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[Workshop]

"Selling" Business Leaders on Your Nonprofit [1.5 CFRE Credits]

February 22, 2012
Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Webinar
Presenter: Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
"Selling" Business Leaders on Your Nonprofit: Beyond Event Sponsorship

Many nonprofits only talk to their local business leaders when it is time to ask for event sponsorships. While this is a great way to tap into the corporate marketing budgets, there is much more to be gained by building a relationship with the business community that can help your organization tap into corporate philanthropy, the personal wealth of business owners and leaders, and corporate volunteers. This session will take you beyond the ususal event-driven fundraising and show you how developing relationships with your community's business leaders can reap huge rewards for your nonprofit.  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

20 Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About Your Org's Financial Health

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20 Questions That You Should Be Able to Answer At Any Given Time About Your Organization's Financial Health

  1. For each revenue line item, are we meeting our goals? If not, how much are we off, and do we have an explanation for why?


  2. What are acceptable variations and fluctuations in expected revenue?  
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[Recommended Book]

50 A$ks in 50 Weeks

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By Amy M. Eisenstein, CFRE
A Guide to Better Fundraising for Your Small Development Shop

Are you raising money for a nonprofit organization with a small development office or no paid fundraising staff? Do you want to raise more money? Are you stuck in a rut with your fundraising program? Do you want to feel motivated and re-energized about fundraising? Do you need an action plan?

While there are many critical components of a small development office, you cannot raise money if you do not ask for gifts. This book is about getting back to basics, increasing the number and size of gifts you ask for and receive, and keeping you disciplined so you remember to “ask” all year long.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Adding the Personal Touch to Your Corporate Fundraising

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Most fundraisers all well aware of the fact that during 2009, only about 4 percent of philanthropic giving in the United States came from the corporate sector. For many years, I have proposed that this figure could be raised in nonprofits added a more personal touch to their corporate fundraising. In fact, I would love to see universities and other large institutions eliminate their Corporate/Foundations Relations offices. Corporations are not foundations (although many of them do have corporate foundations that handle their philanthropic giving) nor do the two entities have similar philanthropic philosophies. Foundations are in the business of giving money away! Corporations and businesses have a different purpose: to make money for their stockholders or owners. However, this does not mean that corporations are money-grubbing, totally self-interest driven, and tight-fisted. Many businesses, although bottom line is critical to their existence, are excellent corporate citizens, supportive of their community, and concerned about the people living in these communities.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Adding Value to Your Nonprofit Client Projects

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Powerpoint presentation.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Advancing Philanthropy: What's Working?

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in AFP's "Advancing Philanthropy" magazine
The Dreaded Board “Training”

Building an effective enthusiastic Board is one of the most critical elements in fundraising. But of course, your Board doesn’t think they need training, they don’t have time for it, and they won’t listen to what you have to say anyway.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Annual Board Appeal, The

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally Published in the AFP Information Exchange

Is it important, even necessary, for your Board members to contribute to your organization’s annual appeal?

Yes, for several reasons:  Read more



[Services]

Annual Campaigns

The Annual Fund is the foundation of your development program. You may be familiar with the 95/5 Rule: ninety-five percent of your donations come from five percent of your donors. You need to have an integrated development program, which allows you to identify and target the top five percent of your donors for personal appeals. Phone and mail appeals will help you approach the remaining ninety percent of your donors. CAPITAL VENTURESM provides the following services to help you reach all your constituents with a cost-effective and donor-friendly approach.  Read more



[Tip Sheet]

Annual Fund Tips

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For many organizations, the annual fund is a mystery, for others it is a routine which becomes stale, and for some it is extremely successful and challenging. Here are a few hints to help your organization benefit from a successful annual fund.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Annual Giving: A Letter Once a Year Does Not an Annual Appeal Make!

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally Published in the AFP Information Exchange

Many organizations describe themselves as having an annual appeal, but upon further investigation, what the annual appeal consists of may be a letter sent to donors or prospective donors once a year. A strong annual giving appeal consists of far more than just an annual direct mail appeal. For most successful organizations, annual giving may include, personal visits with individual major donors, a corporate appeal, a telephone campaign, Internet fundraising and direct mail.  Read more



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