Author: Ellen Bristol

Fundraising and my cousin Judy

Fundraisers, do you wonder “gee, I hope these prospects think we’re good enough for them!” Maybe you should learn to channel my cousin Judy. She always asked “are THEY good enough for ME?” And her “hit rate” was fantastic!

Who’s in charge of fundraising?

Fundraising professionals: is your boss the development director, the CEO, or your development plan instead. Find out why the plan’s the boss.

Why we need a fundraising revolution

The data are in: nonprofits need to pump up their fundraising performance.  AFP’s Fundraising Effectiveness Project 2013 tells us gains of $769 milli