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The “donate” button is so 2011. Now a charity’s supporters can do much more: They can build a virtual gingerbread house for Ronald McDonald House Charities, play with a virtual toy from their smartphones as they donate to Toys for Tots, or see how their donations are put to work at a virtual vending machine [...]
Strategic and Successful Stewardship Ali McLane, Bentz Whaley Flessner and Iska G. Wire, Director of Development, Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, Rice University Thanking donors for gifts is a critical but often poorly executed step in the development process. In this course, participants will learn the internal systems needed to track and plan internal [...]
A late surge of contributions in the last weeks of 2011 has made many charities hopeful of continued fundraising growth this year. But the picture is mixed. A Chronicle survey of 153 charities found that 55 percent raised more last year than in 2010, while one-third took in less and 12 percent stayed even. What [...]
Blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities give larger shares of their income than whites, a new study finds. Most of the donations go to organizations and causes that affect members of the same minority group. According to the report, almost two-thirds of black households make charitable donations, giving 25 percent more of their income than whites. [...]
Como Park Zoo just received one of its biggest Christmas gifts ever. Four years after launching a $19 million fundraising campaign, the zoo wrapped up its work this month. The polar bears are particularly happy. They were the first beneficiaries of the campaign designed to fund a more suitable home for them and to improve [...]
While the still-struggling economy poses fund-raising challenges in 2012, the potential for changes in the tax code will motivate some wealthy people to step up their giving, two fund-raising consultants say.The consultants, Robert F. Sharpe and Barlow Mann, have made available a free hour-long Webinar on fund-raising advice and predictions for the coming year. Among [...]
One truism in annual giving is knowing that it is usually less expensive to keep the donors you have than finding new ones each year. Yet, we often spend proportionally more in mailing to and calling non-donors or unlikely donors than in working hard to keep those who have made gifts, especially first-time donors. If [...]
Washington, DC – Bentz Whaley Flessner is pleased to announce the release of the 11th annual healthcare survey, “What the Affluent Think About Healthcare Philanthropy,” which examines attitudes towards and experiences with philanthropic giving to healthcare organizations. Key findings this year are in two main areas: (1) what influences people to give to healthcare providers [...]
At my first development conference over 20 years ago, a wise gentleman shared the phrase “Don’t confuse action with progress”. For years that phrase was on my desk in some manner and served as a directional beacon for various work efforts. With this in mind I have seen over and over again the need for [...]
Academic medical centers often find themselves caught in the middle: they are not purely education enterprises, nor ate they solely healthcare organizations. This reality can make planning, budgeting, and campaigning challenging. Read about approaches being taken, opportunties, and what lies ahead as academic medical centers plan and implement fundraising campaigns toally outside the traditional campus model.
