A gal walks into a bar . . . . True story: A woman walks into a high-end restaurant and a bar on the main floor of a posh condominium building in Clayton, Missouri, an affluent, inner-ring suburb of St. Louis. She is meeting a middle-aged couple who are long-time...
Fundraising appeals – whether to raise funds for annual needs, special campaigns, or new and urgent initiatives – are a fundamental component of most nonprofit organizations’ fundraising activities. Fundraising solicitation letters are an equally fundamental...
A guy walks into a bar. He is meeting a colleague; the development director at a private girls’ high school. He spots her sitting in a booth, hunched over her laptop, and quietly muttering to herself as she chews on the straw that came with her soft drink. He...
One of the most critical facets of any organization – commercial or nonprofit – is its data. A nonprofit organization’s data can be an invaluable asset. Or, without proper care, your data can be relatively worthless. To take it a step further, the quality of your...
A guy walks into a bar. The bartender directs him across the hotel lobby to the conference center, where the guy finds the local monthly luncheon of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). He is this month’s speaker on the topic of Stewardship Basics. The...
