Storytelling for grantseekers : a guide to creative nonprofit fundraising

In Storytelling for Grantseekers, Second Edition, Cheryl Clarke presents an organic approach to grantseeking, one that views the process through the lens of the pleasures and rewards of crafting a good story.  Grantwriters often have little or no training in the practical task of...

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Tax-time Toolkit : Ready-to-go Graphics and Messaging for Your End-of-Year Tax Appeal

"We’re on a mission to help make your end-of-year tax appeal easier, so that you can spend more time focusing on your mission. The tax-time toolkit contains everything you need from ideas for year-end tax appeal messaging to eye-catching graphics, email banners and badges." -- CanadaHelps website

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Donor centered fundraising : how to hold on to your donors and raise much more money

Burk's comprehensive study of donor communication, recognition and donor relations paints a clear picture of the kind of relationship that donors are seeking and defines donor-centered fundraising as the essential methodology for keeping donors long term.

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L’organisation d’une campagne de financement et l’analyse d’activités de financement selon certaines catégories de campagnes

Quelque soit l’activité ou les activités de financement que vous comptez faire pour amasser des fonds, le cheminement organisationnel est le même.  Il comprend quatre étapes principales, soit : 1- La planification 2- L’organisation 3- La réalisation 4- L’évaluation

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Conducting a successful capital campaign

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2015 Fundraising effectiveness survey report

Since 2006, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and the Centre on Nonprofits and Philanthropy have collaborated to release the Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP). Participating U.S. nonprofits submit their annual fundraising results, which generate insights on fundraising...

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Excellence in fundraising in Canada : the definitive resource for Canadian fundraisers

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A nonprofit space odyssey : a capital projects primer

"This booklet is written for nonprofit leaders, individual donors, foundation and corporate leaders, and anyone concerned with nonprofit space needs. It will assist you with the predevelopment phase of a capital project, as well as thinking through the planning and financing...

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Understanding Canadian donors : using the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating to build your fundraising program

This manual is intended primarily for those who are new to fundraising. It has two purposes: To highlight some of the significant findings of the NSGVP and show how these can be useful to those charged with fundraising within a charitable or voluntary organization. To provide those who are...

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Philanthropy's forgotten resource? Engaging the individual donor. The state of donor education today & a leadership agenda for the road ahead

Presents the culmination of a two-year research project -- the Donor Education Initiative -- that mapped and assessed the current state of donor education programming, and provides a plan for future leadership.

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