Mar
26
2021
Passover — a Fundraiser’s Perspective
Tomorrow evening (at sunset) will mark the beginning of the Jewish holy day(s) of Passover. I thought that I would change things up a bit and...
myth
Jun
02
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising (or Fundraisers) Part 10
Most donors are businesses. This is a pretty big falsehood. But let me clarify by defining (in my mind) what a business is (or isn’t) —...
May
26
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 9
Introducing donors to other charities will hurt my fundraising efforts for my own charity. For those folks that know me well, they also know that I...
May
12
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 8
Fundraising is the same as sales. This is a common misconception. While it is true that there are a lot of similarities between fundraising and sales,...
May
05
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 7
Fundraising is a dirty word. I came across a quote once that read “Fundraising is the noble art of teaching people the pleasure of giving”. That...
Apr
28
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 6
A board can hire a rainmaker as their professional fundraiser and absolve themselves of the fiduciary duty of fundraising. Believe it or not, by hiring a...
Apr
21
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 5
Mr. X has money. I’m sure he will support our cause. As was mentioned in Part 1d of this series (March 10, 2017), the term prospect...
Apr
07
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 4
A fundraiser’s tenure with an organization is likely to last for decades. Something tells me that we, as fundraisers, will never be getting the gold watch...
Mar
31
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 3
Eighty percent of the money comes from 20 percent of the people. Believe it or not, this is actually is a scientific principle, called the Pareto...
Mar
24
2017
The Top 10 Myths About Fundraising Part 2
Oh, you’re a fundraiser? You must’ve studied business at university. Granted, I officially studied business at university (unofficially, I studied mixology at the Elbow Room), but...