Category Archives: Events and Activities
Educational Opportunity – Philanthropy’s New Faces
The Washington DC Metro Area Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP/DC) is hosting what promises to be an interesting panel discussion featuring up and coming leaders in Washington area philanthropy. Hosted by AFP/DC’s Advanced Executives Committee, the panel … Continue reading
Don’t put ‘em to sleep or tick ‘em off – Make sure your event attendees get what they want
The October 7 edition of the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports on a new study on how organizations are working hard to make sure their special events and galas measure up to donor expectations while still accomplishing their overall goal – … Continue reading
Podcast of June 9 Extra Credit Session available
The podcast from the June 9, 2010 Extra Credit session, “Just Tell Me What You Want – Answers to the Unexpected Things Prospects Say” is now available. This was the first in a series of free teleconference training sessions offered … Continue reading
A note from Transition Guides
This morning I received the latest issue of Leadership Guide, the email newsletter from TransitionGuides in Silver Spring, MD. Their areas of expertise are succession planning and leadership transitions for nonprofits. The newsletter featured profiles of three nonprofit executives who had successfully navigated … Continue reading
Be Ready with an “Emergency” Ask
Picture this. Your prospect is a very busy business leader. You’ve arranged a pre-solicitation meeting and you were sure that everyone understood that this was just going to be an opportunity to talk about the project, the need and the … Continue reading
Opportunity to Discuss the “Starvation Cycle”
The Stanford Social Innovation Review and Bridgespan are again teaming up to continue the important conversation regarding the funding of “overhead” and other infrastructure costs at nonprofit organizations. (Remember my blog post from November, “Are You Starving?”) The groups will … Continue reading
Year-End Fundraising Tactics
AFP/DC Hosts a Breakfast Forum on Bailing Out Your Year-End Fundraising in the Ongoing Recession This informative panel discussion will address such topics as maximizing year-end giving, improving online and direct mail fundraising at year-end, and how to maximize major … Continue reading
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Marshall H. Ginn, CFRE
