Potential Impact of the Tax Proposal on Nonprofits
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Tax reform legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives with potentially significant implications for the not-for-profit sector, particularly higher education, and especially major college athletic programs.
Turning Bad News into the Best News
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The first and most important step is knowing whether or not your organization can attain its fundraising goal. Even if the initial assessment may be bad news, the end result can still be good.
Let’s Talk Turkey: Getting Creative with Giving Tuesday to Motivate Donors
Hone your #GivingTuesday and end of year giving messages to highlight how your donors continue to make a difference for your community through the support of your work.
Giving Up, Donors Down
Despite encouraging news that giving in America reached almost $400 billion in 2016, there are signs for concern when it comes to the number of people giving.
Team Member Spotlight: David T. Shufflebarger
Talk with Shuff for a few minutes and it is likely that you will learn four things: 1) He is passionate about philanthropy; 2) He considers himself fortunate to be married to Patti, his bride of 49 years; 3) He is more than a little proud of their two sons and seven grandchildren; and 4)Read More Team Member Spotlight: David T. Shufflebarger
Fundraising Metrics – Tracking What Matters
There are so many data points that you can track. So many in fact, that meaningful information may get lost in the noise. More data points do not necessarily yield better results.
Delta State University
Thank you all for everything you have done to bring us to the point where we understand where we are… Dr. William N. LaForge, President
Applying the 10,000 Hour Rule to Fundraising
While working with one of our private school clients, I was reminded of the of the “10,000 Hour Rule”. Some are endowed with “innate talent”…just born with that “it” factor that allows them to be successful in some particular discipline, but it takes practice to really make it happen.
The Meritocracy of Ideas – Ray Dalio
Ray Dalio speaks to an extremely important, but challenging to implement, leadership principle — meritocracy of ideas. Office politics, organizational hierarchies, tenure in a position or organization all work against this principle.
Changing Lives with Every Charge with Stephen Garten
Charity Charge Founder and CEO, Stephen Garten joins the Futures in Fundraising podcast to share insight on the new way of giving in 2017.