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Donors increasingly want to engage with our organizations in multiple ways. Though development officers may be the main point of contact with supporters, we will develop stronger partnerships if we bring others from within our organization into these relationships. CEO’s and other senior administrators usually expect to be active in advancement. But there are many more resources throughout our organizations who can play a powerful role with donors.
Have you ever had that feeling of “Oh no… we should have taken advantage of that opportunity for our nonprofit?” Well, this post is to serve as a friendly reminder that National Philanthropy Day is exactly six months away*. If you haven’t planned anything yet, put aside a few hours this week to do so. It’s a great opportunity to thank and solicit donors and volunteers. That
I've had the good fortune to provide fundraising consulting to a variety of organizations where the advancement team was nothing short of superb. In fact, many of these institutions embrace “fundraising best practices” and implement them with great effect.
The recent April 2013 CASE Currents article, “Culture of Philanthropy, The Common Thread,” by Gale Bennett is an insightful and valuable piece that is sure to stimulate important discussions at our schools, colleges and universities. It brought to mind similar thoughts crafted by Chuck Sizemore, a former colleague at Marts & Lundy about 10-12 years ago.
