Spring is finally here and a lot of us are probably spend our weekend cleaning up the yard and the house. Perhaps you are even cleaning up your office? Liz Rejman wants you to turn up the notch on your spring-cleaning and tackle your database! Here are her five tips for getting started.
Are you one of the lucky fundraisers that gets to work with a donor relations/stewardship team. Are you being as collaborative as you could be? Is your donor relations officer getting enough support to do her job well? Gwen Chapman introduces us to a new association and shares her checklist for how your team can work together to build strong relationships with your donors AND raise money.
In Part I of “Separating Fact from Fiction” (included in the March 12 edition of Hilborn Charity eNEWS) the Terrance S. Carter and Linsey E.C. Rains introduced how the federal government’s statements in January 2012 about charities and political activity combined with Budget measures passed that year created speculation and ensuing difficulty in assessing how the federal government’s increased focus on registered charities impacts the sector. Part I of this article focussed on the pre-Budget 2012 climate.
Is your fundraising department effectively using the Internet to advance your efforts and engage your community? Or, do you simply rewrite your donations page once in awhile and leave most online channels to the communications department? In his first article for eNEWS, John Bromley explains how to embrace technology and use your fundraising skills to build online relationships with your constituents.
Is your board more comfortable reviewing accounting statements than your fundraising results? Does your board spend a lot of time talking about reducing expenses and very little time talking about fundraising strategy? Lelia MacDonald has the answer for you – how about a donor churn report?
Spring is finally here and a lot of us are probably spend our weekend cleaning up the yard and the house. Perhaps you are even cleaning up your office? Liz Rejman wants you to turn up the notch on your spring-cleaning and tackle your database! Here are her five tips for getting started.
Are you one of the lucky fundraisers that gets to work with a donor relations/stewardship team. Are you being as collaborative as you could be? Is your donor relations officer getting enough support to do her job well? Gwen Chapman introduces us to a new association and shares her checklist for how your team can work together to build strong relationships with your donors AND raise money.
In Part I of “Separating Fact from Fiction” (included in the March 12 edition of Hilborn Charity eNEWS) the Terrance S. Carter and Linsey E.C. Rains introduced how the federal government’s statements in January 2012 about charities and political activity combined with Budget measures passed that year created speculation and ensuing difficulty in assessing how the federal government’s increased focus on registered charities impacts the sector. Part I of this article focussed on the pre-Budget 2012 climate.
Is your fundraising department effectively using the Internet to advance your efforts and engage your community? Or, do you simply rewrite your donations page once in awhile and leave most online channels to the communications department? In his first article for eNEWS, John Bromley explains how to embrace technology and use your fundraising skills to build online relationships with your constituents.
Is your board more comfortable reviewing accounting statements than your fundraising results? Does your board spend a lot of time talking about reducing expenses and very little time talking about fundraising strategy? Lelia MacDonald has the answer for you – how about a donor churn report?
