It’s not every Christmas Eve that one finds oneself in the remote village of Cusco, Peru stirring up vats of Peruvian hot chocolate and handing out mug-fulls to the local street children. But that’s exactly how Ari and Jennifer Zainuddin spent their holiday last year.
This article outlines how to help your board of directors become better at fundraising.
With the worldwide recession in full swing, is the charity lottery still a sure bet when donors are watching their dollars more than ever? Perhaps more importantly, is it still ethical to continue using them? According to some, the recession has actually increased participation in lotteries.
According to a survey conducted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the number one complaint from foundations is that applicants submit proposals that do not match their guidelines.
This article is about building relationships with donors, particularly major donors, and how to get your board of directors involved in the process.
It is the end of an era. After 84 years of running Toronto’s annual shopping extravaganza, drawing thousands of bargain hunters from every corner of the city, the Hadassah-WIZO Bazaar has called it quits.
Once the new kid on the block, venture philanthropy has grown into its own in the past decade. The urge by young and emerging entrepreneurs to spur social change and increase capacity in the charitable sector while still making a profit may have started off small, but it’s gaining a lot of credence.
This article is about the 2009 recession and how fundraisers can weather the storm including through good stewardship practices and a major gifts program.
How is a fundraiser to stay optimistic on the job with such negative press, and a collectively depressed North American community that seems positioned to tighten its purse strings? Some leading fundraising experts urge calm.
Find out how the downturn in the stock market affects these types of donations from the perspective of both the donor and the charity, how the benefits that donors receive from such gifts differ from when the market is strong, and what a charity should do if they receive a gift of stock.
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