Year-End Fundraising

  26 December 2023   “The future belongs to citizens who are passionate, knowledgeable, and engaged.”   - Richard Louv     Mr. Louv was almost certainly thinking more broadly than just conservation, but when I read this quote the first time, I read it through a conservation lens. There are many ways...

  12 December 2023   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   I hope you’re pleased with yourself. I know that sounds critical, but I’m being serious. This is the time of the year when all the work you’ve put in really pays off. Every day brings a new snowfall of...

  28 November 2023   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   I read somewhere that 70% of the money raised for charity every year is raised in November, December, and January. That doesn’t necessarily mean that 70% of donors give then, but it would be easy to believe. It...

  28 December 2021   Looking for something to do this week? Try picking up the phone.   I get teased every year by somebody who tells me they are NOT taking this week off, because “someone” advised them to make themselves available to donors who might need to talk...

  22 December 2020   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   Tomorrow is the 30th of December. Which means that today is the day for an annual reminder that all fundraisers should be available all week this week for the people you serve. Sorry about that.   Let’s say that I’m a...

  15 December 2020   By David Allen, Development for Conservation   Double your Giving Tuesday gift! Celebrate Giving Tuesday The importance of one day in land conservation 3 Reasons to #SaveTheBay on #GivingTuesday - TODAY! In uncertain times, the Alliance meets the need Give Today - Support Leaders of Tomorrow! Final hours to give back...