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[Recommended Book]

50 A$ks in 50 Weeks

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By Amy M. Eisenstein, CFRE
A Guide to Better Fundraising for Your Small Development Shop

Are you raising money for a nonprofit organization with a small development office or no paid fundraising staff? Do you want to raise more money? Are you stuck in a rut with your fundraising program? Do you want to feel motivated and re-energized about fundraising? Do you need an action plan?

While there are many critical components of a small development office, you cannot raise money if you do not ask for gifts. This book is about getting back to basics, increasing the number and size of gifts you ask for and receive, and keeping you disciplined so you remember to “ask” all year long.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Advancing Philanthropy: What's Working?

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Average: 3.6 (5 votes)
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally published in AFP's "Advancing Philanthropy" magazine
The Dreaded Board “Training”

Building an effective enthusiastic Board is one of the most critical elements in fundraising. But of course, your Board doesn’t think they need training, they don’t have time for it, and they won’t listen to what you have to say anyway.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Annual Board Appeal, The

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Average: 3.9 (16 votes)
By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President
Originally Published in the AFP Information Exchange

Is it important, even necessary, for your Board members to contribute to your organization’s annual appeal?

Yes, for several reasons:  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Asking about Asking

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By M. Kent Stroman, CFRE
Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising

Do you want to improve the results when you ask for charitable contributions? Have you ever wondered how to get free from assuming how to ask and guessing what to ask? Would you like to employ simple, effective, proven techniques for soliciting contributions and recruiting volunteers  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Beyond Fundraising: New Strategies for Nonprofit Innovation and Investment

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Average: 2.4 (5 votes)
By Kay Sprinkel Grace
Kay Grace leads readers through the process of fundraising, development and philanthropy and guides them to the next level of thinking.

Publisher's Description:

Do you or your volunteers fear rejection or feel like a beggar when fundraising? Do you worry about soliciting donors too often? Are you tired of the relentless cycle of fundraising activities necessary to generate revenues for your programs?  Read more



[Tool]

Board Boot Camp

Does your board understand and embrace their role as fundraisers for your organization? If not, check out our board boot camp, an intense four-hour session to help board members understand what makes a development program successful, what their role is in fundraising, and how to develop a network of support for your organization.    Read more



[Services]

Board Development Programs

Is your Board of Directors an energetic, enthused, harmonious group, committed to the mission of your organization, knowledgeable about and able to help your organization's fundraising efforts?

If not, you may be interested in CAPITAL VENTURE's Board Development Program.

Why?

Building an effective Board of Directors is the cornerstone of any successful nonprofit organization. Your Board must know your organization, its mission, and their role in the organization to be effective. Let CAPITAL VENTURESM help you build your Board of Directors into a valuable asset for your organization.  Read more



[Tutorial]

Board Giving

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By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE CEO/President

Board giving! Always an interesting debate. How much should they give? Does it really matter if they all give or not? I've even hear some organizations that want to "pay up" for a reluctant board members and "fake a gift" from that board member just so they can say they have 100% board participation. Perhaps the board chair offers to make a gift in the reluctant board member's name so they can report 100% giving. What is wrong with this picture?

Besides the obvious ethical considerations, think about it this way. If you are a human service agency that treats drug and alcoholic clients in a counseling program, would you "fake success" by saying well this client has been clean for twice as long as anticipated outcomes, so we can take her 6 months and credit them to this clients that did not stay clean? Or take pints form the student with the highest grade point average and give them to a failing student to improve your success rate? You get the idea!

These may sound like extreme comparisons, but board giving cannot be "faked, fudged or overlooked."  Read more



[Recommended Book]

Boardroom Verities

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Average: 2.7 (3 votes)
By Jerry Panas
Every board member must read this book — skip refreshments at your board meeting: give them a chapter of this book a month to chew on!

Publisher's Description:

This book presents eighty time-tested truths that govern board membership. They appear in a series of brief chapters, based on interviews with over 100 men and women who are trustees. Some of these Directors are famous names you will quickly recognize. Others are average men and women, much like the fifteen million across the country who serve on the boards of organizations just like yours.  Read more



[Private Vault Tutorial]


Building a Fundraising Board: Part I

By Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE
CAPITAL VENTURE, CEO/President
Originally published in the Virginia Primary Care Association Magazine

“We can’t get our board to help with fundraising, they aren’t the ‘movers and shakers’ in town.” If this is a statement you have heard in your organization, read on!

While some organizations do not set fundraising as a priority for its board members, most nonprofits can benefit from having a board more actively using their connections to benefit the organization.

The key to getting your board to embrace fundraising lies in three simple steps—the recruitment process, assuring that board members are committed to the organization and removing the fear of fundraising that is inherent in most people.  Read more


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