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Three Years of the C’s
As we begin a new year, we want to share with you the lessons we learned from the past three years. Clearly, the past 36 months were a challenge for many nonprofit board members and staff. Regardless of where you are located in the U.S., chances are you can relate to what we call “three [...]
Nonprofit Financial Stability in Tough Times
Donovan Management, Inc. Special Report Nonprofit Financial Stability in Tough Times Interview / Insights Joe Bert, President & CEO Certified Financial Group Co-Founder of the Donor Motivation Program Altamonte Springs, Florida Q. Board members of nonprofit organizations are struggling to keep money flowing in this economic downturn. Many can’t wait until their term is over [...]
Insights from Donors on How to Ask for the Major Gift
Fall 2011 A main benefit of being a consultant in philanthropy is that you get to meet a wide range of major donors across the nonprofit spectrum – literally from A to Z, arts to zoos. Oftentimes it’s in the context of an interview for a campaign feasibility study. For more than 25 years our [...]
5 Tips for Securing Planned Gifts
We are pleased to have as our Guest Blogger , Attorney Jodi E. Murphy with The Certified Financial Group in Longwood, Florida who is also a principal with the firm’s Donor Motivation Program. Jim Donovan, President, DMI Donors primary concern is usually their FAMILY not the charity. Most donors are worried about making a planned [...]
Racing for Charity Dollars
Below is an excerpt from the May 18, 2011 Orlando Sentinel – My Word Column My Word: Racing for charity dollars What do the recent Kentucky Derby and philanthropy have in common? They each have a lot of money at stake in regard to the outcome, and both attract a special kind of person. The [...]
Increasing Philanthropic Giving
Three Steps To Increasing Philanthropic Giving In Today’s Economy Step I Update your fund raising plan. Step II Follow the money. Step III Get face time with prospects. Step I Update your fund raising plan. If your fund raising team of staff and volunteers is experiencing a steady increase in philanthropic gifts, grants [...]
Board Leadership
Board Leadership Must Lead Your Financial Turnaround How to Find, Enlist and Motivate Leadership Recently I attended a memorial service for a local banker who was a pillar of Central Florida. He started out as a bank teller and rose to become CEO. The late Buell Duncan of SunTrust was a real gentleman and chief [...]
My Word: Work together, don’t multiply
Orlando Sentinel My Word: Work together, don’t multiply By James A. Donovan December 22, 2009 Local nonprofit organizations have had extensive news coverage this year — the termination of a homeless drop-incenter initiative by downtown churches, the closing of the Destiny Foundation, the hefty salary for the chief executive officer of Florida’s Blood Centers, record [...]
Income from Investments, Is it time for a Review?
Nonprofit executives come to us because they need assistance in raising major gifts. We hear about the need for cash, either to sustain an existing program, provide for an unplanned need, begin a new program or to build a new facility. Rather than rush into a discussion of strategies for obtaining major gifts, we encourage the prospective client to obtain an [...]
