role Policies Play in a Culture of Philanthropy There's been much written lately about the culture of philanthropy and what it looks like in an organization. Sample documents are offered as templates for policies on recognition, gift agreements, prospect research and more. |
AFP eWire
April 19, 2011
Michael J. Rosen |
Five Common Myths About Planned Giving These myths can lead organizations to take no action or to take the wrong action where planned giving is concerned. Here are five common myths rebutted. |
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
March 16, 2010 |
The Untapped Potential of Matching Gifts Are you actively spreading awareness of matching gift opportunities among your donors? |
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
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
May 13, 2014 |
Four Current Annual Giving Trends and How to Incorporate Them into a Fundraising Plan Just as every spring brings with it the promise of renewal and the start of a new fiscal year, it can also inspire renewed annual giving programs. |
AFP eWire
June 3, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of June 3, 2015): Does Your Nonprofit's Signature Event Have To Be a Gala? Facing the Fear of Fundraising... Create a menu of choices for board members... Matching Gifts: Bonanza Or Sham?... |
AFP eWire
January 12, 2011 |
22 Ideas to Make 2011 Your Best Fundraising Year Yet! Here are some ideas to help you simplify your fundraising approach, focus on what's most important, and most of all, have more fun! |
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
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
December 1, 2009 |
Top 10 Ways to Boost Online Giving at Year-End Use these tactics to zoom past your year-end goals. |
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
November 25, 2015 |
The Whats, Hows, and Whys of Major Gift Solicitation A Dec. 10 webinar, led by Vern Snyder, ACFRE, vice president for institutional advancement at the University of Toledo, will be offered on how to define and calculate a major gift. |
AFP eWire
October 26, 2010 |
Essential Elements of a Fundraising Letter Five tips for crafting a successful fundraising letter. |
AFP eWire
May 24, 2011 |
Six Things I Wish I Had Known at the Beginning of My Fundraising Career Here are six basic fundraising principles that I believe are fundamental to philanthropic giving and fund development. |
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
May 7, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of May 7, 2014): The Quickest Way to Lose a Donor Content and Curation for Nonprofits.. What If You Have No Major Gift Officer?... The Quickest Way To Lose A Donor... |
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
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. |
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
September 1, 2015 |
Chatting about Donor Retention with John Greenhoe, CFRE We got to chat with John recently about donor retention, discovery calls and how he plans on topping his webinar from last year. |
AFP eWire
March 20, 2011 |
Building Board Buy-In for Fundraising The first rule of board leadership in fundraising is to make sure that all board members understand and accept the concept that resource development is the responsibility of each and every member of the board. |
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. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2013 |
Top Ten: 7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014 Donors: What `No' Means for Fundraisers... Donors: 7 Things You Need to Know About 2013 Online Donors... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Oxfam Canada's `Threads of Change' Campaign... |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2006 |
Reminder: Tax Treatment of Cash Donations Fundraisers should remember that there are new rules regarding the treatment of cash donations for deduction purposes. |
AFP eWire
June 25, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (June 25, 2013) Major gift bootcamp: paying your dues... 15 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Major Gifts... 3 ways to stand out to your donors... |
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
October 15, 2007 |
Major Gifts Resources: Nonprofit Essentials: Major Gifts A list of resources for the fundraising community to learn more about establishing major gifts programs. |
AFP eWire
March 25, 2015 |
Bernard Ross Reveals the Next Big Thing in Fundraising! To understand what your donors are thinking, you first need to understand how they think. |
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
January 12, 2009 |
Direct Response: Ways to Cut Costs, Not Returns Looking to tune up your direct mail campaign and trim some excess costs? Before you start loosening screws and removing parts, read this advice from a veteran direct response expert. |
AFP eWire
June 11, 2007 |
What Do You Know About Your Donors? (And What Do They Know About Your Organization?) Here are a few suggestion on how to collect data from donor satisfaction and donor interest evaluations. |
AFP eWire
May 19, 2009 |
Growth Slows for Online Fundraising in '08, Smaller Donations the Culprit Online fundraising grew in 2008 thanks to an increase in the number of gifts, but the average gift size among all organizations decreased $15 from 2007. |
AFP eWire
March 18, 2015
Michael J. Rosen |
3 Mistakes You Make When You Meet Prospects If you're like most fundraising professionals, you make three costly mistakes whenever you meet with prospects and donors. |
AFP eWire
December 22, 2009 |
Trends: In 2010, Expect Charitable Donors to Keep Giving Through Long-Term Pledges Businesses and individuals hit hardest by the economy's slide have shifted charitable giving patterns to longer-term pledges and gift commitments rather than ceasing to give altogether. |
AFP eWire
June 19, 2013 |
Harnessing Your "Asking Style" with the Queen of the Asking Style System Are you a Mission Controller, Go-Getter, Rainmaker or Kindred Spirit? Andrea Kihlstedt, creator of the Asking Styles system, helps you find your inner "asker," and challenges you to channel your style to excel in "the ask." |
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
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
June 23, 2008 |
Best of Both Worlds: Tips for Online-Offline Marketing Integration -- breaking down the silos between fundraising channels and leveraging the strengths of each -- is the key to future success, according to the new book People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities. |
