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Critical Issues in Fund Raising

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By Dwight Burlingame
Burlingame is a thought-provoking author, always expect the best from him.

Publisher's Description:

As the nexus between the nonprofit community and the donors who support it, the fund-raising profession has a tremendous impact on how the nonprofit sector is perceived by the public and how it fares in an atmosphere of decreasing government support and increasing competition for donor dollars. But fund-raising professionals must cope with a growing list of important issues, including resource management, increased regulation at all levels of government, ethical scrutiny, donor diversity, and the establishment of professional standards. In the face of all these pressures, it is not surprising that little attention has been given to the premises that underlie many of the decisions fund raisers make in their daily professional lives.  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

Development Officer Tips

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How does a development officer make a difference in the lives of the people their organization serves? Raising the money to make it happen is just one part of the equation. An important one for sure but here are some of the ways you can make a difference in the lives of the people your agency services.”  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Ethical Decision Making in Fund Raising

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By Marilyn Fischer
Ethics is a critical aspect of all fundraising, Fisher treats this topic in a comprehensive way.

Publisher's Description:

"Fund raisers, given their flaws and fineness, working in flawed and fine institutions with flawed and fine clients, need to carry out their everyday tasks of decency and joy here and now. . . . This book is about thinking with care and grace about everyday grit."

In her brilliant and provocative new book, Ethical Decision Making in Fund Raising, author and philosophy professor Marilyn Fischer provides conceptual tools with which a nonprofit can thoroughly examine the ethics of how and from whom it seeks donations. Using the book's Ethical Decision-Making Model, the author explains how fund raisers can use their basic value commitments to organizational mission, professional relationships, and personal integrity as day-to-day touchstones for making balanced, ethical, fund-raising decisions.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Making the Transition from the Corporate World to Development

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Most development professionals did not grow up thinking "I want to be a fundraiser when I grow up." Some of us entered the field of development from other areas of the nonprofit world, some through volunteer channels and some from the corporate world. In recent years the latter path has become a popular route into development. As banks and other corporations downsize, as corporate leaders seek more meaningful work, and as the field emerges into a respected profession; we are likely to see even more people following to path to development from the corporate world.  Read more



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