By susanlienau | October 3, 2017 | Capital Campaigns
Developing a persuasive, sincere case statement is one of the cornerstone elements of preparing for your institution’s upcoming capital campaign. Without a compelling case statement in line, supporters may find it difficult to understand why your cause is worthy of their support. Most institutions are already very familiar with case statements as some of the Read More…
By susanlienau | May 13, 2017 | Featured News
1. Interested in featuring writing from Averill Solutions? Averill Solutions regularly blogs within the nonprofit and fundraising community and is always open to new guest writing opportunities. If you’d like Averill Solutions to contribute an educational article to your blog, newsletter, or website, please reach out to Susan Lienau at slienau@averillsolutions.com. Susan will follow up Read More…
By susanlienau | March 30, 2017 | Featured News, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations, Prospect Research
At Averill, we serve organizations that change lives, lift families out of poverty, heal the sick, empower through education, and lead scientific breakthrough. Building capacity is critical to the fulfillment of each organization’s mission and maintaining correct, updated, and clean donor data is foundational to that process. This is especially true when preparing for a Read More…
By susanlienau | March 23, 2017 | Annual Funds, Capital Campaigns, Featured News, Leadership Development, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
Strategic communication with supporters is vital to any fundraising initiative. While it is common knowledge that most donations are made on Giving Tuesday and during the month of December, organizations should have a plan to keep in touch with supporters throughout the year. Given that it costs an estimated five times more to recruit one Read More…
By susanlienau | December 16, 2016 | Annual Funds, Capital Campaigns, Leadership Development, Major Gifts
The success of your next capital, annual or major giving campaign begins with the right people guiding and directing it. Referencing best practices from thousands of successful campaigns, Robert C. Happy, Jr., President of Averill Fundraising Solutions, will help you identify and recruit the most qualified candidates for your campaign leadership team through this webinar. Email info@averillsolutions.com and Read More…
By susanlienau | November 30, 2016 | Annual Funds, Capital Campaigns, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
Building a new case for support or updating your current one provides a great opportunity to engage current donors and cultivate newer ones. The process of case building should be as inclusive as possible – engaging volunteers and other leaders in the process creates ownership opportunities and helps your organization develop a work product that Read More…
By susanlienau | October 27, 2016 | Annual Funds, Featured News, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
It is hard to miss #GivingTuesday, a day dedicated to encouraging charitable giving across the globe. Last year more than $116,700,000 was raised online from participating organizations in 71 countries. The countdown to this year’s #GivingTuesday, on November 29, 2016, is in full swing, as fundraisers plan how to stand out among the tens of Read More…
By susanlienau | October 13, 2016 | Annual Funds, Featured News, Leadership Development, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
Every week, if not every day, my inbox receives a blog post or forum discussion about creating, leading, organizing and managing a grateful patient program at an academic medical center, specialty, or community hospital. Invariably, the article details the need to subscribe to HIPAA regulations and track the data generated, including referral source, capacity, propensity Read More…
By susanlienau | September 21, 2016 | Annual Funds, Featured News, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
It happens every year. The summer comes to an abrupt end, and the calendar year-end stopwatch begins. A recent study revealed that 50.5% of organizations report charitable giving occurs between the months of October and December.* With 2016 fundraising goals in mind, now is the time to plan how to maximize your efforts during the Read More…
By susanlienau | September 6, 2016 | Featured News, Leadership Development, Major Gifts, Philanthropy Operations
Have you ever struggled to generate a list of qualified donor prospects? As fundraisers we find ourselves reviewing lists, searching the database, scheduling meetings and making calls to broaden our donor pools. List review sessions are an effective first step toward realizing your donor potential – and a worthwhile exercise Averill employs with our clients. Read More…
