January 16, 2019
With golf season and other outdoor events beginning over the next few months, I would like to share some information with you regarding the difference between a sponsor, donor, and gift in Kind, as some nonprofit organizations I have met with still require some clarity around this. Sponsorship –Where a business gives cash or other […]
December 31, 2018
Hard to believe another year has come and gone. New Year is the time at which a new calendar year begins. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner and the 1st day of January is often marked as a national holiday. A short search on Google highlights a plethora of rituals such as: The […]
September 12, 2018
Testimonials are so important to your nonprofit and/or business for so many reasons and these are just a few: • They help build trust and credibility. Testimonials allow your satisfied customers to step forward and address the questions and objections that fill the minds of your prospective buyers for you. Then their anxious minds are […]
August 21, 2018
Grant writing is the practice of completing an application process for a financial grant provided by an institution such as a government department, corporation, foundation or trust. Government grants have always been a part of most nonprofits revenue requirements, however, over the years with government making cut-backs in their nonprofit grants, nonprofits have needed to […]
July 25, 2018
The benefits of the Monthly Giving Program offer many benefits to both the donor and the nonprofit: • Monthly Giving programs make donations easier • Increased giving and donations • Increased Retention Rates • Low Administration Costs • Predictable Income • Better Communication • Engaging Younger Donors • Environmentally friendly I don’t disagree that many […]
June 8, 2018
I don’t normally do this, as I like to create as much of my own content as I can to share with my clients, prospects, and monthly Blog audience; however, I read an article last month by the Champion Group, a fundraising consultant business in Birmingham Alabama, that I just had to connect with and […]
May 17, 2018
Well, it is only about three (3) months away from the 15th Annual Brooks Medieval Faire and we are hoping for another successful turnout both of participants and sponsors. For those of you who read my February Blog, the Alberta Medieval Settlement LTD is putting on the 15th Annual Brooks Medieval Faire on August 11th […]
April 24, 2018
I have been using Customer Relationship Management Software (CRM) since University, about 34 years ago. At that time, I was using Maximizer for business and personal. Today I use Outlook as do many of my clients and contacts. I find this system to be extremely user friendly due to all the advances they have made […]
March 21, 2018
I love my work as a professional fundraiser! I also loved working in commercial real estate and being an investment advisor too, but when you are able to combine your love of helping others with your interest in finance/business, it really is the best of two worlds! So much has happened in the past 15 years […]
February 15, 2018
Well one of the things I would never had thought about when jetting out on my own about 7 years ago as a professional fundraiser, after about 8 years of working with a few nonprofits, is all the interesting and different nonprofits I would be working with. Well, the Alberta Medieval Settlement LTD is with […]