Get Your Give On!
Ahh the sweet smell of volunteering. Add a dose of kitchen and nirvana may have been achieved.
Continue Reading May 30, 2012 at 10:07 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
WFP USA Webcast – Mother’s Rule the World
In celebration of Mother’s Day, please join Isatou Jallow, chief of women, children and gender policy at the United Nations World Food Programme and Rick Leach, president and CEO of World Food Program USA as they discuss the critical role mothers play in improving household food security and the nutritional wellbeing of their children.
Continue Reading May 4, 2012 at 10:21 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Stewarding Our Donors – Communication by Another Name!
Penelope Burk has released some preliminary information from the fourth annual Cygnus Donor Survey. The last survey question is always a doozy – What could unleash your philanthropy at a whole new level? And wouldn’t we all like the answer to THAT one!
Continue Reading March 19, 2012 at 10:08 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Nonprofit Technology 2012
The Chronicle of Philanthropy 2012 Technology Guide has some great information in it.
Continue Reading March 14, 2012 at 10:22 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE 1 comment
RT @fundchat: #fundchat prep: A Pinteres
RT @fundchat: #fundchat prep: A Pinterest Primer – http://t.co/o67kojFE #nptech #fundraising #nonprofits TY!!!!
March 14, 2012 at 8:25 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Infogram Organigrams – Visual Data for Storytelling
In the March 8 issue of The Chronicle of Philanthropy the front page article on visualizing data got my attention. I have to say – how well we share our story has always been at the heart of fundraising success. Telling our story using graphics is a GREAT idea! Not that we weren’t doing it before – but the graphics were photos and I will agree really boring pie and bar charts.
Continue Reading March 12, 2012 at 10:08 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment
Having Enough
The key to our success as fundraisers is to sharing stories of the people we serve with those who can provide the financial support to make a difference. When our focus is donor-centric, we can share the right stories, at the right time. I have always said my job as a fundraiser is offer education (stories) and opportunities – it is up to the donor to make the decision that is right for them.
Continue Reading January 10, 2012 at 10:00 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE 1 comment
Monthly Giving – Five Ideas
In the fundraising community we have been talking about monthly giving for a long time. As fundraisers we know the value monthly donors can add to our fundraising efforts. In some cases monthly giving has jumped the shark – face to face street fundraising is all about monthly giving. Some organizations are using this method with good results – others not so much. In this post I am referring to asking donors to commit to monthly giving through your appeals – on and off line.
Continue Reading January 4, 2012 at 10:15 am Barbara Talisman, CFRE Leave a comment