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Six out of ten communications professionals at U.S. foundations say that increasing capacity for new media and related digital work is a high internal priority, a survey commissioned by the Communications Network finds. According to Foundation Communications Today, 47 percent of the 155 foundation communicators who responded to the survey said they work for organizations that have blogs, while 76 percent host videos on their Web sites. On averag…
With Major League Baseball’s All-star game just around the corner, I thought we’d take a look at fundraising communications through a baseball GM’s lens. First, for all you baseball and/or analytics fans out there, have a look at this preview for the upcoming film “Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt… Let’s say your job is building a fundraising department and you’re looking to hire someone who can do …
With Major League Baseball’s All-star game just around the corner, I thought we’d take a look at fundraising communications through a baseball GM’s lens. First, for all you baseball and/or analytics fans out there, have a look at this preview for the upcoming film “Moneyball” starring Brad Pitt… Let’s say your job is building a … Continue reading » …
…, but today we believe that institutions must begin rebuilding their fundraising programs. To wait another year or two to begin the process of hiring staff, upgrading systems, conducting donor research projects, and launching communications efforts will slow your institution’s giving path in the decade ahead. Most development investments take some time to see the payoff, so investing now as the economy recovers will position farsighted institutio…
Starting in 2010, individuals regardless of their incomes can convert their traditional individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to Roth IRAs. However, because traditional IRAs were made with pre-tax dollars, persons who convert to Roth IRAs will have the entire amount of the funds converted added to their adjusted gross incomes and taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Do you have donors who are considering converting traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs? …
ARE YOU READY FOR THE IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER SEASON? Through December 31, 2011, IRA owners age 70½ or older can make direct, tax-free transfers to qualified charitable organizations—up to $100,000. Scoring: People 70½ and older can take advantage of this opportunity to transfer dollars tax-free from their IRA accounts by doing the following: Transferri…
…online, reunion giving, faculty and staff giving, membership drives, and matching gift strategies. We work with you to create a multi-year, annual giving strategic plan with a budget, goals, solicitation programs, and related communications strategies, along with reports to track and evaluate annual giving results. Other Services Annual Giving Staff Training Annual Giving Benchmark Research Annual Giving Best Practices Education Healthcare Othe…
…taff personnel, training, and cohesiveness. Major gift giving, planned giving, annual giving, prospect development, alumni relations, information systems, donor relations/donor stewardship, volunteer involvement, and external communications programs. Availability and use of volunteer leadership. During the audit we use our leading-edge DonorCast Analytics to analyze your donors’ behavior and predict your organization’s future fundraising potentia…
You might have read our earlier post on how the Thunderbird School of Global Management saw their online donations increase more than 400 percent thanks to their social media strategy. Part of that strategy includes providing “valuable” content for their supporters, via the various social networks. “Valuable” can be one of those communications buzz words that is often used, but rarely defined. Well fret no more, we’ll break down four ways you ca…
…7;ll also find full-length webinars from BWF’s experienced team of consultants, plus a few things from the lighter side to (hopefully) add a bit of humor to your day. Video is becoming close to a necessity for nonprofit communications. If we’re advising our clients to incorporate video in their communication plans, it stands to reason we do the same for our firm. So please, have a look at the BWF Video Network and let us know what you…
