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The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Charities and Endowments In the same way that opening an investment account or buying your first mutual fund may signify your arrival at a new stage in your financial development, establishing a permanent endowment fund can be a major milestone in the history of a charitable organization.   |
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
March 16, 2010 |
The Untapped Potential of Matching Gifts Are you actively spreading awareness of matching gift opportunities among your donors? |
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. |
Trusts & Estates
March 22, 2002
Robert F. Sharpe Jr. |
Philanthropy In Uncertain Times What of the nonprofit sector? How does this sector fare during difficult economic times? Is it societal "fluff" that exists only during times of prosperity, or is it something that is resistant to the economic downturns that periodically affect the for-profit sector? |
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. |
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
December 18, 2012
Laura Kalick |
Wrapping Up 2012: Important Tax Reminders for U.S. Nonprofit Professionals With the country inching ever-closer to the edge of the metaphoric fiscal cliff, policymakers are discussing a number of proposals that are bound to impact nonprofit organizations' ability to raise funds now and in the coming year. |
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
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
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
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 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
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. |
AFP eWire
February 9, 2009 |
Where Donor Recognition Meets Brand Recognition What can we get that our donors will be proud to show other people? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Community Foundations and Philanthropy Learn how local groups can enhance your giving experience. |
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
August 4, 2008 |
The Value of Establishing a Naming Policy The importance of having a naming policy for recognizing donors, and some tips on constructing one. |
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
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 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
January 17, 2006 |
Covering the Basics: A Direct Mail Primer Here are tips that can help you maximize your return when fundraising and marketing. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
Anne Tergesen |
Tapping A School's Investment Savvy You can get income for life. But it takes a charitable impulse and a $100,000 trust. |
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
July 28, 2009 |
Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Let's explore the characteristics of a nonprofit that is most likely to find success in a campaign. |
AFP eWire
September 24, 2007 |
New Organization to Help Higher Ed Donors Attach Strings to Gifts Citing concerns over accountability and donor intent, three foundations have created a nonprofit group that will assist donors in attaching legally enforceable conditions to their gifts to colleges and universities. |
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
January 21, 2008 |
States Seeking to Protect Donor Privacy as Anonymous Gifts Increase Anonymous giving is suddenly in the spotlight as a new study shows an increase in major gifts made anonymously, while several states are moving to protect donor privacy. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2007 |
"Stretch" Giving on the Rise Charities are seeing an increasing numbers of donors making gifts out of proportion to their wealth. One reason is the soon-to-expire IRA rollover provision. |
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
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. |
Searcher
September 2006
Cecilia Hogan |
Around the Fundraising Campfire - Stories of Dismal Failure, Near Misses, and Great Success In most cases, that big gift from an alumnus, former hospital patient, or museum patron begins months or even years before the public hears about the gift. And it often begins when the potential donor's name draws the attention of a nonprofit researcher. |
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
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
January 4, 2011 |
Why Matching Gifts Work New research shows that matching gifts increase not only the revenue per solicitation, but also the response rate. |
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
March 6, 2006 |
Top U.S. Donors Gave Less in 2005 The top 60 donors in the United States gave significantly less in 2005 than the previous year, according to a study. The top 10 donors for 2005 were: Cordelia Scaife May... Bill and Melinda Gates... Eli and Edythe L. Broad... etc. |
AFP eWire
August 5, 2015 |
Chatting About Planned Giving With Timothy Logan, FAHP, ACFRE It seems like fundraisers are expected to develop and utilize integrated and multi-channel campaigns rather than having a singular focus like say annual fund or planned giving. Timothy Logan discusses this trend. |
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
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 15, 2014 |
AFP International Conference Education Session Sneak Peak: Journey Deeper Inside the Donor's Brain At the 2013 AFP International Conference on Fundraising, we lead session attendees through a Journey Inside the Donor's Brain where we explored some of the science and research surrounding how people think and reach decisions. |
