7 ways to say thanks
It breaks my fundraising heart when I hear about gifts going unthanked. Saying thank you isn’t just polite; it’s the [...]
Raising Money with No Heavy Lifting!
I just read an attention-grabbing article extolling a new print service called Read Smart by Production Solutions and it piqued [...]
AFP’s Advancing Philanthropy Magazine Focuses on Prospect Research
The latest edition of Association of Fundraising Professional’s magazine, Advancing Philanthropy, contains a series of articles on prospect research. The [...]
10 Guiding Principles for Any Ask: Part IV
The final three suggestions in Laura Fredrick’s book “The 10 Guiding Principles for Any Ask,” may be the most important. [...]
A Gift is a Gift…Or is It? Proper Acknowledgement of Gifts in Kind
With the holidays upon us most fundraisers are immersed in the business of recognizing the fruits of their efforts—otherwise known [...]
Do You Know Your Supporters?
Nonprofits have an interesting challenge facing them. The ever growing social networking landscape makes it difficult to know if an [...]