Resources

Recent Presentations

"Year Beginning: Starting 2012 Off Right!" webinar, January 24, 2012

• "Year Beginning" PowerPoint slides only
• "Year Beginning" PowerPoint slides and audio
• Resources 

"The Art of Donor Conversations" webinar, November 29, 2011

• Click here for The Art of Donor Conversations PowerPoint
• Click here for The Art of Donor Conversations PowerPoint and audio
• Click here to download the role-playing scripts

PPT from the "Ten Essential Documents for a Thriving Development Shop" webinar, September 20, 2011

• Ten Essential Documents for a Thriving Development Shop 

Handouts from our 2011 Giving USA Report webinar, June 21, 2011

• The 2011 Giving USA Report: What Does it Mean for the Northwest?
• To download the executive summary or to order the full report, click here

Handouts from our webinar "Ten Steps to a Happy, Relaxed, and Efficient Development Shop", May 24, 2011

• Ten Tips For a Happy, Relaxed, and Efficient Development Shop
• Making the Most of Your Special Events
• Seven Core Competencies of a Successful Fundraising Program

Handouts from "Fundraising: Effective Strategies for the Board, ED, and Development Director", Nonprofit Association of Oregon, May 4, 2011

• Fundraising: Effective Strategies for the Board, ED, and Development Director PPT
• Collaborative Approaches for Engaging and Leading Volunteers
• Justice & Peace Shares: A Case Study in Collaborative
• Collective Leadership: What Board Members Need to Raise Money Joyfully
• Connecting With Why We Care: Sharing Stories
• Getting the Most Out of Meetings and Committees
• Volunteer & Staff Roles in Major Giving

Books on Fundraising by Stuart Grover, TCG Chairman Emeritus

Capital Campaigns: A Guide for Board Members and Others Who Aren’t Professional Fundraisers but Who Will Be the Heroes Who Create a Better Community

Getting the Green: Fundraising for Community Colleges 

TCG Information Sheets

• Lifecycle of a Fundraising Campaign
• Personal Annual Giving Tool (for context read this blog post)
• Top 10 Strategies During Times of Economic Uncertainty
• Personal Toolbox: Asking for Gifts
• 10 Key Roles of the Board in a Campaign
• Annual Case for Support: Building a Case from the Investor's Point of View
• Board of Trustees Campaign Responsibilities
• Assembling Your Vision
• Capital Campaign Checklist
• Campaign Feasibility Study Checklist
• CFS v. DAS: What Kind of Study Do You Really Need?
• The Development Director's Role in Engaging the Board
• Endowment Fundraising: What You Need to Know
• Key Attitudes to Successful Campaigns
• Seven Steps to Stronger Fundraising
• Top Five Strategies for Independent Schools
• Volunteer and Staff Roles in Major Gifts Fundraising
• What Works in Major Gifts Fundraising
• How to Choose a Consultant (from BoardSource)

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Fundraising Links

Use these resources for additional information about philanthropy and fundraising:

General Resources

• Federal Government Nonprofit Gateway
• GuideStar
• Independent Sector
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Leader to Leader Institute
• Washington State Government Information & Services
• BoardSource

Publications

• Chronicle of Higher Education
• Chronicle of Philanthropy
• The NonProfit Times
• Planned Giving Today

Professional Associations

• AFP Washington Chapter
• AFP South Sound Chapter (Washington State)
• AFP Oregon Chapter
• AFP Idaho Chapter
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP)
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
• Giving Institute
• Pacific National Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS)
• Northwest Development Officers Association (NDOA)
• Willamette Valley Development Officers (WVDO)
• Alliance for Nonprofits

Funding Sources

• The Foundation Center
• Paul G. Allen Foundation
• Ford Family Foundation
• Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• The Kresge Foundation
• Meyer Memorial Trust
• M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

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