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AFP eWire
February 9, 2009 |
Donor Recognition: Thinking Like a Donor The value of recognizing your donors goes far beyond showing appreciation for a gift. Recognition can motivate donors to be strong and lasting supporters of your organization.   |
| AFP eWire |
Charities Raising More Money, But Still Losing Donors For the first time in five years, charity respondents to the annual Fundraising Effectiveness Project survey saw positive gains in giving, but still continued to lose donors faster than they gained them. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Do Charitable Fundraising Right Finding donors is essential for the success of your charity. Once you've done the hard work of finding them, make sure you treat them well by giving them everything they need to obtain the tax benefits they deserve. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2009 |
Many Donors Not Overwhelmed by Charity Communications Most donors don't feel as if they are receiving too many communications from charities according to a new survey released recently at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention in London. |
AFP eWire
April 3, 2012 |
New Survey Looks at How Charities Are (And Are Not) Connecting With Donors in Canada Donors may surprise charities in some of the priorities they emphasize in their interactions with charities, according to What Canadian Donors Want, a new survey conducted by AFP of more than 1,000 donors across the country. |
AFP eWire
October 16, 2012 |
Charities' Fundraising Improves Slightly, But Still Not Retaining Donors While fundraising levels are improving slightly, charities continue to lose more donors than they gain and have a long way to go to recover from the impact of the 2007-9 recession. |
AFP eWire
September 2, 2008 |
Why You're Fundraising: The Case for Support With thousands of charities to choose from in any community, why should a donor give to your cause? It all comes down to the case for support. |
AFP eWire
December 14, 2010 |
Online Fundraising: More Than a Point and Click Looking at the ways people give online, they found that online giving was most successful when people were brought into a genuine relationship to the nonprofit and its mission. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2010 |
Tackling the Problem of Asking Too Often Don't ask your donors to give more when they're not yet sure their previous donations have done any good. |
AFP eWire
May 13, 2013
Julie Mikuska |
The Role Policies Play in a Culture of Philanthropy There's been much written lately about the culture of philanthropy and what it looks like in an organization. Sample documents are offered as templates for policies on recognition, gift agreements, prospect research and more. |
AFP eWire
October 12, 2004 |
New Giving Strategy Allows Donors to Control Fund Management The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has approved a new way for donors to give to charity but manage the contributed funds for up to a decade, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal. |
AFP eWire
December 17, 2014 |
Charitable Giving, Donor Retention Levels Increasing, Reaching Near Pre-Recession Levels For the fourth consecutive year, charitable organizations across the U.S. saw growth in both the level of funds they raised, as well as how well they retained donors from year to year. |
AFP eWire
October 22, 2014
Erik J. Daubert |
Get FIT and Improve Your Fundraising: The FEP's Fundraising Fitness Test Both the Fundraising Effectiveness Project and the Growth in Giving Initiative contain great secrets and insights into the issue of donor retention. |
AFP eWire
August 4, 2008 |
Donors Happy but Hard to Dazzle A survey finds that a large majority of donors say the nonprofit they donated to has met their expectations. |
AFP eWire
April 21, 2009
Dave Sternberg |
Engaging Your Board in Sustainable Fundraising "We've told them what they need to do!" you say. "We've even brought in outside speakers. So, why aren't they doing it?" |
AFP eWire
July 23, 2007 |
New Ideas about Donor Motivation New research has both confirmed and shaken up some long-standing tenets of fundraising and why people give. |
AFP eWire
September 5, 2006
Robert E. Carter |
Quick Tips: Nine Guidelines for Gift Recognition Here are nine tips to help fundraisers ensure their gift recognition policies are effective and maximize the donor cultivation process. |
AFP eWire
April 23, 2007 |
Focus on Donor Retention, Not Acquisition A new study shows that while charities are effective in attracting new donors, improvements in donor retention could affect their fundraising revenue dramatically. |
AFP eWire
December 18, 2012
Laura Kalick |
Wrapping Up 2012: Important Tax Reminders for U.S. Nonprofit Professionals With the country inching ever-closer to the edge of the metaphoric fiscal cliff, policymakers are discussing a number of proposals that are bound to impact nonprofit organizations' ability to raise funds now and in the coming year. |
AFP eWire
November 6, 2013
Paul Nazareth |
Good Fundraisers Are Invisible? The best fundraisers I know are almost invisible because they have elevated the connection with the donor beyond themselves to connect with the charity's brand. |
AFP eWire
May 10, 2011 |
More People Donating Online, Say Fundraising Costs a Key Concern A new study shows that more donors from every age group are going online to make a donation, and they are increasingly sensitive to over-solicitation and fundraising costs. |
AFP eWire
July 17, 2012
Kelly C. Albanese |
Does Your Organization Have "Relationship Capital?" Relationship capital represents the quality of your interactions and the bonds that you have developed with your donors, and it can indicate your position in their philanthropic priorities. |
AFP eWire
February 2, 2011 |
Use of Donated Funds Most Common Ethical Challenge for Fundraisers Ensuring that charities use funds in a manner consistent with their mission and the intention of their donors is the most common ethical challenge that fundraisers face, according to a new website poll by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. |
AFP eWire
January 17, 2006
Geoff Peters |
Best Practices in Direct Mail Fundraising, Part II Direct response is both art and science, and as such, trends and hot ideas tend to flood the marketplace suddenly, and then recede just as quickly. |
AFP eWire
June 8, 2010
Tom Ahern |
Deciding What Goes Into Your Donor Newsletter A good donor newsletter stirs pleasure in its readers. It reassures them that the mission is still urgent and relevant. |
AFP eWire
December 11, 2015 |
Submit Your Comments NOW to the IRS on New Regulations Requiring Disclosure of Social Security Numbers The Internal Revenue Service is proposing regulations that would create a new donor disclosure form for donations over $250 that would require charities to collect their donors' social security numbers. |
AFP eWire
August 30, 2011 |
Nonprofits Retained More Donors in 2010, Report Shows Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. were better at retaining donors and shored up their net losses in donations in 2010, according to the latest report of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project. |
AFP eWire
October 5, 2010 |
Fundraising 101: Growing Donor Passion Harnessing a donor's passion is key to ensuring a lasting and fruitful relationship. Here are some good tips on cultivating major donors for your annual campaign from fundraising veteran Erik J. Daubert |
AFP eWire
August 4, 2008 |
The Value of Establishing a Naming Policy The importance of having a naming policy for recognizing donors, and some tips on constructing one. |
AFP eWire
July 21, 2014 |
Fundraising Professional Hail New York Case Settlement, Encourage Donors to Take Wise Giving Steps The Association of Fundraising Professionals applauds the recent investigation by the New York State Attorney's General Office into the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, calling it a victory for ethical charities and fundraisers. |
AFP eWire
June 21, 2004 |
House Passes Jobs Bill with New Vehicle Donation Rules The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a provision that would require donors to obtain an independent appraisal of their vehicle before donating it to charity. |
AFP eWire
May 20, 2015
Andrew Watt |
Comments of the Association of Fundraising Professionals on Cancer Charities Charged With Fraud by FTC AFP responded to the recent action by the Federal Trade Commission against three national charities, Cancer Fund of America, Children's Cancer Fund of America, and Breast Cancer Society. |
AFP eWire
July 14, 2008 |
AFP Responds to L.A. Times Report on Fundraising Inefficiencies A response to a recent article stating that only a small percentage of money reaches California nonprofits when they use a for-profit fundraising company to raise funds. |
AFP eWire
December 8, 2014
Paul Nazareth |
Three Free Tools to Help You Increase Donations This Holiday Season Here are three simple and free tools from the team at CanadaHelps that will help your charity amplify its voice, attract new donors, and raise more this Holiday season. |
AFP eWire
July 13, 2006 |
What's the Strangest Gift You've Ever Received? Well intentioned or not, donors will give nearly anything to charity. |
AFP eWire
July 20, 2010 |
Selling Cars and Selling Your Cause Many nonprofits today are still asking for donations as if they were selling a Model T, even as donors have grown far more discerning in the face of a barrage of appeals. |
AFP eWire
August 10, 2010 |
The New Proactive Donor The days when donors would give unconditionally to every charity that knocked on their door are gone for good, says fundraising veteran Penelope Burk. |
AFP eWire
October 1, 2015 |
New Report: Less Than Half of Donors Give Again to Organizations That They Supported in the Previous Year Just 43 percent of donors who gave to participating survey organizations in 2013 gave to those same organizations in 2014. |
AFP eWire
October 25, 2011 |
New Web Portals Turn Birthdays, Anniversaries or Holidays into Fundraising Events In the era of social networking, there are many new online tools that supporters can use to spread the word about your organization and creatively turn well wishes and gifts into donations for worthy charitable causes. |
Financial Advisor
September 2006
Beck & Leibell |
Life Insurance For Charitable Gifting The use of life insurance to make charitable gifts can be an effective and cost-efficient means of fulfilling charitable intentions without making a sizable donation while alive. |
AFP eWire
November 13, 2012 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (November 13, 2012) Donor Stewardship: 8 Ways You're Probably Not Thanking Your Donors... Fundraising/Sector Data: Nonprofits and the Economy, Infographic Style... Social Media: #Sandy & Social: A Case Study... |
AFP eWire
August 17, 2010 |
Plugging the Leaks: Losses Now Outpacing Gains in Latest FEP Study Are you missing out on increased income growth year to year because of donors who are falling through the cracks? |
AFP eWire
March 16, 2010 |
The Untapped Potential of Matching Gifts Are you actively spreading awareness of matching gift opportunities among your donors? |
AFP eWire
July 3, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (July 10, 2013) Creative Ways to Give to Charity... Making Monthly Gifts the Norm... 21 Stupid Things You Can Stop Doing... |
AFP eWire
August 26, 2014 |
Want An Endowment? Plan For it -- Ask For It Helen Monroe is the head of Endowment Development Institute and has converted her 35 years of experience building endowments into on-line lessons for all organizations. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2014
Mary Stark Hood |
Charitable Donations of Life Insurance Life insurance is often overlooked as a gifting option when individuals are considering gifts to charities, but it can be an effective way to provide a charity with funds for future work. |
AFP eWire
May 20, 2014 |
Donor Retention -- The Talk of The Town Some of you may be thinking, "Retention? Enough Already!" The truth is - it's important, it's a hot topic and it's not going anywhere. |
AFP eWire
May 7, 2014 |
Top Ten (Week of May 7, 2014): The Quickest Way to Lose a Donor Content and Curation for Nonprofits.. What If You Have No Major Gift Officer?... The Quickest Way To Lose A Donor... |
AFP eWire
July 17, 2013 |
Ten Things You Might Have Missed (July 17, 2013) 21 Stupid Things You Can Stop Doing... Half Of All Fundraisers Flee... Could American Donors Be More Generous?... |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
Leibell, Daniels & Prince |
With Strings Attached Here are five alternatives for donors who wnat to retain some say-so over money donated, even after it has been donated. |
