From the monthly archives: June 2008

Life Memberships

by David Grabitske on June 26, 2008 · 6 Comments · in Fundraising, Marketing

If your organization offers life memberships, how do you manage the program so that those members remain involved and continue to benefit the organization? Print PDF

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Ready for 2009?

by David Grabitske on June 16, 2008 · 3 Comments · in Fundraising, Nonprofit Issues, Partnerships

MinnPost and Philanthropy Potluck report on a prediction that the 2009-2010 biennium will begin with a $2 billion deficit for the State of Minnesota. Solving that problem will most likely result in tough choices that could restrict funding as in 2003-2004 when the state suffered a $4.5 billion deficit. Therefore, two questions: 1) have you [...]

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Improving Credibility

by David Grabitske on June 4, 2008 · 1 Comment · in Marketing, Nonprofit Issues

Scott Russell covered “Nonprofits discuss how to improve their credibility” recently for MinnPost. Although the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Charity Review Council forum he cites looks at nonprofits in general, the observations are instructive for nonprofit historical organizations. On the one hand for historical organizations is the comfort of the often cited statistic that [...]

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