More on the openness issue…
A “Cascade” of Integration News by Tate Hausman. Tate responds and refers to Allen’s post.
Convio is building CRM for the rest of us by Judi Sohn. Judi touches upon an issue we mentioned earlier today – “Guess what, not every nonprofit has a developer down the hall. Even organizations twice our size (which are still pretty small) glaze over in fear when you start talking about custom development. They just want to save the world, they don’t want to program it.”
From A Small Change…
Growing your Existing Donor Base
jason Dick offers up seven solid ideas for building a bigger donor base. particularly interesting in the second suggestion, “Ask your faithful donors if they could introduce you to some of their friends.” This is, of course, where social networking comes in. Philip King of Artez has a great presentation on the effect of social “sneezers” that has recently been discussed in greater depth on GenerationYGive. Check it out!
From PNN Online…
Recession Proof Fundraising
This piece is a few months old, but still an excellent read. Marc Pitman outlines the three worst things fundraisers can do in a recession (spend less on fundraising, become pessimistic, apologize when they’re asking), and offers some suggestions for avoiding those pitfalls. One thing to consider: does charitable giving operate under the same principles as consumer spending in the first place? Is a recession as big a threat to fundraising as everyone’s worried about?
