Fundraising News and Tips

Common Sense and Effective Fundraising
Ingrained into most of us is the belief that we should always thank someone for a gift. But some recent thinking in the blogosphere challenges this conventional wisdom as it relates to fundraisers and donors. (SOFII) Read more.

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N.Y. Governor Proposes Executive Comp/Admin Regulations
Andrew M. Cuomo, governor of New York, recently announced the release of proposed regulations to limit spending for administrative costs and executive compensation at state-funded not-for-profit and for-profit service providers. The proposed regulations are designed to implement Executive Order 38, issued by Cuomo in January 2012 to limit excessive compensation and administrative expenses at service providers that receive state funds or state-authorized payments of federal funds. (New York Nonprofit Press) AFP plans to work with the governor and the state and educate them about the negative implications of such regulations. Read more.

Sabbatical Recharges Nonprofit CEO
There are those nonprofit executive directors who feel if they left today, the whole organization would crumble. And then there’s George Jones. (The Washington Post) Read more.

Fund-Raiser Wanted But First You Have To Be an Expert in...
I once was not even remotely considered as a candidate for a fund-raising position with a hospital. Even though my fund-raising credentials were strong, and I came well recommended, I lacked one crucial aspect the hospital wanted. I did not even get an interview because the hospital's call for resumes required that anyone applying for the job have at least five years experience in the "medical sector." (Tony Poderis: Raise-funds.com) Read more.

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AFP Announcements

The 2012 AFP Awards Nomination Materials are Here!
Nominations for the Barbara Marion Award for Outstanding Leadership to AFP and the Charles R. Stephens Award for Excellence in Diversity are due Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Honor the best and brightest, submit your nomination today! ***Please note that AFP’s awards program is undergoing significant changes. Nominations for the Awards for Philanthropy and Excellence in Fundraising will be accepted later this year. See the 2012 AFP Awards nomination booklet for more details.

Free Webinar: May 31, 2012: Highlights from The 2012 Nonprofit Social Network Benchmark Report (Blackbaud)
Join Blackbaud, NTEN, and CommonKnowledge for an interactive discussion exclusively for AFP members that shares results collected from their fourth annual benchmark report. This data will help you make more strategic decisions about how to invest resources (time and money!) into your social networking efforts. Register now!

Read the May/June 2012 Digital Issue of Advancing Philanthropy!
Innovation requires a huge ability to step outside of your comfort zone, and most people aren’t willing to do it. However, entrepreneurial leaders are transforming the way organizations, donors, volunteers and constituents interact with one another to accomplish greater social good—and they are reinventing the way nonprofits work. Click here to read the digital issue of Advancing Philanthropy. Also, please remember that there is no print edition of the May/June magazine. If you have questions, please contact Jackie Boice at jboice@afpnet.org.

$5 Bonus Donation for New GoodDining Members During National Dine Out for Charity Month! May is National Dine Out for Charity Month and GoodDining is rewarding new GoodDining members with a $5 donation bonus to their chosen cause when they register and dine in May. GoodDining members earn up to 6% of their bill as a donation when they dine at any of 10,000 participating restaurants nationwide. Find out how your organization can participate. Register your organization now

Don’t Wait! Join AFP’s Member-exclusive Online Social Community Today!
Get involved with colleagues from AFP beyond your chapter, beyond your existing network! AFP2P allows members to interact and share with one another through such personalized features as discussion groups, blogs and news feeds. In addition, members are able to create unique profiles, upload pictures and documents, and leave comments. Log on today! Learn more.

 

Upcoming AFP Webinars: Big Gifts for Small Shops (June 6, 1-2:30 p.m. ET) When you're a small organization, you may look at larger institutions and the gifts they secure as impossible for you to get. But small shops can make connections and build relationships to develop big gifts, too. Learn how to secure major gifts with core fundraising techniques, even when you don't have a lot of hands to do the work. Presented by Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE, ACFRE and James Anderson. Register now. The Feasibility Study...Start to Finish (June 21, 1-2:30 p.m. ET) This energetic session covers the entire feasibility study process from start to finish—why and how the study can lead to greater fundraising success, what you can expect to learn from the study, and how you can apply this to enhance your organization and its fundraising…whether you proceed with a campaign or not. Presented by Jill A. Pranger, ACFRE. Register now. See the 2012 Webinar Schedule!

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