Breaking the Rules: Changing How Boards Operate
A nonprofit adviser is teaching her board and others to look ahead, not backward—and to review programs for their fund-raising and revenue potential.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Breaking the Rules: Fund Raising in Hard Times
Georgia Tech’s top fund raiser decided at the lowest point in the recession that it was better for his staff members to stay in touch with big donors than to push them to give. So he dropped dollar goals for big-gift fund raisers, an approach that goes against conventional wisdom.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Charities Experiment With Ways to Train Fund Raisers
A growing number of nonprofits are finding low-cost and effective ways to provide new skills to staff members.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
‘Giving USA’ Forecasts Tough Years Ahead for Fund Raisers
Donations dropped far more sharply in the recession than the report had said last year, and researchers say it will take years to recover.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Putting someone in charge of seeking huge donations is crucial, veteran fund raisers say—but so is building strong relationships throughout a nonprofit.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
The Real Lessons of the NPR Scandal—From the Fund Raiser at the Center
Just because Ronald J. Schiller was abruptly forced to step down after he was caught in a video sting making disparaging remarks about the Tea Party doesn’t mean fund raisers should shy away from talking about controversial topics, he says.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Runaway Dog Raises $10,000 to Fight Cancer
Fast thinking by college officials helped turn a glitch at a cancer-research fund-raising race into a benefit.
By Holly Hall
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With Public Support in Peril, Planned Parenthood Attracts Private Gifts
As more states seek to cut aid to the family-planning group, donors are spontaneously sending money to local affiliates.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Shift Away From Negative Ads Increases Giving to Animal Shelter
Upbeat ads about the connections between pets and their owners caused an increase in donations, volunteers, and animal adoptions.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Charity Wins Donors With Promise Never to Ask for Another Gift
Smile Train, a group that provides free cleft-palate surgery to poor kids overseas, has found a direct-mail piece that does a good job of winning new donors.
By Holly Hall
Contributor