3 Ways to Start Your Search for Fundraising Counsel
The first task is to identify a pool of firms to begin the selection process. There are a number of resources for identifying firms, but before you start looking, you need to decide what you are looking for.
Fundraising Experts Share Their Top Tips for Choosing Outside Counsel
How do you know what criteria you need to consider when selecting counsel? One of the best ways is to ask the experts!
Phillip Stone, Former President of Sweet Briar College
Giving Is Bad? NOT!!!
I was somewhat taken aback last month by a Washington Post book review of David Callahan’s THE GIVERS: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy In a New Gilded Age. (Callahan recently gave an interview on 1A with the AVP of the Rockefeller Foundation and the CEO of the Casey Foundation. You can hear the interview/discussion HERE.) TheRead More Giving Is Bad? NOT!!!
We May Have Dodged A Bullet, But The Arts Battle Wages On…
The last few months, my inbox has been inundated with messages for many organizations that I care for deeply. Their message was clear: if you care about the arts and humanities in America, let your elected officials know that you oppose cutting the national budgets that support the arts, creativity and human endeavors.
Conducting Preliminary Screenings of Prospective Consultants
The second step in selecting fundraising counsel is to refine and narrow the list to those that you deem to be good potential fits with your organization and your specific needs.
Different Is Good: The Alexander Haas Experience
At Alexander Haas, we work as a team. Clients work with more than one consultant; in fact, each client has a team behind him or her working together to further the mission of the organization.
Toxic Employees And Their Effect On Your Organization
A surprise to me was that “workers who are overconfident, self-regarding, and profess to follow the rules” are ones who are more likely to be labeled as toxic and terminated for behavioral reasons.
Judy Anderson, Project Director at Alexander Haas
Like most fundraising professionals, Judy Anderson, Project Director at Alexander Haas, did not begin her career knowing that she wanted to be in development. With a background in marketing and public relations, Judy’s introduction into the world of fundraising started with a simple, “Hey, Judy – you write! Why don’t you write this grant?”Read More Judy Anderson, Project Director at Alexander Haas
It’s All About The Data
By John H. Taylor, Partner It seems that it was only 20 years ago that we felt that the only data we needed to effectively solicit donors and recruit volunteers was knowing where they lived and a home phone number. Cell phone? In 1997, I was the proud owner of a “bag phone”! Gosh, thatRead More It’s All About The Data
