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Fundamentals

Fundamentals of fundraising

Lessons Learned By CDOs From “First Meetings” When You Are the Incumbent

Your work directly affects the institutional priorities on her/his “to do” list. You can position yourself and program as value added.

Categories Fundamentals Tags 2015, Article, CDO, Chief Development Officer, meeting preparation, Stuart R. Smith

Finding Campaign Leadership

Every campaign I have advised, over more than four decades, has succeeded because it had strong leadership.

Categories BBBlog, Fundamentals Tags 2016, Article, campaign leadership, George A. Brakeley, George Brakeley, leadership selection, search committee

Going Beyond Cost-per-Dollar; Benchmarking Against the Best

Benchmarking systematically compares one organization’s business processes and standards with that of industry leaders.

Categories BBBlog, Fundamentals Tags 2008, Article, benchmark, benchmarking, budget, performance, Stuart R. Smith

Asking Women. Asking Men. Is There a Difference?

Is there a difference between how one solicits donations from a woman vs. a man?

Categories Fundamentals Tags 2006, Abbie von Schlegell, Article, bag lady syndrome, Christine Jeffers, Gender bias, leadership, Men vs Women

So You Want to Have a Campaign?

Why go through the bother, expense and effort to launch a campaign in the first place?

Categories BBBlog, Fundamentals Tags 2016, Article, campaign, capital campaign, George A. Brakeley, leadership
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