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AFP eWire
July 16, 2013
Amy Eisenstein |
Your New Year's Resolution for July: Two Hours Per Week and Five Simple Steps for Small Development Shops to Achieve Major Gift Success Have you ever wished you could raise major gifts but felt you don't have the courage, confidence, know-how, or, most important, the time?   |
AFP eWire
February 25, 2014 |
The Development Committee Workbook: Managing Your Volunteers to Success Michele Berard is the Executive Director of the Butler Hospital Foundation and Principal of Ascent Advisors in Rhode Island. She will share her tactics for managing volunteers at the 2014 AFP International Conference on Fundraising in San Antonio. |
AFP eWire
March 20, 2011 |
Building Board Buy-In for Fundraising The first rule of board leadership in fundraising is to make sure that all board members understand and accept the concept that resource development is the responsibility of each and every member of the board. |
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
March 4, 2014 |
ICON Teaser: Successful Special Events Strategies Special events are not for every organization, but there are specific steps and strategies that even the smallest nonprofit can implement to increase funds raised through this method. |
AFP eWire
June 24, 2015 |
Top Ten (Week of June 24, 2015): From Figures to Fundraising: How to Apply Giving USA You Get What You Pay For - How Much Is Your Digital Expense Budget?... The President's Role in a Campaign: 10 Key Responsibilities... Using Volunteers to Beta Test Your Organization... |
AFP eWire
April 12, 2011 |
Creating a Healthy Prospect Pipeline The prospect pipeline places cohorts of prospects at different stages of the development cycle and then measures their progress as they move from an unqualified lead to a donor. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
John J Bowen |
Referrals for the Asking The majority of advisors are ignoring one of the most effective, efficient and obvious sources for new referrals: their existing clients. |
AFP eWire
September 4, 2012 |
Building a Major Gifts Pipeline Despite BIG Obstacles Every organization is different with its own unique challenges but start at the beginning and catalogue your strengths, says Adrienne Capps, CFRE, and you'll ultimately find success. |
Wired
January 2004
Gary Wolf |
How the Internet Invented Howard Dean Forget fundraising (though his opponents sure can't). The real reason the Doctor is in: He listens to the technology -- and the people who use it. |
AFP eWire
May 1, 2012 |
Creating Volunteer Opportunities -- The New Role of Fundraisers Think your organization's volunteers and its development office are two separate worlds? Think again, says Emily Davis, author of Fundraising and the Next Generation, new from the AFP Fund Development Series. |
CRM
September 2012
Jim Dickie |
Using CRM to Read Digital Buyer Intent A decline in face-to-face selling calls for new solutions. |
Energize
February 2006
Susan J. Ellis |
The Fair Labor Standards Act and Other Obstacles to Progress As advocates for volunteer engagement, we need to approach specialized counselors as equal team members, remembering that we, too, have expertise to offer. |
AFP eWire
June 11, 2013 |
Getting to Know Your Donors Using the simple tools in his book, "Opening the Door to Major Gifts: Mastering the Discovery Call, "John Greenhoe shows how any nonprofit can begin to diversify its fundraising revenue. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 22, 2004
Martha Lagace |
How Nonprofits Use the Internet to Get Ahead You'll need more than a nice-looking Web site and a "Donate Now" button. Experts swapped tips at the 2004 Social Enterprise Conference. |
CIO
January 15, 2004
Grant Gross |
Dean Profits from Web Campaign Even if former Vermont governor Dr. Howard Dean fails to seize the Democratic nomination this summer, his use of the Internet has added a new rule for political campaigns: Make sure your candidate's website drives supporters to meet each other -- and to a "click to donate" button. |
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?" |
Energize
November 2013
Susan J. Ellis |
Education through Celebration on International Volunteer Managers Day It is important to let professional volunteer managers know that the spirit of volunteerism is enhanced and enabled by them -- and it is important to thank them. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2013
Rod Santomassimo |
Prospecting 101 Master the basics of finding new clients. |
Energize
May 2008
Susan J. Ellis |
It's Volunteers and Money We need to see the issue of resource allocation for volunteers as integral to our work and develop the skills to "make the case" for spending money on volunteers. |
AFP eWire
October 28, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of October 28, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Opportunities Missed From Too Many Fundraising Channels... The Dos and Don'ts of Donor `Thank You' Calls... Do You Know if Your #Fundraising is Failing?... |
Energize
March 2010
Susan J. Ellis |
AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Targeting Volunteer Management The most popular capacity building option among both charities and congregations with social service outreach activities is the addition of a one-year, full-time volunteer with a living stipend (like an AmeriCorps member), with responsibility for volunteer recruitment and management. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2013
Julie Mikuska |
The Role Policies Play in a Culture of Philanthropy There's been much written lately about the culture of philanthropy and what it looks like in an organization. Sample documents are offered as templates for policies on recognition, gift agreements, prospect research and more. |
Energize
July 2005
Susan J. Ellis |
Save a Life, Win a Car! When Do Incentives to Volunteer Cross the Line? Perhaps the diehard volunteers who want to give back to someone that has helped them will continue without perks, but the casual or more transitory volunteer will be siphoned off. |
Energize
May 2014
Susan J. Ellis |
Branding National Volunteer Week: Who Wins and Who Loses? National Volunteer Week last month was its usual non-event in the United States -- despite its 40 th anniversary -- with precious little media attention. This year, however, that might well have been a good thing. |
Energize
April 2007
Susan J. Ellis |
I'll Help with That, But Don't Ask me to Lead it! Have you found that it is easier to recruit a volunteer to do frontline, hands-on work than to accept a leadership position on a board of directors, advisory council, or key committee? This is becoming a universal concern, including for professional associations of volunteer program managers. |
Energize
October 2006
Susan J. Ellis |
The Middle Management Barrier Middle managers are vital to how effective the organization's volunteer engagement will be. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2012
Boswell & Nichols |
The 3-Step Process for Closing New Prospects Many advisors put a great deal of thought into how they'll find affluent prospects, but less on how they'll convert these prospects in to clients. |
Energize
December 2014
Susan J. Ellis |
What Did You and Volunteers Do Well this Year? 2014 is rapidly coming to an end. Before you consider making any resolutions for the new year, use December as an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (December 18, 2012) Cultivating the Donors, Volunteers of Tomorrow with a Card Game... How Host Committees Can Boost Your Fundraising Event Revenue... Corporate Philanthropy: The Latest Snapshot of Giving Trends... |
Energize
April 2011
Susan J. Ellis |
Celebrate Collective Accomplishments, Not Volunteered Time Volunteer recognition is a powerful tool for leaders of volunteers that remains largely underutilized. |
Energize
August 1, 2007
Susan J. Ellis |
The Big Merger: Many Unanswered Questions The merger between the Points of Light Foundation and Hands On Network has the potential for a positive impact on volunteerism. But, there are more questions than answers about the new entity. |
Financial Advisor
August 2007
Brigid O'Connor |
First Impressions Financial advisors require solid business presentation skills to secure new clients. The initial consultation is simultaneously a vital marketing tool and a challenging obstacle to success. |
Energize
July 2014
Susan J. Ellis |
I Really Want to Know: What's Going on Out There? Here are a few of the ideas from the past few years that I really love as concepts. Have you (or someone you know) tried any of them? |
Salon.com
June 21, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Gray Davis goes electric The California governor brings his Bush-bashing act to Washington... |
Energize
July 2013
Susan J. Ellis |
Breaking through the Glass Ceiling for Volunteers Fully capable people may already be serving in your existing volunteer corps and ready to be promoted to a higher level of volunteering for the organization (only if they want to). |
Energize
May 2009
Paula J. Beugen |
The Role of Volunteer Resources Managers in the Serve America Act: Stay Up-to-Date and Lead There is now a new law that authorizes great expansion of Federally-supported service programs, notably AmeriCorps and several new special Corps and initiatives. The Serve America Act is over 100 pages in length and funds still need to be appropriated. |
AFP eWire
September 23, 2015 |
AFP Top Ten (Week of September 23, 2015): Fundraising Ideas, Stories & Perspectives You May Have Missed! Getting the best from your volunteers through the SAVE approach... Three Fundraising Innovations You Need to Know About... Improving Your Donor Retention and Response Rates... |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 27, 2004 |
One Question For: Bob Mandala, Team Bank of America How does technology play a role in the volunteering efforts of your organization's employees? |
Energize
November 2005
Susan J. Ellis |
Strength in Numbers: Engaging Volunteers as Partners in Program Development There is a specific form of volunteer involvement that has great potential as a tool for internal advocacy: activating a visible team of volunteer representatives. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Anthony York |
Gray turns green -- with cash Building more prisons, doling out pork and refusing to rethink the death penalty, California Gov. Gray Davis is confounding friends and enemies with his relentless pursuit of the middle. |
Energize
October 2012
Susan J. Ellis |
Practicing What We Preach: Volunteers Helping Us, Too One of the enduring mysteries of the volunteer management field is how often those who lead volunteer efforts do not build a team of volunteers to help them in their important work. |
