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23 Aug Development Planning from Scratch – Cultivating Top 100 Donors

Posted at 06:25h in Board Development, Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Membership, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

One of the donor segments that should be pulled out for special attention is the Major Gift Prospect segment. I call it the Top 100, even though the actual number of donors you cultivate at this level may not actually number 100. Each donor in...

09 Aug Development Planning from Scratch – Soliciting the Board

Posted at 05:50h in Board Development, Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Make a fundraising plan for the first – and arguably most important – segment: the Board members. The first thing we need to do is to set a Goal....

02 Aug Development Planning from Scratch – Segmenting

Posted at 05:48h in Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Foundations, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, I started a series on planning (See Development Planning from Scratch – The BIG Picture). In that post, I emphasized the importance of starting with a GOAL. If the purpose of fundraising activity is to return a Net to Program, it...

26 Jul Are You Ready for August?

Posted at 06:17h in Board Development, Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Over the next several months, I will be focusing blog content on comprehensive fundraising planning. Last week’s post launched this series, and the next four will continue the series. Monday next week is August the 1st – where has the summer gone? As we cruise...

19 Jul Development Planning From Scratch – The BIG Picture

Posted at 06:07h in Development Audit, Featured, Plans and Budgets, Uncategorized 0 Comments

I have 2 new clients whose fundraising has plateaued, so I’ve started thinking about how to do development planning from scratch to help them grow to a new level of funding....

12 Jul What will you do with 15 minutes today?

Posted at 05:17h in Board Development, Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Foundations, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 5 Comments

Think about this scenario: You’re at the office, and it’s 11:30 in the morning. You have a lunch appointment for which you’ll need to leave in 15 minutes. Not enough time to start something new, but too much time to waste. What will you do?...

05 Jul Why You Should Get Good at Direct Mail Now

Posted at 05:45h in Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

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28 Jun Make Fall Fundraising Easier – Use July to Prepare!

Posted at 04:18h in Board Development, Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Foundations, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

July officially starts on Friday – Yikes! – Are you ready? What’s on your list for July? Annual Meetings? Summer field trips? Donor visits?...

31 May Shouldn’t My Time Count? I’m an Attorney!

Posted at 06:00h in Board Development, Development Audit, Featured, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Uncategorized 0 Comments

People who donate time and not money are wonderful volunteers. People who donate money and not time are wonderful donors. We need wonderful board members to do both....

03 May Another Way to Think about Fundraising Planning

Posted at 05:15h in Communication, Development Audit, Donor Cultivation, Featured, Membership, Plans and Budgets, Staff Development, Uncategorized 0 Comments

Fundraising planning should always start with the program goal. Starting with the program goal does not necessarily imply that every goal is attainable, but starting there is important. The program goal is a “net” goal for fundraising; that amount needed to run the programs and...

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