This two-part blog post series goes out to my warrior-friends in the non-profits and charities who identify as “small shops”. These organizations are typically under $500,000 in yearly revenue, and cringe at the thought of taking on additional tasks that will stretch their already scarce resources. Well, I’m here to help you succeed in obtaining… Read more »
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Call for Chairs 2019 Nominations
Do you enjoy volunteering with the AFP? Do you enjoy leading a passionate team? Do you love the excitement of planning a large event? The Professional Development Chair Nominating Committee, made up of past AFP event Chairs, start the process to review applicants for the 2019 positions. Taking on a chair position is a great… Read more »
Introverts in Fundraising: Surviving in an Extrovert Profession
“You’re a fundraiser, go schmooze.” Yuck, what a word, schmooze. Emphasis on the “ooze.” Talk to our profession’s best and you’ll often find yourself in the argument: Is fundraising is a science or an art? Are major-gift-asks the territory of the alpha-hunter, VP for Advancement who charms the donor and ethically influences philanthropic intention around… Read more »
The Knowledge Driven Charity Behoves Donor-Centric Fundraising
Donor centric fundraising is all the rage. It makes a great deal of sense. Know who your donors are and why they are motivated to support a charity; ensure their gifts are allocated as requested; do the appropriate stewardship to show the charity understands their giving goals with supporting information. The final piece is the… Read more »
Speaker Blog: The Role of Boards in Fundraising Performance Improvement (FPI)
Boards tend to prefer overseeing fundraising to raising funds themselves. One of the biggest challenges fundraising executives face is getting board members to help raise money. What’s missing is a specific role in a well-defined process that integrates board members comfortably into the fundraising team. That role is one that Malcolm Gladwell, author of the… Read more »
Everyone has a story to tell – tell yours at the Speaker Discovery Series!
Last Thursday, eight future speaking stars stepped into the spotlight in the inaugural installment of the Speakers Discovery Series. The Speakers Discovery Series was an idea that has been brewing in my mind for quite some time. I have been a member of the AFP Toronto Congress Education Committee for the last two years before becoming… Read more »
Speaker Blog: The Power of Process in Fundraising Performance Improvement (FPI)
Fundraising Performance Improvement (FPI) builds capacity by leveraging the work of fundraising staff, board members and volunteers in a new approach to major gifts that enables exponential increases in fundraising performance. Making solicitation a process The process combines the principles of fundraising relationship management with Lean Six Sigma thinking. It embeds relationship building strategies from… Read more »
Speaker Blog: Breakthrough Cases in Fundraising Performance Improvement (FPI)
Just focusing a process improvement effort on major gifts will result in a significant increase—if done right. But sustained performance improvement that doubles or triples the amount raised annually does require a focus on all of The Four C’s that are the pillars of high-performance fundraising. Capacity: A process-based, metric-measured structure and operations that multiply… Read more »
Speaker Blog: Six Imperatives in Applying Lean Six Sigma Principles to Fundraising (FPI)
Both art and science are needed to elevate fundraising performance. Applied together, the art and science of fundraising will help you forge stronger donor relationships. The following are six imperatives in applying Lean Six Sigma principles for more effective fundraising. Focus on high-return activities Focus on the mix of fundraising strategies that will significantly increase… Read more »
Speaker Blog: An Introduction to Fundraising Performance Improvement (FPI)
Steve Reed lead the session R-04: Hope is Not a Strategy: New Approaches to Fundraising Based on Performance Improvement Principles at AFP Toronto’s Fundraising Day on June 8. He unpacked FPI based on blend of learnings from five organizations, including two in Canada, with fundraising staffs ranging from one FTE to nearly 50. Follow Steve… Read more »
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