Strategic & Development Planning: Love and Marriage
Strategic Planning Every nonprofit must periodically assess its success in pursuing its mission and must…
Hank Lewis, MA, CFRM
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Separation of Church and Nonprofit
A reader wrote: Our non-profit, faith based social service agency is going to split from…
Financing & Loans
Donor (And Solicitor) Burn-Out
Some time ago, I spoke to a community service club and gave my fifteen-minute “This-Is-What-Fundraising-Is-Really-All-About”…
Financing & Loans
Can A Donor Demand That She Get Her Donation Back?
A reader wrote: “I know of an organization where the donor gave restricted funds, i.e.,…
Financing & Loans
Not All Large Gifts Are Major Gifts: Part Three – Real Major Gift Fundraising
Hopefully, over the last two weeks, you haven’t been cold calling, cold writing, sending “surprise”…
Financing & Loans
Not All Large Gifts Are Major Gifts: Part Two – Go-Away Money
Hoping that, between last Tuesday and today, you haven’t used the four illustrations of bad…
Financing & Loans
Not All Large Gifts Are Major Gifts: Part One – How Not To Go About It
In our definition, we suggest that, no matter its size, unless a gift met certain…
Financing & Loans
After The Campaign Is Over…
An email indicated that “Our capital campaign has concluded. We’ve reached our goal, but we…
Financing & Loans
Nonprofit Boards: Directors vs Trustees
When I began my career in development, over 30 years ago, the certificate program that…
Financing & Loans
Creating An Advisory Council
A recent email posed the question: I am the Director of Philanthropy for a small…
Financing & Loans
Questions From A New Executive Director/Founder
I do know at least one person who has been the chair of a board…
Business Laws & Ethics
Board Status for Staff Members
It is important that specific terms be used/understood with consistent definitions. Members of a Board…
Business Laws & Ethics
How Do You Pay A Fundraiser???
That was the subject line in a recent email in which the writer asked: “We…
Financing & Loans
Term Limits for Non-Profit Board Members
Nonprofit organizations (NPOs) are created to address specific issues/problems/needs and serve specific communities/constituencies, and the…
Business Laws & Ethics
Are Major Gifts Annual Gifts ??
An email raised the question as to whether “Major Gifts” should be counted in the…
Financing & Loans
Another Director of Development Who Isn’t
Had a “wrong number” phone call recently from a “Director of Development” of an organization…