Changes in Latitudes
Feel as though you are at the helm of a ship, becalmed in the horse latitudes between the Fourth of July and Labor Day? It’s an eerie quiet. The phones ring less frequently, the parking lot empties a...
View ArticleThankful
Saying thanks is something we do well in development. If we are lucky, we are obliged to say it frequently, and to many. We often find creative and unique ways to demonstrate appreciation for our...
View ArticleEngaging The C-Suite In Development: How The Senior Management Team Can...
As published in the Georgia Association of Healthcare Executive’s Winter Newsletter: Before we talk about fundraising, let’s consider return on investment. What is your ROI in Cardiology? Oncology...
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New HIPAA Rules Impacting the Development Office
Fundraisers need to understand a handful of the provisions within the recently released HIPAA modifications: Opting Out All fundraising communication – where a gift is sought or an event invitation...
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How Will You Spend the All-Star Break?
The Midsummer Classic is upon us. Each year, Major League Baseball pauses mid-season for the All-Star Game. While the game’s stars are mugging for the cameras, competing in the homerun derby, and...
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Is Your CEO A Fundraiser?
The answer is yes. The better question might be, “Is your CEO an effective fundraiser?” Your Chief Executive Officer is the recognizable leader of your organization, capable of shaping and...
View ArticleCreating An Effective Social Media Policy
All organizations should have a social media policy that provides guidelines for social media managers and employees. There is no need to make it a big, long document but there is a need to establish...
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Walking To New Orleans
Okay. I admit it. I am geeked-up for the Pride Development Institute’s Fall Leadership Forum, September 11-13, in New Orleans. I’ve been listening to Fats Domino’s Walking to New Orleans, checking the...
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Miss New Orleans?
While Louis Armstrong blew his horn, the great Billie Holiday sang “Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?” If you missed Pride Philanthropy’s Fall Leadership Forum, you missed more than the...
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Planned Giving: What You Really Need to Know
The development professional in a small shop has to wear many hats. At any given moment he or she may be executive director, major gifts officer, volunteer coordinator, special events director,...
View ArticleBoard Recruitment
By Beth McCall, Consulting Director for Pride Philanthropy Board recruitment is an essential part of a successful fundraising organization. Board members can open doors to new donor prospects, help...
View ArticleSeven Paths to a Successful Board/Staff Retreat
We all know that extended meetings are hard to schedule and coordinate. Regardless of the challenge, the fact remains that there are occasions that demand more time than a typical 60-minute meeting as...
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Give Your Patients a Way to Say Thank You
by Joni King, Senior Vice President, Pride Philanthropy grate·ful – adjective – a feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; obliged, obligated, in someone’s debt Healthcare organizations strive...
View ArticleEffective Communication Techniques
by Kelley Nan Lopez, Executive Director of Operations, Pride Philanthropy We live in an age of connectivity and reachability. Once upon a time, if you placed a phone call and didn’t reach someone, you...
View ArticleThe Power of Presentation
by Trish Williams – Client Resource Specialist, Pride Philanthropy A well thought-out presentation can be a great tool to help keep your audience captivated, and provide accent for your topic....
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So Much To Do and So Little Time: Coordinating Volunteers
by Joni King, Senior Vice President, Pride Philanthropy If your role is to help identify, recruit, train, motivate, and coordinate volunteers, you know that it can be seriously hard, but necessary,...
View ArticleHow Effective Is Your Social Media Policy?
I recently sat in on a board meeting of a small nonprofit organization and they discussed social media – apparently, the entire board could access the organization’s Facebook account and were...
View ArticleAre You Smarter Than A Fundraiser?
A client’s HR director beginning a search for an Executive Director recently asked me, “What are the top ten characteristics of a development professional”? I started listing and realized it was...
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Pride Development Institute: Are You on the Fence?
by Kelley Nan Lopez,Vice President of Operations, Pride Philanthropy We are two months away from our bi-annual Pride Development Institute and we are looking forward to an excellent session in Palm...
View ArticleMake Time For Donor Cultivation
by Kelley Nan Lopez, Vice President of Operations, Pride Philanthropy “There aren’t enough hours in the day,” is something most of us have said. When daily tasks begin getting in the way of effective...
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