Monthly Archives: October 2011

Spirit Mountain Community Fund is looking for the two people in nonprofit organizations to receive the next Ye?lan Lima Award. Nominations are due by Nov. 30. Begun early this year, the Ye?lan Lima Award recognizes people–one paid and one a volunteer–who have … Continue reading →

A donor who calls to change her address in your database is 10 times more likely to leave you a planned gift, set up a regular gift or respond affirmatively to a gift request. That’s just one of the many … Continue reading →

When Nancy Schwartz asked 129 nonprofit leaders to recommend books that had changed their lives, two of the 12 fundraising books they chose were written by MVDP presenters. Those two books are The Artful Journey: Cultivating and Soliciting the Major … Continue reading →

The Internal Revenue Service reports the top 10 reasons why there may be a delay in issuance of a nonprofit’s determination letter of tax-exempt status: 10.  Insufficient financial data on the Form 1023 9.   Uncertainty about accounting period end 8.   Incomplete … Continue reading →

Network for Good is out with version 2.0 of its check lists plus handy resource links to improve your Web site, donation form, e-mail campaigns and special events. The check lists come in the form of an e-book that Network … Continue reading →

For those who ignore that most giving to nonprofits comes from individuals and go after corporate and foundation grants instead, here’s a quick read on connecting with individuals where most of the giving comes from. Amy Eisenstein has a 20-page … Continue reading →

Those who think fundraising galas are not particularly effective financially have just received a supporting vote from marketing guru Seth Godin. Writing today in Seth’s Blog, Godin wrote, “the gala is actually corrupting. Attendees are usually driven by social and … Continue reading →

Margot Friedman has graciously allowed us to relay her commentary from the Getting Attention blog. At the end of the 1990s, I worked for an advocacy organization that had – more or less – dropped opinion editorials from their communications … Continue reading →

Rich Duncan and Dick Withnell, two members of the panel that spoke to MVDP last December about corporate philanthropy, have been honored for their community service. Duncan, owner of Rich Duncan Construction, last month accepted his firm’s award as Business … Continue reading →