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[Recommended Book]

A Passion for Excellence: The Leadership Difference

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By Nancy Austin and Tom Peters
Bring excellence to life in your nonprofit with Tom Peters guide.

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A Passion For Excellence is the single most existing, inspiring, career-transforming book ever published for people who want to get ahead. It takes you behind, the scenes in some of the most successful organizations and analyzes what makes them distinctive. Here are real people, real companies, real numbers. Here is what you need to know about the crucial elements of success: constant innovation, staying in touch with customers, encouraging the contributions of everyone in the company, and maintaining the integrity that is basic to leadership. Here are the secrets of building excellence.  Read more



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Budget Worksheet

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The budget should accurately reflect the direct costs of the project.

Typical budgets are divided into two parts:  Read more


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[Workshop]

Building a Development Committee [1.5 CFRE Credits]

March 16, 2012
Sponsored by: Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Webinar
Presenter: Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
Establishing a Development Program Series: Building a Development Committee (Webinar 3 of 3)

One of the best ways to assure that your organization's development program will be implemented is to have an effective Development Committee. This committee, when successful, can lead and inspire the board to raise money they never dreamed possible. This session will discuss who should serve on the Development Committee, what the committee's role is, and how to recruit the right people to serve on the Development Committee.  Read more



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Capital Campaign Calendar Form

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A handy calendar form for scheduling and tracking the steps you'll need to take for your capital campaign.  Read more


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[Recommended Book]

Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising

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Average: 1.3 (3 votes)
By Janice Gow Pettey
Janice is one of the true leaders in the field of diversity, everyone in fundraising needs to read her work.

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An important roadmap for fundraising in today’s multicultural communities.

Raising money in today’s diverse communities is a growing challenge for fundraisers and philanthropists, requiring thoughtful strategies, successful collaborations, and a respectful understanding of people’s differences.

In this groundbreaking new book, the author examines today’s four major ethnic groups — African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American — in terms of their diverse histories, traditions, and motivations, and then applies this information to the proven components of successful fundraising. The result is a timely and important look at how fundraisers can use an understanding of ethnic differences to create a vibrant and balanced nonprofit center through both individual and collective efforts.  Read more



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Database/Records Management

By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE, CEO/President

It is important to have the structure of the development office in place before beginning a capital campaign. It is the foundation for any fundraising/development program. The composition of the development office should include:

  • Development Plan
  • Structure — staff & workflow
  • Operations — policies and procedures
  • Systems Management-based upon a database/fundraising software program
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[Tutorial]

Do I Really Want This Job?

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in AFP's "Advancing Philanthropy" magazine
How to Assess an Organization's Philanthropic Culture

Sometimes, the good news is you got the job; the bad news is you got the job. Many development officers, especially after a grueling job search, are so delighted to get an offer, they say yes without thinking and then find themselves, within a few months or even a few weeks, wondering why they took the job.

Before accepting a position, you should think about, and ask, some critical questions about the philanthropic culture of the organization making the offer. How can you determine the culture of an organization? A good place to start is by researching the organization's website and printed publications. If you know someone who works for this organization, serves on its board, has received services from the organization or volunteers there, have a heart-to-heart talk with these people as well. During the interview ask questions and observe the surroundings.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Does Planning Really Matter?

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in the Club Managers Association of America Newsletter
“Cheshire Puss,” Alice began, “Would you tell me please which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a great deal on where you want to get to,” said the cat.

“I don’t much care where,” said Alice, “so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added.

“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the cat.
— Lewis Carroll

What is strategic planning? It can be defined as a program incorporating a strategy for achieving organizational goals and objectives within a specific timeframe and with substantive support in the form of methods, priorities and resources.   Read more



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