Conferences are one of the best ways for us to meet new people familiar with our work. Furthermore, these gatherings provide an opportunity to explore what we know best in the company of others who share our vocabulary, experience and objectives. And, if all goes well, we encounter folks with new ideas or positions that challenge our own. In doing so, we learn and gain confidence in our own understanding of our profession.
Read MoreAt the first annual Association of Donor Relations Professionals Canadian Regional Workshop, Anne led an open discussion, asking the question, “What’s your BHAG, your Big Hairy Audacious Goal?”.
Read MoreAnne, Jeff and Rachel are just back from the first annual Association of Donor Relations Professionals Canadian Regional Workshop, held April 10, 2015 at the Hart House on the University of Toronto campus. We settled into the beautiful surroundings (think Hogwarts, you Harry Potter fans) as the room filled with a sell-out crowd of 100 professionals intent on learning and sharing about donor relations and stewardship.
Read MoreHeurista worked in close partnership with many design partners to achieve the volume, quality and versatility of the donor recognition displays at the Darla Moore School of Business. A long association with the University of South Carolina allowed us to design and then apply a set of recognition standards to this project, but with enough flexibility to accommodate the unique features of this amazing facility. To achieve this, we partnered with first-class implementation partners and worked in close coordination with the Moore School’s leadership, advancement team and the architectural firm, Raphael Viñoly Architects.
Read MoreMost organizations have what I refer to as a captive audience, be that members, patrons, patients and their families or students. Add to that list physicians, faculty and staff or employees and the group is even larger. These audiences are an obvious pool of potential donors. All of them should be familiar with the good work that your organization does, making them strong advocates for the organization with the general public. Yet in reality, these groups are often hard to engage as donors and reticent to speak on behalf of the organization’s need for private philanthropy.
Read MoreThomas L. Friedman’s bestseller The World is Flat, published in 2005, identifies a more flattened or horizontal way of doing business made possible by improvements in communications technologies, political changes and new collaborative business practices. He focuses on developments that are making it easier and more necessary for people and businesses all over the world to partner every day.
Read MoreEarly in my career, I attended a presentation by a fundraiser who changed my perception of the profession.
Read MoreWe love working with foundations because they work so hard to have fun. Who says you can’t experience Halloween just because you’re in the hospital? On Tuesday, pediatric patients at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA went trick-or-treating through the hospital, visiting various stations from different departments. Our friends at the Phoebe Foundation coordinated a “Despicable Me” theme, handing out treats in full Minion regalia. We think they look fabulous.
Read MoreHere is a short list and description of the commonly used types of donor recognition available to every non-profit.
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