You're fired until you have a solid monthly giving programme
Erica Waasdorp from Holland, president of A Direct Solution, and author of Monthly Giving: The Sleeping Giant shares her opinion on monthly giving programmes.
One of the things that absolutely floors me is the fact that so many organisations still don’t have a monthly giving programme. ...
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When board members just don't get it
Every now and then there’s a board of directors – how can this be written diplomatically – that doesn’t seem to get it. This doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s never a pretty sight. Thomas McLaughlin reports.
There are many reasons why nonprofits seem he...
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7 ''Quick and easy'' ways to raise more money for your non-profit
OK, I admit it – the title of this post is a little misleading. Nothing is really, truly easy when it comes to fundraising. But – and anyone who has been fundraising for more than a few years can back me up on this – some things are easier than others. Joe Garecht shares seven tech...
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What fundraisers need to know about the new B-BBEE scorecard
The first thing you need to know is that I am not a B-BBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment – or BEE) specialist. I am, however, a fundraiser – and like many of you who are part of this noble profession, I have been forced to understand how to work with the codes, in order to be m...
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Advice for the smaller organisation and those just starting out in fundraising
Much of the fundraising advice that is published for non-profit organisations is aimed at the larger, more established organisations with fairly sophisticated fundraising programmes.
So I thought it was time to offer some words of encouragement to the smaller organisations and those just star...
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