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Board Responsibilities: Creating a Board of Fundraising Enthusiasts

“The most important work of any board is to create and re-create the reason for the organization’s existence [and ensure sufficient resources to realize that vision]. The only...reason for an organization to exist is the production of worthwhile results that...meet human needs.” - John Carver Boards That Make a Difference
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September 25, 2012

Strategic planning: The Intersection With Fundraising

From a presentation to ARP Central Ohio Chapter in June, 2008. If you would prefer to view the original presentation slides, please click here.
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September 25, 2012

Building a Better Annual Plan “By the Numbers”

Number One: Build your Case: How will you change lives/save lives? How much do you hope to raise?
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August 22, 2012

Sixty and Over: Elders and Philanthropic Investments

Willy Sutton was a depression-era bank robber. He was wanted for robberies in New York, New Orleans, and Miami. After his capture on March 9, 1950, a reporter asked him why he robbed banks. “Because that’s where the money is,” he replied. Aside from his lack of moral justification, his reasoning was sound. Go were
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August 17, 2012

How to Pick a Consultant (and Not End Up With a Dog)

Nonprofit consultants come in all shapes and sizes. Which one fits your needs? Sedate and well-groomed? Specialist or full service? Lean and hungry? Local or global? Miniature or standard size? Finding a nonprofit consultant, fundraising consultant or firm that’s a prefect fit won’t necessarily be easy.
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August 17, 2012

Stellar Stewardship and Recognition

Stewardship is the “careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. For purposes of this article, I am referring to the responsible “care” of the people who make planned gifts, rather than the gifts themselves. Planned giving donors, perhaps even more than donors of other types of gifts,
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August 6, 2012

Showing Honor

Planned giving often involves a reciprocal exchange relationship in which donors have certain expectations of the organizations they support. Planned gift donors have made investments in the long-term viability and growth of organizations that they value. They have entrusted their philanthropic aspirations into the care and custody of specific charitable organizations.
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August 6, 2012
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