Tag Archives: Tracking Success
What Are You Tracking?
Financial objectives address gift dollars to be raised, but adding non-monetary objectives into a non profit’s strategic plan will more effectively focus your fundraising process and systems. Positive percentages are also very motivating — for staff because a comprehensive tracking system will include goals and objections at every level, but also for volunteers as it shows [...]
If You Fail to Plan, You Plan to Fail
Has your non-profit has successfully completed a capital campaign and you are wondering “what next”? Or, does your fundraising consist primarily of an annual fund and a couple of special events you’d like to expand, but don’t know how to move to the next level? Effective planning is a key to success in any organization. For non-profits, a focused, comprehensive [...]
Do You Know Where You’re Going? Get a Map and a Plan
Remember the old adage: “If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you arrive?” It’s easy to stray from our goals and become too involved in activities that only marginally enhance the success of our development program. Without a carefully crafted plan, we tend to wander in the wilderness, becoming [...]
How to Breathe New Life Into Your Fundraising
If your development efforts need a “shot in the arm”, it may be time to candidly evaluate your program and the areas in which you need improvement. This can be done internally or by using an objective, experienced outsider to audit your program. Where to start? Ask these questions: BOARD AND COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS – Do [...]
