By: Katie Kinder DeBauche, Associate “It’s almost the end of the year! When is the end of the year appeal going to be in mailboxes?” How often have you heard this from Board members and other stakeholders; volunteers and Staff; or even clients?...
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Beneficial Discovery: Why good Feasibility Study interviews are so important
By: Karen Kegg, Senior Associate Feasibility studies, or planning studies, are a recommended tool for pre-campaign readiness. Interviews are conducted on donors and friends of an organization who desire to launch a major fundraising campaign in...
Beneficial Discovery: Why good Feasibility Study interviews are so important
By: Karen Kegg, Senior Associate Feasibility studies, or planning studies, are a recommended tool for pre-campaign readiness. Interviews are conducted on donors and friends of an organization who desire to launch a major fundraising campaign in...
Next Steps: After the Study is Complete
By: Marion Lee, CFRE For many nonprofit organizations, a feasibility study is a huge leap into the unknown. An organization may never have attempted a major fundraising campaign for construction or endowment, or many years have passed since the...
Next Steps: After the Study is Complete
By: Marion Lee, CFRE For many nonprofit organizations, a feasibility study is a huge leap into the unknown. An organization may never have attempted a major fundraising campaign for construction or endowment, or many years have passed since the...
To your credit: How should nonprofits handle credit card fees?
By Marion Lee, CFRE Donors were generous to local and state nonprofits at the end of 2018. At least, we think so, because we received quite a few calls and emails from friends and colleagues asking anew a question that has surfaced regularly for...
To your credit: How should nonprofits handle credit card fees?
By Marion Lee, CFRE Donors were generous to local and state nonprofits at the end of 2018. At least, we think so, because we received quite a few calls and emails from friends and colleagues asking anew a question that has surfaced regularly for...
Giving days continue to achieve new records
Amplify Austin and the Big Give SA are two of the largest annual crowd funding efforts in our area. The fund drives continue to achieve record numbers of donors and dollars for agencies throughout South Texas. The 2019 Amplify Austin Day was held...
Giving days continue to achieve new records
Amplify Austin and the Big Give SA are two of the largest annual crowd funding efforts in our area. The fund drives continue to achieve record numbers of donors and dollars for agencies throughout South Texas. The 2019 Amplify Austin Day was held...
Making time for donors…it’s a balancing act
By Covita Moroney, CFRE and Joyce Penland, CFRE With nearly 59 years between us as development officers, we had a conversation recently about what 20/20 hindsight has afforded us as we look at our efforts to connect with donors, Board members, and...
