iMarketSmart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In major gifts fundraising, this works. It works for the fundraiser. The fundraiser is the guiding sage. But a nonprofit is not just a fundraising organization. Embracing the donor-hero story inspires fundraising. Culture conflict. This culture difference goes beyond profit. Story conflict.

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iMarketSmart

JULY 14, 2023

I ask an advancement leader how a particular fundraiser is doing or ask a president how an advancement leader is doing or ask a board member how a president is doing. I question the importance of the criterion and don’t believe it should be at the top of the list of fundraising attributes. The ask should be just a matter of protocol.

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iMarketSmart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Fundraising is something we do with donors, not to them. Advancement leaders don’t run an office, they build a culture. I felt the second item that warranted further explanation is #7, building a culture, not just running an office. Advancement Leaders Don’t Run an Office, They Build a Culture.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. Candid also offers a wide variety of borrowable e-books by topic: DEI, management, fundraising, grant writing, advocacy, etc.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JULY 14, 2022

While this popular fee structure may be acceptable in the for-profit sector, it raises some ethical issues in the nonprofit industry, specifically for grant professionals. Funders are against covering fundraising expenses like hiring a grant writer. Here are some reasons why it causes more harm than good: . Grant Writers Deserve Trust.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

In other words, companies are benefiting from a culture of using data to make decisions. This important work has uncovered real barriers: lack of investment capital, lack of internal capacity, cultural barriers, lack of technology innovation, limited access to data scientists, and more. One explanation could be the role of data.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Activists directly confronted new art galleries with protests and headline-grabbing disputes over who has the right to live and work in a community that has been the center of Mexican-American history and culture for generations. We encountered five challenges along the way: Patchwork fundraising. If they can do it, so can we, right?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Connected to that work, though, which is much more than land return, than #LandBack—that work—is what many of us call rematriation , which is much more focused on the cultural frameworks that we bring to the table as Indigenous people. And in many Indigenous cultures, this is seen as the domain of women-centered work.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 11, 2023

But an inadequate or heavy-handed bureaucracy, inattention to financial and people management, low board engagement, or a weakened organizational culture can lead to poor performance, ethical (or even legal) lapses, and reputational harm.

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iMarketSmart

JANUARY 19, 2024

My concern with so much of traditional fundraising is that it puts one or more parties in an uncomfortable position. Fundraisers feel as if they are being somewhat false in trying to make a case for a weak concept or being pushed into making a premature ask. SHARE IT AND/OR LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS BELOW!

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Get Fully Funded

OCTOBER 5, 2009

I spoke briefly about AFP (Association of Fundraising Professionals) to set the stage for a brainstorming session for the Russian fundraisers. Fundraising is still so new and so young here that there aren’t many resources for them. The NGO School gave out a fundraising book written in and for Russians. (I

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Julie Ordoñez will outline a proven strategy, messaging and action steps you can implement right away to close major gifts faster, ethically. She’s an executive fundraising coach. I’ve been a development director, and I’ve had over 12 years of experience being a fundraiser. Julie: Let’s do it.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). Less than one percent of major gifts are offered anonymously , not surprisingly, as fundraisers encourage public acts of charity.

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Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2023

Scandals involving problematic hiring and firing practices, widespread ethics violations, and massive layoffs dominated the headlines, and made those in marketing take a hard look at the industry to determine if we even want to be a part of it. . Just in time for GivingTuesday and year-end fundraising! . Over the summer, Snap Inc.,

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