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Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

New “DCS” interim development services

Development Consulting Solutions is announcing NEW interim and project-based service offerings: Who is “DCS”? There are limited Certified Fund-Raising Executives (CFRE) providing outsourced fund development services and serving as interim fund development staffing. What most organizations need is someone who can do the work for them! “DCS” recognizes this need and has provided this service […]

January 15, 2017 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Campaigns, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Is it time to go public with our campaign? Maybe, maybe not!

When to go public? A question that I am asked a bit. When can our capital campaign go public? When can we put a thermometer out on our lawn? When can we start to ask our constituents and the general community? When can we have a special event and invite everyone? The all important question, […]

January 7, 2017 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

A season of burnout?

I have worked in the nonprofit world far longer than I can remember.  My job began in the sector back in 1992 or so, when I became a grant writing intern for a local non-profit organization as part of my undergraduate work. Little did I realize that some twenty plus years later, I would still be […]

December 10, 2016 /2 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Board development, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Do not take Fund Development best practices at face value!

Best practices. We hear that phrase often. This week, I even read a question asking if “best practices were misleading?” Are we throwing that phrase around to legitimize our field? Our do we have best practices and what are they? Well, I contend that the only true best practice is one that is grounded in […]

December 3, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Board development, Campaigns, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Yep, the Board does have a role in a capital campaign!

What, wait, we hired that Capital Campaign Consultant to run the campaign, and now you are telling me that I have to do something.  No, this can’t be possible. Yep!  It would be unrealistic to think that a capital campaign is left up to the staff to manage.  How could they?  The staff doesn’t have access […]

November 12, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Sink or swim: the capital campaign steering committee

So, I have a niche somewhat of assisting smaller nonprofits with their capital campaigns. This niche can be challenging because many of these groups have not had an ongoing, comprehensive fund development program in the past. However, working on these smaller campaigns can also be very satisfying because I can help them use this campaign […]

November 5, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

OORAH – What the Marines taught me about fundraising

This weekend I took a little vacation of sorts.  I ran a marathon.  The Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC.  Running a marathon is exhausting, but also, reflective.  For you see, you run for 26 miles.  That is a long time on your feet – sometimes, three, four, five, six, or even more hours. Over […]

October 31, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

“Am I asking my donors too much?” Well, Virginia let me tell you the answer.

So, here it is. I am laying this question and answer right out on the line. Especially now that we are coming to the year-end giving season. I am asked time and time again, “Didn’t we just mail to them, won’t we be bothering them?” No, no, and no. You can never ask enough. Yes, […]

October 23, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Holy cow, fifty shades of fundraising consulting, which do you prefer?

Lately, I have been doing a lot of driving.  And, as a result, a lot of thinking.  I have clients all throughout the Northeast.  And, sometimes, yes, the driving does get “old.”  But, then I sit back and reflect. You see, there are many different types of fundraising consultants.  And, lately, I have been hearing […]

October 15, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Culture of place and how it impacts fundraising campaigns

There is so much science behind fund development. You can study it, take courses in it, and read books on it. Campaigns have become honed regarding best practices; there are easy steps to put into place, materials to be created, and people to be engaged. The one thing that I have come to realize, though, […]

October 1, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Meetings – are you positioned right?

Meetings, meetings, meetings. We all know them, and we all attend them.here are three types of meetings and the way that you position yourself physically within the meeting could make a world of difference.  Including meeting with our donors. But, did you know there are three types of meetings, and the way that you position […]

September 25, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
Blog, Campaigns, Donor relations, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

The “too busy” fundraiser!

“I don’t have the time!” Development professionals probably have one of the most demanding jobs in an organization. There are so many expectations, and the work is full of deadlines that need we need to meet. We work long hours on grant proposals, travel across the country to visit donors, and need to prepare budgets […]

September 18, 2016 /0 Comments/by hireacfre
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