Is your ministry vision big enough to capture your donors’ attention? Major donors look for organizations that can make an eternal impact. They desire to fund ministries that are not content with the status quo but those that have a compelling plan to meet a...
Are you fine-tuning your annual fund plan regularly? Like strategic planning, good fund development planning builds unity and harmony across your organization and constituency. Practice makes perfect, so it's helpful to begin by understanding the basics. What is an annual fund plan? It’s closely partnered with...
Let’s be frank. Cultivating major donors is a significant part of the success of any non-profit organization. This is not inherently good or bad - it simply IS. Major donors are critical to long term growth and sustainability of any impactful non-profit....
Ready for Fall? Back to school sales are already in full swing. Summer is winding down and Fall kick-offs are only weeks away. As hard as it may be to believe, Fall is upon us. The most critical fundraising months of the year are around the...
Organizations, for the most part, understand the importance and alum of a website. Most realize that their website is like the front door of a store or church. And everyone wants a website that looks good, is clean, inviting - and most important - easy to access.
What do you think about when you hear the word summer? Beaches, sunshine, backyard grill-outs or perhaps just staggering temperatures? Summer can mean many things to many different people. Regardless of what the idea of summer brings to mind, one truth about summer always persists: opportunity!
When Warren Buffet purchases a company, he requires his new managers to purchase stock. He believes that executives with “skin in the game” make better decisions. Buffet is unknowingly expressing a biblical truth, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Luke...
