by Terri | Jun 13, 2013 | Fundraising
Most nonprofit organizations thrive because of their volunteer force. Volunteers fill in the gap where staff and budget end. While many nonprofits spend a large portion of their budget on donor acquisitions, the volunteer base can easily be overlooked as potential...
by Terri | Apr 25, 2013 | Fundraising
While most of us working in the non-profit world have been trained with the line of thinking that we need to be as frugal as possible in all areas of our organization, keeping overhead to 23% or less, there is another school of thought, which borrowing from the...
by Terri | Apr 18, 2013 | Fundraising
April 21 – 27, 2013 is National Volunteer Week. Most nonprofits will spend at least a day of that week recognizing and thanking volunteers. It is likely that your board members may join the staff in thanking the volunteers during the festivities. One problem…who is...
by Terri | Mar 28, 2013 | Fundraising
How important is choosing the committee chair for your next fundraising event? Just as each volunteer in a nonprofit organization is important and brings with them a circle of influence, a committee chair should be chosen with leadership qualities and management style...
by Terri | Mar 5, 2013 | Fundraising
2013 kicked off with some financial uncertainty for everyone, but even more so for non-profit organizations facing already tight budgets. Even in the face of financial uncertainty, recent reports show that there are three key trends that should be watched for the...
by Terri | Feb 12, 2013 | Fundraising
Though they waited until the 11th hour, Congress was able to pass the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8), avoiding the “Fiscal Cliff” for the time being. Since its passage on New Year’s Eve, non-profits and their donors have been trying to sort out the...
