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| February 2007 | ||||
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Welcome
to our Ventures in Philanthropy E-Newsletter |
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Building
Donor Relationships That Last Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE |
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It’s been said that the three key words in fundraising are Relationships, Relationships, Relationships! Who do we need to build relationship with and how do we build them? Donors of course, should be our primary focus when building relationships, but there are other stakeholders we should consider as well: |
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Building good relationships with all of these people is important to our professional growth. It will help us become better fundraisers and can make our lives easier. But, what about those all important donors? Here are a few tips to help you build life-long donors:
All of these ideas can help you build stronger relationships with
your donors, increase your donations, and make your job more rewarding. |
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| Free Resource: | |||||||||
“I’m from the government and I am here to help you.”
Although this phrase has usually been used tongue-in-cheek, there
are numerous free resources available from the government that can
help nonprofits. One of these is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s
website that offers online training in five key issues related to
nonprofit operations, including unrelated business income and the
Form 990. The website, “Stay Exempt” Tax Basics for 501
( c ) ( 3 )s, offers online training in the following areas:
Each training session takes about half an hour (except for the Form 990 presentation, which lasts one hour), and features both visual and audio sections (the audio can be turned off). Participants can choose sections that may be of interest rather than going through the entire training. Fundraisers may find the online training on unrelated business income, the Form 990 and required disclosures to be of particular interest. The website address is http://www.stayexempt.org/. Speaking of training, CAPITAL VENTURE has developed a Training
Catalogue, which is available by email. We provide a wide variety
of workshops for groups such as AFP chapters, statewide associations,
national organizations, dioceses, United Ways and nonprofit resource
centers. If you would like to receive a copy of our offerings, please
contact cvlinda@cox.net. |
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UPCOMING
PRESENTATIONS |
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March
3, 2007 Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business Connecting With Your Alumni Boston, MA Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE |
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March
5-6, 2007 Utah Nonprofit Association The Development Plan Capital and Endowment Campaigns St. George, UT Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE |
March
12-13, 2007 Utah Nonprofit Association The Development Plan Capital and Endowment Campaigns Salt Lake City, UT Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE |
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March
20, 2007 Junior Achievement Worldwide Capital Campaigns Fort Worth, TX Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE |
March
24, 2007 AFP International Conference Writer's Workshop Dallas, TX Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Margaret Guellich, CFRE |
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SPECIAL WORKSHOP *** Funding Your Capital Project Friday, March 16, 2007 Regis University Henderson, NV Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE Sharon Hughes, Ph.D. For Details and Registration, Click Here |
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