What can a communications professional learn from a marketing and fundraising course? As it turns out, a great deal. The Fund Raising School course “Effective Marketing for Successful Fundraising” in mid-October had a mix of practitioners who work specifically as marketers, and fundraisers who wanted to learn more about marketing. I observed a few… Read more »
Tag: The Fund Raising School
Engaging the six ‘rights’ of fundraising
Bill Stanczykiewicz (BS): Here’s a simple message to engage your board, your staff, and your volunteers, in order to strengthen the fundraising for your nonprofit. I’m Bill Stanczykiewicz and this is the First Day from The Fund Raising School. Today, I’m joined by my predecessor, Dr. Tim Seiler, who led The Fund Raising School for… Read more »
Board recruitment lessons from Dr. Gene Tempel
Need to recruit more board members? Read a transcription of a podcast produced by The Fund Raising School, narrated by Bill Stanczykiewicz, assistant dean for external relations and director of The Fund Raising School, and Dr. Gene Tempel, founding dean emeritus of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Bill Stanczykiewicz (BS): Where does fundraising start?… Read more »
Lessons from the leaders: Two nationally-renowned fundraisers preview their talks at the Leadership Roundtable
From June 27-28, The Fund Raising School at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy will host the Leadership Roundtable. The first day will feature the latest research on trends in donor behavior, while the second day will be led by two leaders in fundraising, who will discuss their experiences and leadership of two highly… Read more »
A partnership, a scholarship, and lessons learned about grant management and proposal writing
Amber Ewing didn’t begin her career as a grant writer, or even work in the nonprofit sector, until she stepped foot into Mississippi Food Network (MFN) a year and a half ago as its new grant writer. With a journalism and English background, writing has always been a passion of Ewing’s, but writing grant proposals… Read more »