By David Allen, Development for Conservation A few years ago, I added my speculation to everyone else’s about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would affect charitable giving in the U.S. (See How will Tax Reform Affect Donor Giving in the Future?) We don’t need...
12 November 2019 By David Allen, Development for Conservation Major gift development isn’t hard. It’s a discipline. And it’s scalable. So just start. Let movement create momentum and let momentum create habit. It starts in January, and it could start for you in January 2020. You can do this for ten donors....
By David Allen, Development for Conservation Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I am a real fan of the blogger Vu Le and his Nonprofit AF blog. Le’s writing is fresh, humorous, (usually) well thought out, and provocative and covers the entire...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation Several weeks ago, I posted an imaginary conversation with “Well-Meaning Tom” about a person who had made a gift of land to a land trust and subsequently hadn’t given anything at all. (See It’s OK to Ask.) In fact, I...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation I’m interested in your thoughts about building a “Culture of Philanthropy.” Give it some thought – maybe we can do a Rally presentation on the topic someday. One promising definition goes something like this: Culture of Philanthropy is a set of organizational...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation Dis ci pline: control gained by enforcing orderly or prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior (Adapted from the online Merriam-Webster dictionary.) Here’s a TRUTH sequence to start your day today: If you include planned giving and family foundations, individuals account for more...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation When I was first learning about major gift fundraising, the “must-see” teacher of the craft was Bill Sturtevant. He and the late author Jerry Panas ran the consulting practice called the Institute for Charitable Giving. Both Sturtevant and the Institute...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation As soon as I learn what the fundraising goal is, my brain kicks into overdrive. OK, we’re going to need three gifts of this amount and 5 gifts of that amount. Sam could do $$$$, and Jill will probably come in...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation So – are we headed for another recession? Plenty of folks think so. Mazarine Treyz of Wildwoman Fundraising points to the slowing housing markets on the East and West Coasts, state government belt-tightening, and gun-shy foundation granting as signs that a downturn...
By David Allen, Development for Conservation Among the notable passings in 2018 was one Jerold (Jerry) Panas. Jerry’s was one of the most recognizable names in fundraising. Author of twenty books on fundraising, Panas was also a regular contributor to blogs and magazines about the topic....