Answering Difficult Questions During the Fundraising Process
Posted by JBA in Nonprofit Marketing, Workshops & Learning Opportunities on February 2nd, 2011
I was reading an article on a newsletter from the Suddes Group about responding to difficult questions in a succint manner. Many times during capital campaigns and other fundraising projects we are confronted by individuals asking us for quick answers. I thought this was interesting reading and I thought I would pass along the link. The article is called, “Confidently Answering Any Curveball Questions”.
Questions About Fundraising Issues and Best Practices?
Posted by JBA in Boards & Leadership, Campaign Planning & Management, Capacity Building, Database Management, Donor Cultivation, Fundraising in a Recession, Legal, Legislative & Tax, Major Gift Solicitation, Planned Giving, Prospect Research on February 2nd, 2011
As a fundraising consultant, I am often asked questions regarding the financial development process. Many of these questions can be answered by going to the Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc. website and clicking on News and Resources. This displays a list of hundreds of free downloadable articles written by professional fundraising consultants over the last ten years on a multitude of fundraising topics.
Erie DAWN gets check from former homeless woman
Posted by JBA in Capacity Building on February 1st, 2011
In my job as a fundraising consultant for Jeffrey Byrne & Associates, Inc., I have the opportunity to meet a lot of great people. We work with a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. As part of our capacity-building work, we help organizations create and/or strengthen their case for support. Last September, while working with Erie DAWN, a nonprofit in Erie, PA that addresses homelessness for women, I had the opportunity to meet a remarkable woman. In my opinion, she is one of the best nonprofit testimonials ever. Her story is inspiring to all who witnessed her presentation. Newspaper article.
Designing a Webinar
Posted by JBA in Nonprofit Marketing, Technology, Workshops & Learning Opportunities on February 1st, 2011
Last week I had the opportunity to participate in a Giving Institute Webinar on the topic of creating webinars. It was excellent and Allison Van Diest did a great job. ”Webinars the WOW” was the title. The use of webinars and technology continues to grow at a fast pace. I would encourage you to go to the following link (http://www.aafrc.org/) to download the slides. It is under the heading, “Education and Programs”.
It’s the little things that make a difference
Posted by JBA in Organizational & Personal Development, Stewardship on October 26th, 2010
My wife and I rented a movie recently and were quite nicely entertained by “Knight and Day” starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. It’s not for everyone, but we like action movies and there was plenty of it in this fast paced film. During a lull in the movie Diaz asks Cruise what makes him so successful as a secret agent: “I pay close attention to the little things” was his response. His response caused me to think about “the little things” in my life and the impact they have had on me and those around me. Read the rest of this entry »