Mobilizing the Board
They may be rich, famous, and smart, but without careful planning, training, and communication, Board members won’t live up to their potential. How to create a strong, active, and generous board of directors.
One-On-One Solicitations
You have done everything needed to cultivate their interest, but now you need to close the gifts. Learn proven techniques for sealing the deal.
Online Campaigns
They can be deployed faster and cheaper than print campaigns, and can be wildly effective. How to build an online campaign using email, social networking, and your website to keep your donors involved and giving.
Planned Giving
Often overlooked by small organizations, planned giving programs are surprisingly easy to start and manage.
Planning and Budgeting
A critical component of any fundraising program, budgets demonstrate your careful and serious planning. Learn how to create budgets that help your programs get funded.
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Pro Bono Services
Nonprofit organizations can get valuable professional services for free, but sometimes its better to pay. How to make the best use of free professional services.
Program Development
For your donors, some programs will naturally be more appealing than others. Learn how to package your programs to attract more financial support, without compromising your mission.
Psychology of Giving
Civic duty, pride, politics, patriotism, vanity, conviction, religion, family, honor, respect, community. Understand what motivates giving and how to use this knowledge to craft your pitch..
Reporting Requirements
What disclosures are required by law and when to provide more information.
Research Techniques
What information do you really need, where you can find it, and how you can get it for free.
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Social Networking
The single greatest determining factor in philanthropic decisions is relationships to other people who already give. How to get your supporters to solicit their friends and colleagues.
Solicitation Management
Do you spend too much time managing solicitations, making lists, sending reminders, only to have your donors upset by duplicate solicitations? Learn how to track solicitations with minimum effort and maximum effectiveness.
Website Development
Your organization needs more than a contributions page. Donors use organization websites to do research before they consider a gift. Learn the best ways to present the information they want, track who is using it, and then use that information to turn their interest into gifts.
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