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AFP eWire September 28, 2010 |
The Top 10 Mistakes in Fundraising Campaigns Is your fundraising campaign fizzling? Whether you are stalled or just moving slower than you would like, there are some common mistakes that you can diagnose now before your campaign sputters to a stop. |
AFP eWire February 4, 2014 |
Your Crowd Funding Campaign as an Action Movie As one of the hottest and most innovative methods of fundraising on the scene today, Robert Osborne shows how creating your crowd-funding campaign like an action movie will steal the audience's attention, and inspire them to give. |
AFP eWire August 12, 2015 |
Chatting About Campaigns With Matthew Cottle We talked recently with Matthew Cottle, who is presenting a webinar on "The Campaign Prequel: Success Begins Before the Campaign Plan." |
AFP eWire October 1, 2013 Claire Kerr |
How Does Your Organization Define "Success" in Social Media Fundraising? Fortunately for those of us who love social channels, it's now much simpler to prove that platforms like Facebook or Twitter (or even Pinterest!) have a measurable impact on your fundraising projects. |
AFP eWire October 2, 2012 Britt Brouse |
The Obama Effect: 20 Takeaways for Multichannel Fundraisers As much as fortuitous circumstances abetted its efforts, the Obama for America campaign put to use every best practice of online marketing and brought the power of online fundraising to the forefront of everyone's mind. |
AFP eWire October 23, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: Want to Acquire New Donors? (Oct. 23, 2013) Younger Donors/Gen Y/Millennials: Editorial: Nonprofits cultivate young givers... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling... Volunteer Management: 4 Decision-Making Errors That Cripple Nonprofit Boards... |
AFP eWire September 29, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of September 29, 2014): How to Handle List Removal Requests 6 Ideas for Dealing with "Take Me Off Your List" Requests... Millennial Givers and a Movement Approach to Giving... The No. 1 Fundraising Skill Your Board Members Need to Master... |
AFP eWire March 30, 2010 |
Your Capital Campaign: Are You Ready to Succeed? A capital campaign is a marathon, not a sprint. Here are some tips to make sure you are ready to go the distance. |
AFP eWire November 27, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 27, 2012) Donor Stewardship:10 More Ways to Show Donors Your Gratitude... Young Supporters: 5 Things Charities Do That Turn Off Young Donors Like Me... Donor Cultivation: Isn't it Better to Give and Receive?... |
AFP eWire November 18, 2015 Elizabeth Chung |
Five Trends to Jazz Up Your Holiday Fundraising As donors get bombarded with year-end asks, you need to stand out from the crowd. |
AFP eWire November 10, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of November 10, 2014): The Two-Part Major Gift Conversation Why Your Brain Wants to Help 1 Child in Need But Not Millions... Why All Nonprofits Should Embrace #GivingTuesday... Key Facts on U.S. Foundations 2014... |
AFP eWire January 12, 2011 |
22 Ideas to Make 2011 Your Best Fundraising Year Yet! Here are some ideas to help you simplify your fundraising approach, focus on what's most important, and most of all, have more fun! |
AFP eWire April 21, 2009 Dave Sternberg |
Engaging Your Board in Sustainable Fundraising "We've told them what they need to do!" you say. "We've even brought in outside speakers. So, why aren't they doing it?" |
AFP eWire June 23, 2008 |
Best of Both Worlds: Tips for Online-Offline Marketing Integration -- breaking down the silos between fundraising channels and leveraging the strengths of each -- is the key to future success, according to the new book People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities. |
AFP eWire October 16, 2013 |
Top Ten Things: Shutdown Brings Combined Federal Campaign to a Standstill (Oct. 16, 2013) Donors: Wealthy Donors Don't Get Giving Advice They Want... Government Relations: Shutdown brings Combined Federal Campaign to a standstill... Year-end Appeals: 6 Ways to Raise More Money with your Annual Fundraising Appeal... |
AFP eWire September 1, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of September 1, 2014): 5 Ways Your Nonprofit Can Reach Millennials Do you have a #GivingTuesday Campaign?... Lack of Pay a Growing Challenge for Nonprofit Interns... When It Comes To Reaching Your Target Audience, Personality Goes A Long Way... |
AFP eWire February 11, 2015 |
Blackbaud Report on Online Giving While not all online fundraising was quite as engaging as the Ice Bucket Challenge, buoyed by improving fundraising platforms, online fundraising as a whole saw significant growth in 2014. |
AFP eWire June 12, 2013 |
Alumni and Friends Do It Again on May 10 at Saint Peter's University Angeline Boyer, Media Relations Officer, Saint Peter's University, walks us through the successful campaign. |
AFP eWire September 16, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of September 16, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Fundraising Tools to Help You Prepare for End-of-the-Year Campaigns... How to raise less money than you did last year... Two Ways You Can Put Your Donors at the Center of Your Fundraising Program... |
AFP eWire November 1, 2011 |
The Feasibility Study: It's All About the Interview A conversation with an important donor can uncover much more than just his or her interest in supporting a capital campaign. Here are some tips on making the most of an interview. |
AFP eWire May 21, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of May 21, 2014): 7 Ways to Kiss Fundraising Goodbye Surpassing Expectations Deserves a Reward ... 3 Reasons Why Nonprofits Don't Do Storytelling... 4 Tips for Achieving Real Creativity in Your Direct Response Fundraising Program... |
AFP eWire November 20, 2013 |
Top Ten: A Playbook To Kickstart Your Nonprofit's #GivingTuesday Campaign (November 20, 2013) Fundraising Research: Why Women Thrive in Political Fundraising... Volunteer Management: Narrow the Focus... Donors: Why Asking and Thanking Donors is All Wrong... |
AFP eWire May 29, 2007 |
Become Complacent at Your Peril While the fundraising environment is great, fundraisers shouldn't get too impressed with their own accomplishments and press releases. |
AFP eWire September 10, 2007 |
Fundraising No Longer Confined to Development Positions More and more nonprofits are asking non-development staffers to get involved in the fundraising process. |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Diane Brady |
Win a Dinner with Obama To balance big-dollar galas, the President's re-election campaign raffles one meal with regular folks. |
AFP eWire November 6, 2013 |
Top Ten: The Best of Year-end Fundraising! (November 6, 2013) Stand apart from the crowd with your year-end fundraising campaign... 3 Keys to Year-End Giving ... 3 ways to wake up your donors... |
AFP eWire May 13, 2014 |
Four Current Annual Giving Trends and How to Incorporate Them into a Fundraising Plan Just as every spring brings with it the promise of renewal and the start of a new fiscal year, it can also inspire renewed annual giving programs. |
AFP eWire March 11, 2015 |
AFP Announces Strategic Partnership with Abila Abila is a leading provider of software and services to nonprofits and associations that help them improve decision making, execute with greater precision, increase engagement, and generate more revenue. |
AFP eWire July 9, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of July 9, 2014): Young People Should be at The Forefront of Charity Campaigns Foundations Reveal What They Look for in Grant Proposals... Three Questions to Help You to Engage Donors with Your Stories... What Makes People Generous: Charity, Empathy, And Storytelling... |
AFP eWire August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. |
AFP eWire July 17, 2012 Kelly C. Albanese |
Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities. |
AFP eWire February 2, 2004 |
Tips From Members: The Planning Study Process When considering a capital or endowment campaign, a major undertaking for most organizations, an internal assessment of the organization's readiness is imperative. |
AFP eWire December 18, 2013 |
Top Ten: 7 Tips for Nonprofits to Avoid Social Media Burnout in 2014 Donors: What `No' Means for Fundraisers... Donors: 7 Things You Need to Know About 2013 Online Donors... Fundraising Strategy/Approach: Oxfam Canada's `Threads of Change' Campaign... |
AFP eWire |
Essentials of Fundraising Increasing and diversifying income is an essential part of any successful organization. |
AFP eWire May 28, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of May 28, 2014): 6 Ways to Get Dumped by Your Donors 64% Of Donations Are Made By Women... Preheader text: another way to get your fundraising emails opened... What I Learned About Innovation From 5 th Graders... |
AFP eWire June 3, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of June 3, 2015): Does Your Nonprofit's Signature Event Have To Be a Gala? Facing the Fear of Fundraising... Create a menu of choices for board members... Matching Gifts: Bonanza Or Sham?... |
AFP eWire October 13, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of October 13, 2014): Moving a First-Time Donor to a Major Donor 7 Fundamental Principles of Major Capital Campaigns... Who Would You Rather Ask for a Gift: a Woman or a Man?... Move a First-Time Donor to a Major Donor... |
AFP eWire August 17, 2010 |
Plugging the Leaks: Losses Now Outpacing Gains in Latest FEP Study Are you missing out on increased income growth year to year because of donors who are falling through the cracks? |
AFP eWire February 2, 2009 |
Seven Reasons for Fundraisers to be Optimistic in 2009 Keep your sights on the horizon where the sun is coming up and donors are generously giving to their favorite causes. |
AFP eWire January 8, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (January 8, 2013) 6 Ways Brands Can Leverage Google Plus Communities... Show, Tell and Involve: Fundraising Fundamentals for a New Era of Philanthropy... 7 ways to increase your nonprofit's donations... |
AFP eWire December 15, 2008 |
Face the Economy With Sharpened Focus, Solid Strategy eWire interviewed two veteran fundraising consultants about the effect the economy is having on their clients' fundraising and to get their advice on how to deal with these unprecedented challenges. |
AFP eWire January 12, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of January 12, 2015): Making--and Keeping--Major Gifts and New Year's Resolutions Fundraising Research: Study: Corporate Giving Improves Employee Performance... NPQ's 11 Biggest Nonprofit Stories of 2014 and Their Implications for Our Future... Top 10 Major Donor Fundraising Trends... etc. |
AFP eWire February 15, 2011 |
Putting the Fun into Your Annual Fund Here's how to have a fresh, fun and creative annual giving program. |
AFP eWire August 18, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of August 18, 2014): 7 Favorite Topics of Boring Fundraisers Year-End Fundraising Decisions to Make Now... 7 Favorite Topics of Boring Fundraisers... 8 Nonprofits Lessons Learned from the 2014 FUSE Conference... |
AFP eWire January 9, 2006 |
Charities in New York, North Carolina Receiving More from Telemarketing Campaigns These states released a report showing that nonprofits there received a greater percentage of income from telemarketing firms soliciting on their behalf than in previous years. |
AFP eWire June 28, 2011 |
Ready, Set, Go Mobile Fundraising using mobile devices is proving to be more than just a flash in the pan - the best success, however, is being seen in methods beyond texting, or even fundraising at all. |
AFP eWire April 23, 2007 |
Focus on Donor Retention, Not Acquisition A new study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically. |
AFP eWire February 4, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of February 4, 2015): How Nonprofits Can Avoid the Spam Folder How nonprofits can avoid the spam folder... 14 things happy individuals make a habit of doing... Three ways to evaluate nonprofit technology... etc. |
AFP eWire September 15, 2008 |
Fundraising Costs: Keeping Your Board...On Board Showing your board how to see past over-simplified cost ratios is a critical way to ensure strategic growth and arm your biggest advocates with the information to engage in these conversations with donors and potential supporters. |
AFP eWire March 17, 2008 |
The Science of Fundraising: Questioning Fundraising's 'Inefficiencies' Can academic studies help fundraisers better meet their bottom line? As researchers begin to examine the science of fundraising, it seems the answer could be yes. |