Category of blogposts: strategy

So you want to grow your income? Use the C word…

By Bernard Ross • May 13, 2013

So you want to grow your income? Use the C word…

At =mc we’ve been working a lot recently on fundraising and income growth strategies with a range of agencies- from global ones like UNICEF …

Don’t forget your pen: Do’s and don’ts of digital fundraising

By Maia Kahlke-Mikkelsen • May 6, 2013

Don’t forget your pen: Do’s and don’ts of digital fundraising

I spent my entire summer in a summer course studying digital innovation with a bunch of 19-20 year old university undergrads. Apart from making …

3 Strategies To Encourage Donors to Submit Matching Gifts

By Adam Weinger • May 2, 2013

3 Strategies To Encourage Donors to Submit Matching Gifts

Every nonprofit fundraiser should know about the power of matching gift programs as they’re one of the most prevalent types of corporate giving. But are you doing …

We are going down… We have no target!

By Reinier Spruit • April 29, 2013

We are going down… We have no target!

“Welcome aboard ladies and gentlemen… This is your captain speaking… Welcome aboard this flight to somewhere between here and where you actually want to get to. Flight …

Are You Ok With Ok?

By Charlie Hulme • April 25, 2013

Are You Ok With Ok?

‘It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it’ – Upton Sinclair
Over half the …

Return on (fundraising) Talent

By Vera Peerdeman • April 15, 2013

Return on (fundraising) Talent

Acquisition, retention and upgrading. Who hasn’t heard of these terms? These are top priority within the policy of each fundraiser, and as fundraisers we …

TED Talk: The way we think about charity is dead wrong

By Dan Pallotta • April 2, 2013

TED Talk: The way we think about charity is dead wrong

This post shares the amazing TED Talk from Dan Pallotta. If you haven’t seen it yet, watch it… It’s one of those must see videos!
The …

Back to Our Roots Through Communities

By Tony Elischer • March 28, 2013

Back to Our Roots Through Communities

I am very proud to say that I started my career in fundraising as a community fundraiser, at the very roots of what makes …

Is direct mail finally dead?

By Ken Burnett • March 7, 2013

Is direct mail finally dead?

And is this the right question?
 
Of course we should question everything and assume nothing. But the questions fundraisers ask at times miss the point, …

Dear Fundraiser: What, exactly, is Your “Product”?

By Mitchell Hinz • February 25, 2013

I’ve been reading Peter Drucker lately.  In case you don’t know, Peter Drucker was one of the first management gurus of the 50’s, and …