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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Take advantage of the August Recess to introduce, impress, and influence your Senators and Representatives." [[link]. The Nonprofit Sector And Community Solutions Act , H.R. 5533 I.R. was proposed June 16th, to Congress, by Minnesota's Representative Betty McCollum (D), to ".This Despite the importance of the nonprofit sector to the U.S.
 
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Related posts: Celebrating Success To Measure or Not to Measure Faith in Facebook: A Success Story Success During a Recession Translating Tweets to Dollars. No one wants to be a part of a failing project; people like to participate in success. This is why it is often easier to raise the last $100,000 than the first $100,000.
 
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
In the Great Recession some companies are turning to sponsorship, including cause marketing, instead of carpet bombing us with more ads. Sponsorship is potentially cheaper than just buying ads, probably more targeted, more easily attuned to social media, and ‘stickier.’Pepsi
 

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From the recent AFP conference, a summary of what some of the speakers said about surviving the recession (as reported in the Chronicle of Philanthropy at Focusing on What Works: Veteran Fund-Raising Consultants Offer Their Ideas ). Tags: Recession Understanding which fund-raising efforts are productive and which are not.
That's how to thrive in a recession. Tags: Recession Another survey. This time of the fundraising results of a group of nonprofits in the Pacific Northwest (mainly Oregon): Nonprofit Fundraising Trends 2009 (PDF, from Retriever Development Counsel ). Not bad. We asked more.". Cross-stitch that last one and hang it on your wall.
They aren't responding to the recession, so they aren't calling on donors to respond. Tags: Recession A new study from Target Analytics, Index of National Fundraising Performance - Fourth quarter of 2008 (PDF), has the bad news: Fundraising revenue (among study participants) is down 3.3%. Even if they don't work with Merkle!).
Some are humming along at normal funding levels as if the recession were just a disturbing news report from a distant country. Respond to the recession and call on donors to respond. You can think and talk and act like a victim of the recession -- but you know where that will get you. Don't act like there's no recession.
Not every look at the recession is equally horrifying. Fortunately, the surveyed organizations are not ignoring the recession. Tags: Recession recent survey by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability shows a that fundraising is impacted but not all that much. Survey results here. 28% were within 10% of goals.
Here’s a great piece from Lois Lindauer ’s latest “Development News&# email: AHP Study Demonstrates Value of Fundraisers in Recession. For a synopsis see, Hire More Fundraising Rain-Makers During Recession, New AHP Study Concludes. 8220;Hire More Fundraising Rain-Makers During a Recession.&# What do you think?
I heard from DonorPerfect that their clients have seen a 6% increase in donations during this economic downturn. thought it would be great to hear why they have experienced success while other nonprofits are having a hard time. Jon Biedermann, Vice President at DonorPerfect offered to share some tips as to why they have been so successful.
Fundraising in a recession of course! Fundraising in a Recession. Share and Enjoy: Other Possibly Related posts: Tips for Fundraising in a Recession New Author Gives Three Ways to Recession-Proof Your Nonprofit Recession proof your fundraising. The topic? If you have 12 minutes, take a listen! c) Marc A.
0160; Well, in case you hadn't noticed, most of us are working in mature media or in mature organizations; now add in the effects of the “Great Recession”. 0160; Tags: Fundraising Recession I  am referring to Gregory House , the brilliant medical diagnostician who is the poster-child for unconventional thinking.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy this week said the nation's biggest charities are forecasting a nine percent decline in giving this year - the biggest drop since the publication started tracking private donations in the early 90s. They're very careful to not make a pitch to somebody who can't afford to give." So what are you supposed to do?