FUNDRAISING FOR GOOD
Fundraising faces changing times just like every other industry. How do we learn the newest trends and tips and keep them balanced with our ethical standards? Let's learn together.
Fundraising faces changing times just like every other industry. How do we learn the newest trends and tips and keep them balanced with our ethical standards? Let's learn together.
Beyond the December 31 Deadline
/in Finding Funding Book, Fundraising /by James PlourdeAs the calendar winds down, many nonprofits rush to remind donors about tax deductions, required IRA distributions, and year-end deadlines. You know donors will be bombarded with requests to give in the next eight weeks—including by you. So, how will you make your year-end appeal stand out? Worry less about the calendar and more about […]
The Question You Must Ask
/in Finding Funding Book, Fundraising /by James PlourdeIf you were hired to sell a particular brand of car, and somebody walked into your showroom, chances are you wouldn’t spend much time talking about a competing brand. Toyota salespeople make commission on Toyotas, after all, not on Hondas. I thought the same principle held true when it came to my work as a […]
Stop Training Your Board (and Start Engaging Them)
/in Education, Finding Funding Book, Fundraising /by James PlourdeIf you had no interest in becoming a flugelhorn player, and attended a training on how to become a flugelhorn player, what are the odds that you’d emerge from that training a budding flugelhornist?* Not totally zero. It’s possible you will start researching brass bands. But odds are, a training won’t motivate you to do […]