CFOs and Top Fundraisers: Keys to Building a Team
Chief financial and chief development officers often clash. A pair of UCLA officials now working on a historic capital drive offer tips for building a better relationship.
By Holly Hall
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Dana-Farber Holds Competition to Spur Fundraising Ideas
Taking a cue from the ubiquitous television reality shows, the cancer institute offers unusual prizes for ideas with growth potential and staying power.
By Holly Hall
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Study Finds Men Focus Charitable Efforts on Children
The research by Good Scout also points to important differences for fundraisers in how women and men use social media.
By Holly Hall
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Nonprofit Mailers Scramble, Again, to Fight Postal-Rate Increases
The Postal Regulatory Commission gave nonprofit magazine publishers extra time to lobby by twice rejecting a proposed new pricing structure.
By Holly Hall
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Author Says Feasibility Studies for Capital Campaigns Are a Waste
A nonprofit official calls them the “crack cocaine of nonprofit consulting” in a book that is sure to draw controversy.
By Holly Hall
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April Postal Increases Worry Nonprofit Magazine Publishers
Increases that could be as high as 16 percent may prompt publications like Consumer Reports to print less frequently.
By Holly Hall
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Giving to D.C.’s Federal Workplace Drive Declines 2%
The drop marks the fourth consecutive annual decline, due in part to stagnant wages and the retirement of many longtime donors.
By Holly Hall
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Postal Commission Rejects Rate Hikes That Angered Nonprofits
Consumer Reports, World Wildlife Federation, and other charities that publish periodicals faced significant increases in mailing costs.
By Holly Hall
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Charities Lose Big Revenue by Ignoring Minorities, Study Suggests
Nonprofit pitches for money are failing to keep up with rapid changes in the donor pool as the nation’s demographics shift, according to a survey from Blackbaud.
By Holly Hall
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Shrinking Capital Campaigns Pays Off for 2 Hospitals
Getting rid of ambitious drives is helping to reduce fundraiser turnover in addition to raising just as much, if not more, money.
By Holly Hall
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