There are 19 article(s) tagged Fundraising Good Times:

• March 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: How to secure grant support, Part 1

    If your organization has never received grant funding, here are three things to know about applying.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw March 19, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Build your fundraising dream team

    If you could add three dream-team members to your current team, who would you pick? Here are 18 possibilities to consider. 

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw March 12, 2019

• February 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Jazz with a higher purpose

    This Fourth of July weekend will be the 10th anniversary of the Ocean City Jazz Festival. The event's growth highlights black philanthropy and the strength and assets of black communities across the country.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw February 19, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Don’t underestimate the value of in-kind services and resources

    Cash is king, but organizations can expand their fund development and fundraising to include in-kind gifts and services. Here are five benefits and things to consider when building an in-kind program.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw February 12, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: 12 questions to ask before agreeing to serve as a campaign leader

    Leading a fundraising campaign requires groundwork that you alone cannot build. Here are 12 things you need to be curious about before you say yes or no.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw February 05, 2019

• January 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Creating your nonprofit business plan

    Does a nonprofit need a business plan? The answer is yes. With this column we share guidance from Bridget Ciaramitaro, experienced nonprofit planner, so you can get to work planning for the business success of your nonprofit.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 29, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: How to create strategic and fundraising plans

    Nonprofit planner Bridget Ciaramitaro, president of Ciaramitaro & Associates LLC, defines strategic plans and fundraising plans and explains how to create them.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 22, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Three cornerstone plans all nonprofits need

    Planning is at the heart of nonprofit organizations and institutions. That’s everyone from grassroots organizations, to colleges and universities, to hospitals and museums, to international aid organizations, and more. Planning is the work of the board, executive leadership, staff, volunteers, and community members and stakeholders. All have a role to play.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 15, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Should you start a nonprofit? Close one?

    The new year brings good intentions, some of which include starting a nonprofit organization. Another less-talked-about intention is closing an existing nonprofit. With this column we share thoughts on the large number of nonprofits. We provide a list of questions that individuals, board members and community leaders can ask of themselves, their organizations, and philanthropists and funders.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 08, 2019

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Evaluate 2018 to make 2019 great

    As the years change, many of us reflect on the past and make promises for the future. We have visions of the wonderful things we will do personally, professionally and, most of all, for the nonprofits we serve. We’re with you on that journey with a few suggestions that relate to your nonprofit service.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw January 01, 2019

• December 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: A Christmas gift that lasts a lifetime

    “She has been there for me and I have been there for her.” This is the story of a woman who gave her kidney to her best friend, so she could have a longer life and a higher quality of life.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 25, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: What a feasibility study can reveal

    How brave are you, and what are you willing to learn and act on in order to grow your fundraising? If you have courage you may be ready for a fundraising feasibility study.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 18, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Get ahead of the curve with a pre-2019 strategy

    Yes, it’s time to focus on year-end giving at work and to celebrate with friends and family after hours. But let us suggest you find some time for pre-2019 strategy to get you ahead of the curve.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 12, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: A nonprofit’s letter to Santa

    Think letters to Santa are written only by kids? Think again. We found this letter floating across a local parking lot and thought it best to share, just in case there’s a Santa out there.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw December 04, 2018

• November 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Your dollar makes a difference

    Whether it’s Giving Tuesday or year-end giving, your gift is truly a gift.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw November 27, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Nonprofits can’t rely on Saint Nick for a windfall

    Nonprofits who conduct year-end campaigns may unconsciously believe in Santa Claus. Some – though by no means all – are looking for a year-end windfall gift to appear between now and Dec. 31.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw November 20, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Increase your fundraising success with matching gifts

    There’s a public secret that benefits many individuals and nonprofits. It’s called matching gifts. That’s the term for when an employer – or other organization – commits to make a gift to a nonprofit that “matches” the gift made by an employee or other qualified individual.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw November 13, 2018

• October 2018

  • Shalom to our brothers and sisters

    We write today to share our grief and sorrow with the Jewish community of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and with the Jewish community here in the Mid-South. We reach out to our Jewish – and non-Jewish – readers and take a public stand against anti-Semitism. What happened this past Saturday, Oct. 27, is horrific. To our Jewish friends, neighbors, community and national leaders, we say shalom. Peace.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw October 29, 2018

  • FUNdraising Good Times: Creating black led inner-city land conservancies

    With this column we offer food for thought. We want to start a conversation and encourage people to find a way we can protect historically black neighborhoods and grow them through inner-city, nonprofit land conservancies that African-Americans establish, contribute to, fundraise for, are actively involved in and govern.

    By Mel and Pearl Shaw October 23, 2018