Issues About Naming
As consultants, we at Brakeley Briscoe want to help you avoid sticky situations and honor people respectfully. If you’re considering using naming as an initiative for donors, here are a few things to keep in mind.
Alden F. Briscoe
Crypto Currency and Fundraising
Your editor recently attended an AFP-sponsored Zoom presentation on crypto currency and fundraising. The presentation was given by Patrick Schmitt, who is a former fundraising manager for Barack Obama and a founder and head of FreeWill, a firm which consults on fundraising technology. In the presentation, Mr. Schmitt made five key points about crypto currency and fundraising.
Time to Launch a Capital Campaign?
The pandemic motivated many nonprofits to put capital campaigns on hold or put off launching capital or endowment campaigns in 2020. Some are asking us whether it’s time to launch or relaunch such a campaign. Here are some considerations if you are considering how or whether to proceed with a campaign.
Current Issues in Independent Schools
We interviewed about a dozen independent school development executives to get a feel for their concerns relative to development.
Conducting a Campaign Feasibility Study
When a client asks us to conduct a feasibility/planning study for a capital campaign, they want us to answer two questions…