By susanlienau | March 7, 2023 | Annual Funds
Your diocesan annual appeal is critical to furthering your charitable work. Learn how to encourage church donors to give during this time. Read More…
By susanlienau | January 11, 2023 | Hiring a Fundraising Consultant
Hiring a fundraising consultant is a great move for nonprofits that want to improve their operations. Here’s a quick guide to the process. Read More…
By Nexus Marketing | May 20, 2022 | Planning and Feasibility Studies
No matter how long you’ve been in the nonprofit fundraising space, you likely have some level of familiarity with pre-campaign studies. When you’re considering your next big project or capital campaign, you’ll first need to perform a fundraising planning and feasibility study to make sure that this is a viable project for your nonprofit to Read More…
By susanlienau | May 20, 2022 | Capital Campaigns
When your nonprofit wants to undertake a major project such as opening a new building or starting a new initiative, you’ll likely consider launching a capital campaign to fund your project. Capital campaigns are a great way to raise large sums for special projects like these that are outside of your daily fundraising activities. However, Read More…
By susanlienau | July 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
As the country lurches through COVID-19, it’s a challenge to make strategic decisions regarding your fundraising. However, there is one area that can be addressed now: Improving Your Annual Fund. An organization’s annual fund often serves as its life-blood. The annual fund provides money for programs and services, salaries, scholarships, equipment purchases, and other mission-driven necessities. The Read More…
By susanlienau | July 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we pause this weekend to observe our nation’s 244th birthday, let’s take a minute to reflect on the intent of our founders “to form a more perfect union”. This year’s celebration of America’s independence may look and feel different from the BBQ’s, parades and fireworks of years gone by, but let’s remember the ideals Read More…
By susanlienau | June 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Juneteenth 2020 This week Giving USA, an annual publication of The Giving Institute that tracks philanthropy in the United States, released its annual report. The 2020 report showed total philanthropy in the United States was $449.64 billion, an increase of 4.2% from 2018. It was the second-highest total ever recorded, when adjusted for inflation, trailing only the Read More…
By susanlienau | June 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
On June 10, national news outlets including The New York Times reported “Leading Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy”. The news that five major foundations – the Ford Foundation; John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; the W. K. Kellogg Foundation; the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation – through borrowing Read More…
By susanlienau | June 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
In 1992, I recall watching on television as violence exploded in Los Angeles after the verdict in the Rodney King case was read out. The entire nation had seen the video of Mr. King being assaulted by police officers and struck more than 50 times with police batons. Many were incredulous at the verdict. I Read More…
By susanlienau | May 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
From the desk of: Robert C. Happy, Jr. – President, Averill Fundraising Solutions Bob Happy has more than 35 years of experience providing expert leadership and direction to clients across the not-for-profit sector. During his career, Bob has served more than 2,000 clients and has guided them to raise more than $3,500,000,000. On April 7, 2020, I Read More…
