Repeating this favorite from last January as it still holds true. Have you made your checklist yet? Year-end gift acknowledgments and tax receipts are going in the mail. For many development professionals, January is the time of year for shifting gears, perhaps from a winter appeal to an upcoming signature event, or from fundraising for operations to [...]
If you are working in development right now, chances are good that your life is consumed by year-end appeals, year-end metrics, and year-end numbers. And, if you are a donor to nonprofits, this is the time of year that you receive appeals from many of them, all seeking another gift, a new gift, or a [...]
Labor Day has long signified the end of summer, but more and more it seems to signal the beginning of the holiday season. While I am personally amazed by people who complete their holiday shopping before December, when it comes to fundraising and gifts, I’m a firm believer that early September is an excellent time [...]
A 30-year veteran fundraising professional recently shared with me that she and her husband had decided to include four of her former nonprofit employers in their estate plans. At each of these organizations, she was given the opportunity to make significant contributions, engage in meaningful work, and, in one case, be a part of saving [...]
“I was in Montana, conducting feasibility study interviews.” That was the dry, seemingly boring answer I gave to friends and colleagues who asked me where I went last week. In fact, interviewing an organization’s stakeholders is a critically important part of the planning process for any special campaign initiative. The one-on-one conversations provide candid community feedback about the strength of [...]
In recognition of an amazing $25 million grant from the Tateuchi Foundation, Performing Arts Center Eastside (PACE) has been renamed the Tateuchi Center. The center is named in honor of the late Atsuhiko Tateuchi, a Japanese-American humanitarian, entrepreneur, business leader, and co-founder of the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation. The Collins Group is honored [...]
After my last post regarding my frustrations with impersonal asks from my graduate school, let me give you a couple of personal examples of really good solicitations. Last year, a representative from my sorority’s foundation contacted me. She was coming to Seattle and wanted to meet me while in she was in town to let [...]
I loved graduate school. I moved across the country to attend grad school and not only had a wonderful adventure, but a fantastic education that I truly value. I loved it so much, that a decade later I am still paying for that education and will be until my own child leaves for college a [...]
We love it when our clients receive such wonderful recognition of their projects. Check out this Seattle Times article on the Northwest Maritime Center’s new headquarters. Who’s up for a trip to Port Townsend this weekend? It’s supposed to be sunny! http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2011108575_nwwmaritimecenter18.html
You would think that we were in the month of December by walking into a department store. Expectations for the holidays are high, as we get ready to test the consumer behavior of fourth quarter. Personally, as someone who loves to give Christmas presents, I have been reexamining my own behavior, looking for ideas that [...]
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