Nonprofit gift planners know the value and importance of securing bequests from donors. Smart planners know that securing a bequest is only the beginning of the process and that the real job comes in managing the receipt of bequest income...
The tally of new challenges that nonprofits are facing make a formidable list: increased costs and competition, rising postal rates, lower average gifts, a shrinking or aging donor base in some instances, increasing public scrutiny and more donors who are...
Nowadays, planned gifts and major gifts job postings are often combined, and in fact there are fewer purely planned giving positions being created. More blended organizational structures and an increased focus on the needs and interests of individual donors, along...
We stand at the threshold of a new century with even greater demands predicted for non-governmental organizations and charities. Increasingly, government is turning the responsibility for quality of life back to the community. In response, the number of agencies has...
Abstract The Revenue Generation Through Commercial Ventures framework may be used by charities to: Create businesses/business products and a commercial venture portfolio. Review current businesses/products and support expansion of current products and the creation of new products. Enhance a charity's...
While telemarketing, direct response television, door-to-door solicitation, planned giving, special events, gaming and gifts via the Internet are important revenue sources, direct mail continues to be the mainstay for most charities. There are many reasons why direct mail continues to...
The following article is an excerpt from Penelope Burk's new book "Thanks! A Guide to Donor-Centred Fundraising". In the book, Burk reveals the results of her National Study on Donor Communication and Recognition, an expansive look the fundraising practices of...
The following article is an excerpt from Penelope Burk's new book "Thanks! A Guide to Donor-Centred Fundraising". In the book, Burk reveals the results of her National Study on Donor Communication and Recognition, an expansive look the fundraising practices of...
Event organizers need to do a better job at measuring and reporting the results of programs to their business sponsors. In the Sponsorship Confidence Survey we carried out (CF, October 11, November 23, November 30, and December 13, 2000), business...
Time was, fund raising consultants came in and raised money for organizations seeking funds, primarily for bricks and mortar. While this is often still the case, there has been a significant change in the fundraising consulting field in recent years....
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