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By admin on
1/26/2010
 Customer service has a foundation that needs to be built on strong partnerships.
Motivation for success can/is/should be a key driver for customer service. Success on a personal level is important, but the more important component of success is to transmit motivation to the whole organization so everyone on the team can also be successful in providing great customer service.
The environment we’re in is intensely competitive. We are selling ideas and issues which are practically intrinsic compared to organizations that are selling physical goods. If we don’t get it right, people will quickly move to another idea for another cause.
Basics of fundraising – these have n ...
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By admin on
10/19/2009
Weekly Named Gift Report
October 5th to 9th, 2009
by Terry Burton
When it comes to soliciting a major gift, there is no substitute for in-depth research. I sometimes think of development staff as people who time shift back and forth, from immersion into the past and projecting into the future.
Why not start with proven philanthropy?
Gathering the historical data from your own nonprofit organization is a starting point. Prospect research staff can dig up last gift, largest gift and number of gifts made. If your donor management system is up to date you may also have a record of thank you letters, emails and notes about personal visits.
Many stop right there in terms of giving history.
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By admin on
9/23/2009
Prepping for Networking and Knowledge Acquisition
Attending a conference is a great perk. With some of the budget struggles we have on a daily basis, the wise attendee should always remember to get absolutely as much value as possible – and to communicate the value of your organization’s investment when you get back.
A specialized conference geared to your specific field of expertise is a professional development opportunity second to none. Peer networking, hearing from and meeting experts in the field, seeing and getting to try the latest vendor products, and more. All of this learning is a lot of fun and there are the social gatherings and reconnecting with friends &nd ...
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By admin on
9/1/2009
Weekly Major Gift Editorial
August 31st, 2009
by Terry Burton
The last full week of August was another busy week of major gifts that were announced publicly.
Stewardship gifts account for the bulk of major gifts listed in the summary of market activity for August 24th to 28th.
In 2004 the Reynolds Foundation made a $31 million gift to the University of Missouri to support the journalism program. The Columbia based institution of higher education bestowed naming rights to the foundation for that gift. Five years later, we have more evidence of the power of stewardship as the Reynolds Foundation made another big gift, this one for $15 million.
When you talk about stewardship, you have to include the estate gifts that just keep ro ...
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By admin on
8/26/2009
Weekly Major Gift Report
August 17th to August 21st, 2009
Signs of the economic recovery appear to be growing with each passing week. The overall health of stock markets has been showing resilience as investors become more active. As the US economy gains momentum we are more likely to see a shift in attitudes towards charitable contributions. It takes time but the trend is moving in that direction.
Join The Dots to identify
Major Gift Prospects
What’s next for fundraising? That depends on what kind of things you are working on now. Major gifts take time to come together and tend to have a long closing cycle as compared to an annual gift ask. The road to increasing your major gifts starts with the process of research to identify and qualify who you are going to talk to.
Prospec ...
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By admin on
8/18/2009
Weekly Major Gift Report
August 10th to August 14th, 2009
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros made some well deserved headlines this last week with his pledge of $35 million to the needy school children of New York. That was the third mega gift Soros made in the last six months.
In the realm of financial support to charity, Soros is in elite company.
Last May there was the $50 million gift to the Robin Hood Foundation in New York and in June of 2009, a $100 million commitment to Central and Eastern Europe to counteract the effects of the recession on the poor in those countries.
In a way I wonder if this is a symbolic gesture of Soros tossing his hat in the air towards some distant peg on the ladder of life and smiling as his throw settles upon its mark, covering and protecting it from the elements all ...
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By admin on
8/3/2009
Weekly Major Gift Report
July 27 to 31, 2009
Hey, what’s that sound? Can you hear that?
Ba, ba, ba, boooom, ……..dah, dah, da dun, ……… shuuu balu, shuuu balu.
Sounds like music, but coming from a lot of different parties going on. Almost like we can get a
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By admin on
7/27/2009
Weekly Major Gift Report
July 20 to 24, 2009
Major Gifts in Motown leading the country
Who would have guessed?
In the city hit hardest by the massive cutbacks to the auto sector, refinancing scenarios, job losses and down right despair, there are a few bright lights shining on the Motor City.
Detroit, Michigan, home to the USA’s Big Three has been reeling for years, none worse than the past 12 months. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have each in their turn been to the edge of the abyss, peered over the edge and found a way to move forward.
At a time when many have thrown in the towel, moved away, or just shut down their business, hard core Michiganders have dug in their heels to work their way through the turmoil.
Public scho ...
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By admin on
7/21/2009
Transformational gift trend continues
by Terry Burton
The trend of transformational gifts appearing on the doorsteps and into the bank accounts of a select few nonprofits appears to be gaining momentum.
While the vast majority of fundraising efforts have been severely impacted by the recession a small number of charitable organizations have done a 180 degree turn because of the generosity of philanthropists.
Here are some recent examples from this last week:
In Portland / Denver - Reed College and National Jewish Health share $30 million estate gift
In Kingston, ONT - Queen's University named the Buchan Department of Mining, $10 million gift
In Raleigh, NC - The founders and partners of ...
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By admin on
6/18/2009
Excitement keeps building and AASP continues to develop and expand the benefits of membership – you won’t want to miss any of these:
- The Best Practice wiki space opportunity for each of us to review and add our thoughts will be announced within the week so be sure to sign up for your own account on Wikispaces so you can be part of the process to articulate best standards of practice for our field!
- The AASP Staffing Survey is still open but we’re fast approaching the June 19th deadline for submitting details from your organization (more feedback leads to more meaningful results and we hope you’ll take part in the survey)!
- AASP is all about profe ...
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