I am hosting this month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival (last month’s carnival). I was amazed at what a great response we had this month. Thank you all for your incredible submissions. Because we had so many submissions I’ve taken a few of my favorites to tell you about and included a listing of the others below. [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2010
All Level Relationship Management
March 29, 2010 – 3:45 pm
This may sound familiar to some of our discussions on the topic of All Donors as Major Donors. We do a great job of cultivating and planning strategically with our major and principal donors, but what about everyone else, especially our community and entry level donors? Discussions about cultivating these large donor groups often do [...]
Tracking More Than A Name
March 24, 2010 – 3:07 pm
We have just reached a point in our campaign where there is a need to be more meticulous about how donor prospects are tracked. Currently, we have a number of committees all working simultaneously with multiple prospect lists. The more events and prospecting sessions we have, the more difficult it becomes to track information and [...]
Copying Good Ideas
March 22, 2010 – 3:01 pm
I am constantly amazed at the diverse strategies and creative ideas all around us. However, in reality most of what’s new and exciting has already been done. Why, then, do we feel like we need to start from scratch? There is a lot of value to keeping your eye on what other people are doing [...]
The Technology Schedule
March 18, 2010 – 2:07 pm
Living in Redmond, Washington I have a number of friends who work for Microsoft. Many of them start work at 9 am or later. They have the ability to set their schedules and work from home. Many serve on nonprofit boards and are often some of the easiest board members to schedule meetings with because [...]
