Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The Problem of Too Many Prospects or Donors - The NonProfit Times

The Problem of Too Many Prospects or Donors - The NonProfit TimesThe NonProfit Times: "oo many fundraisers want more donors in the door and don’t care about what happens after the first gift. “They enter the dreaded ‘donor death spiral,’” said Rob Reger, senior vice president at the Irving, Texas office of data firm Epsilon. “That occurs with too many one-time or short-term donors who aren’t loyal to the organization.”

Reger, along with Sandra Miao of the National Wildlife Federation and Jim Emlet of Integral, presented a panel on long-term value during the recent Bridge to Integrated Marketing and Fundraising Conference in Oxon Hill, Md."



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Tuesday, March 10, 2015

How effective is your charity? - News stories - GOV.UK

How effective is your charity? - News stories - GOV.UK: "A 15-question checklist to help you review how your charity operates and make sure it’s prepared for the future."



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Angie Moore Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls : FundRaising Success

Angie Moore Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls : FundRaising Success: "Why Does 'Trigger-Based Marketing' Trigger So Many Eye Rolls?"



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Impact Investing's Newest Champion -- the Millennial | Emily Yu

Impact Investing's Newest Champion -- the Millennial | Emily Yu: "When you think about Millennials, those born between 1979 and 1990, what comes to mind? Perhaps someone in their late 20s still living at home with their parents? How about the recent graduate who just completed their third master's degree? What about someone who has figured out how to use their money to create both financial and social return? Am I getting warm yet? I'm guessing that the savvy young investor was not your first pick..."



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Monday, March 09, 2015

IU Philanthropy Alumnus Joins White House Staff - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick

IU Philanthropy Alumnus Joins White House Staff - Newsroom - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick: "INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Dave Wilkinson, a former Jane Addams Fellow at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, has been named Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.

Under Wilkinson's leadership the Office will be focused on strengthening communities and enabling upward economic mobility by finding and growing approaches that work best for communities in need, according to a White House announcement of the appointment. This involves identifying programs that work better through use of data and evidence as well as scaling what works through smarter use of federal resources and public-private partnerships."



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Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center

Impact Measurement: Fad or Fact of Life - PhilanTopic | PND | Foundation Center: "Impact measurement has been a hardy perennial on the agenda of philanthropic conferences and events for a while. Recently, more attention has been focused on the role associations play in supporting foundation impact practice and how they think about their own impact as infrastructure organizations. Thus, it was no surprise that a session was devoted to this topic at the meeting of the Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (DAFNE) in Warsaw in January."



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Jeff Schreifels Romancing the Moves (Management) Major Gifts Fundraising : FundRaising Success

Jeff Schreifels Romancing the Moves (Management) Major Gifts Fundraising : FundRaising Success: "Moves management. Sounds really sexy, doesn't it? Not really. But if not done correctly, you will be an utter failure as a major gifts officer (MGO).
When I'm in a room with MGOs and we start talking about vision and inspiring donors to give, putting together goals and strategy, I see faces light up. Then, when I start talking about executing these goals through solid moves management, documenting these moves into your database and being accountable to them, folks turn sour."



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