Fundraising planning skills/competencies: 1: understand the big picture
2: know your finances
3: create a process
4: document the plan
5: gather your prospects
6: keep plan alive and review it often
Fundraising plans: accomplishing your organization's mission by beginning with a
for campaigns instead of one-time appeals
critical skills and competencies for creating a
do's and don'ts of creating a
for fundraising through email
for grassroots fundraising
Fundraising Success Magazine
Fundraising through email: advantages of using
critical skills and competences for
do's and don'ts of
Email Cheat Sheet for. See also Email communication
Fundraising through email skills/competencies: 1: plan ahead
2: build campaigns
3: build your list
4: craft killer emails
5: leverage data with A/B tests
6: use today's technology
7: pay attention to the numbers
Fundraising with Businesses (Waters)
G
G-Bowley, Leeanne: critical skills and competencies for securing foundation funds
professional background of
Winning Grants Step by Step by
Geever, Jane C.: as Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request from No to Yes co-author
professional background of
on skills and competencies for writing a LOI (letter of interest)
Generation X (born 1965-1980): critical skills and competencies for fundraising to
do's and don'ts of fundraising to
what fundraisers need to know about
GiveApp.org
Giving USA
Global Philanthropy Forum (World Affairs Council)
Goals: ABC 2016-2018 Fundraising Plan example of
fundraising plan outlining your
grant tracking and reporting SMART
identify for each donor generation
identify specific event-based fundraising
KPIs (key performance indicators) as metrics to track progress toward
meet with each board member to identify what support is needed to achieve
reporting back to donors on reaching your campaign
review prospect list to ensure realistic
setting a clear grassroots fundraising. See also Objectives
Good Scout
Good to Great (Collins)
Good Works (Hessekiel and Waters)
Goodwill Industries
Google Alerts: on Foundation news
to gather information on donors and prospects
gathering information on crowdfunding efforts of others
Google Analytics
Google Grant
Google's ThinkMobile report
Government grant tracking/reporting: critical skills and competencies of
do's and don'ts of
importance of
logic models used for
schedule SWOT analysis quarterly for
Government grant tracking skills/competencies: 1: establish SMART goals and objectives
2: have an evaluation plan
3: be diligent
4: recruit expertise
5: share bad news quickly
Government grants: critical skills and competencies for receiving
do's and don'ts for getting
Grants.gov as best place for finding
learning to apply for
number awarded to nonprofits (2014)
tracking progress and reporting back
writing a winning LOI (letter of interest) to apply for
Government grants skills/competencies: 1: get help
2: don't apply cold
3: plan for long nights when applying
4: be patient and prepared
5: stay in the loop
do's and don'ts of
Grace, Kay Sprinkel: Beyond Fund Raising by
on critical skills and competencies for securing major donors
High Impact Philanthropy by
insights on transformational donor stewardship by
professional background of
The AAA Way to Fund Raising Success by
Grant Professionals Association
Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform Your Request from No to Yes (Fox and Geever)
Grant Writing for Dummies (Browning)
Grant Writing Services (eCivis)
Grant Writing Training Foundation
Grants. See Foundation grants (fundables); Government grants
Grants.gov
Grassroots fundraising: better off focusing on online fundraising
critical skills and competencies for
description of
do's and don'ts for
Grassroots Fundraising Journal
Grassroots fundraising skills/competencies: 1: have a compelling plan for change
2: set a clear goal
3: ensure 100 percent board and staff participation
4: invest in a donor database
5: know your donors
6: ask regularly
7: show impact and gratitude often
GreatNonprofits
Greyston Bakery
Grow Dat case study
Guevara, Che
H
Habitat for Humanity
Hashtagify.me
Hashtag.org
Haydon, John: on critical skills and competencies of crowdfunding
Facebook Marketing All-In-One by
Facebook Marketing for Dummies by
professional background of
Helen Brown Group
Hessekiel, David: Good Works co-authored by
professional background of
on skills and competencies for cause marketing partnerships
Heyman, Darian Rodriguez
High Impact Philanthropy (Grace)
Hiring practices: conduct interviews
create a job description
develop your team
do's and don'ts for
know yourself & your needs
make an offer
onboard over time
select the right candidates
Hoffman Lisa: professional background of
on skills and competencies for engaging your board
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
How to Get Sponsorships and Endorsements (Tam)
How to Write Successful Fundraising Appeals (Warwick)
I
iContact
Impact: brainstorming to come up with impact examples for donation amounts on websites
charity: water case study of measuring
creating an impact summary for sponsors
grassroots fundraising by expressing gratitude and showing. See also Measuring impact
Instagram crowdfunding
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): IRS Forms 990-PF
requirements for nonprofit expenses by the
Interviews: informational interviews with foundations
job. See also Expert interviews
J
Javist Wagner O'Day (JWOD) Act
Jefferson, Thomas
Job candidates: conduct interviews of
create a job description for
dons and don'ts for hiring
make an offer
onboard over time
select the right
Job description
Job interviews: final job candidate
first job candidate
phone interviews of job candidates. See also Expert interviews
Jones, Van
K
KaBOOM!
Kanter, Beth: Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media by
on critical skills and competencies of crowdfunding
Measuring the Networked Nonprofit by
professional background of
The Networked Nonprofit by
Kawasaki, Guy
Kennedy, Chris
Kennedy, John F.
Key performance indicators (KPIs): asking your staff, board, and departments to identify the most helpful
charity: water case study on measuring impact using
develop a plan to measure progress using the
identify industry benchmarks through aggregate industry research using
outputs versus outcomes
securing stories and identifying your
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
KISSMetrics
Kiva.org
Klein, Kim: on critical skills and competencies for grassroots fundraising
Fundraising for Social Change by
as Grassroots Fundraising Journal co-founder
professional background of
Reliable Fundraising in Unreliable Times by
Klout
Kony2012 video
Kosolcharoen, Tracy: on critical skills and competences for event-based fundraising
professional background of
L
Language: cause marketing partnership proposal uses of
LOI (letter of interest) effective and easy to use. See also Communication
Lapsed donors
Letters of inquiry. See LOI (letter of interest)
Levi Strauss Foundation
LexisNexis
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy (Indiana University)
Lincoln, Abraham
LinkedIn: crowdfunding through
getting information about Foundations from
used to fill in black donor database information
Listening: before the Ask
as fundraising across generations skill and competency. See also Communication
Logic models (grant tracking roadmap)
LOI (letter of interest): critical skills and competencies for writing
description of
do's and don'ts for writing
LOI (letter of interest) skills/competencies: 1: communicate clearly and follow directions
2: do your homework
3: show vision
4: verify facts and math
5: establish credibility
6: make it easy to read
7: be persistent
LUMI
Lurie, Daniel: on critical skills and competences for event-based fundraising
professional background of
as taking the fundraising ask spokesperson role
M
M+R
M+R's Online Fundraising Benchmark Study (2015)
McKee, Alia: on critical skills and competencies of fundraising across generations
as Next Generation of American Giving Report (2015) research partner
professional background of
MacLaughlin, Steve: on critical skills and competencies for measuring impact
as Internet Management for Nonprofits: Strategies, Tools and Trade Secrets editor
as People to People Fundraising: Social Networking and Web 2.0 for Charities contributing author
professional background of
MacLean, Sarah
McManus, Andrea: professional background of
on skills and competencies for creating a fundraising plan
MailChimp
Major donors: asking for annual unrestricted donations for all
assign values to prospective
critical skills and competencies of managing
as critical to your success
as donor investors
do's and don'ts of managing
stewardship as the key to securing gifts from
transformational donor stewardship loop model of
value and show appreciation for each
Major donors management skills/competencies: 1: prospect constantly
2: realize your organization is a means to an end
3: prepare your people
4: master the ask
5: value every donor
Major gifts: asking for annual unrestricted donations
avoid securing and then circling back in a couple of months for more
mastering the ask for
Triple A framework for requesting
Making job offer
Mansfield, Heather: on critical skills and competencies for mobile fundraising
Mobile for Good by
professional background of
Social Media for Social Good by
Maraboli, Steve
Marketing Land
Measuring impact: charity: water case study of
critical skills and competencies for
do's and don'ts of
as way to show nonprofit impact. See also Dashboards; Impact
Measuring impact skills/competencies: 1: identify KPIs and secure stories
2: develop a plan to measure progress
3: integrate your evaluation and strategic plans
4: tear down the walls
5: look to the past to see the future
6: benchmark yourself
7: rock the dashboard
Measuring the Networked Nonprofit (Kanter)
Media sponsors: identify your prospective
offer corporate sponsors inclusion in ads provided by
preparing and making your pitch to prospective
treat them well and invest in relationship with
Media sponsorship skills/competencies: 1: clarify your needs
2: identify your prospects
3: prepare your pitches and materials
4: make your pitch
5: treat them like royalty
6: invest in the relationship
Media sponsorships: critical skills and competencies for securing
description and advantages of
do's and don'ts for. See also Promoting
Membership campaigns: critical skills and competencies for successful
do's and don'ts for
as great way to connection with donors and potential donors
identifying membership pricing and benefits
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Mercy House case study
Millennial Impact Project
Millennials (born 1981-1995): critical skills and competencies for fundraising to
do's and don'ts of fundraising to
FOMO (fear of missing out) used to sell event tickets to
giving younger donors and prospects meaningful things to do besides donating
preference for attending events over just making donations
what fundraisers need to know about
Miller, Kivi Leroux: Content Marketing for Nonprofits: A Communications Map for Engaging Your Community, Becoming a Favorite Cause, and Raising More Money by
on critical skills and competencies of fundraising with email
professional background of
The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause by
Millich, Kyra
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
Mobile Commons
Mobile devices: fundraising through
remember that most emails are opened on
Mobile for Good (Mansfield)
Mobile fundraising: critical skills and competencies for
do's and don'ts on
Planning for Success: The Mobile Matrix, 199fig; text-to-give for
Mobile fundraising skills/competencies: 1: optimize your website and email
2: optimize your donate page
3: tell your story effectively
4: mobilize your events
5: get social
6: consider building an app
7: stay current
Mobile Matrix, 199fig
Monnet, Jean
N
National Public Radio
NetSuite
Network for Good: Caryn Stein's vice president position at
Digital Giving Index of
The Networked Nonprofit (Kanter)
New England Development Research Association (NEDRA)