September 2009 Entries
One of the important steps to maintaining funding is to retain your donors. One time gifts are nice, but having a consistent and strong donor base is important. Some basic steps to retaining donors:
Make personal phone calls to ask donors to renew. Involve your staff and even board to make this contact.
Develop a newsletter. Whether sent by email or direct mail, it is important to keep people informed. Let donors know the stories of what is going on in your organization. People want to know their money...
posted @ Monday, September 28, 2009 8:35 AM |
In a recent article by nonprofit attorney Jack Siegel of Charity Governance Consulting entitled “Disorder From Robert’s Rules of Order” (http://www.charitygovernance.com/charity_governance/2009/08/disorder-from-roberts-rules-of-order.html), he reiterated his position that nonprofit boards should never assign blanket allegiance to the Robert’s Rules of Order in their bylaws. In an effort to adopt all the policies considered proper for governance, new boards may be tempted to throw in a line encapsulating the whole of Robert’s Rules – without realizing the full extent of the 600+ page document to which they are committing themselves.
Although many people are familiar with the Robert’s Rules of Order by name,...
posted @ Monday, September 21, 2009 8:15 AM |
Your name is the face of your organization.
That could be a rather daunting statement as you are looking to choose a name for your organization. Actually, it simply is an opportunity. Names are important and it can be enjoyable deciding upon which one to use.
Joanne Fritz, a writer, encourages nonprofits to ask some basic questions as they think about naming their organization. She writes, “A lot rests with the name of your nonprofit and even on what you name your projects and programs. Will your name become a household word? Will it convey quickly and eloquently what you do? Or...
posted @ Monday, September 14, 2009 7:51 AM |
Alexandria Samuel, a writer for the Harvard Business Publishing, published an article entitled "Why Nonprofits Are So Good at Social Media". She comments on how nonprofits have always seen the key of relationship building which has allowed them to use social media simply to grow and expand their relationships. Alexandria gives example of various organizations that she says demonstrate good use of social media tools.
Her article set off debate online though because people felt the organizations she had picked were stand-outs from the thousands of other organizations that simply are following fads without any guidance or strategy.
Michael...
posted @ Monday, September 07, 2009 9:12 AM |