Industry Communities : Articles, News, and Information from FundRaising Success

Associations & Membership Organizations
Nonprofit entities that bring together members with a common interest for the purpose of supporting and forwarding that interest.
Boards and Volunteers
Unpaid supporters of an organization who function as regulators/fundraisers/representatives of the organization (board members) or who donate their time to work on behalf of the organization's mission (volunteers).
Branding
An organization's promise -- to donors, to constituents, and to the public -- that makes it stand out from the crowd and makes it recognizable as a unique voice that offers a unique solution to its mission.
Campaigns
Campaigns used to raise money to support the purchase, building or upgrading of physical structures association with a nonprofit organization.
Copy/Creative
The look and feel of materials like direct mail, e-mail, advertising, etc., that needs to be concise, creative, and consistent.
Direct Mail
Collection of articles related to direct mail.
Donor Relationship Management
The practice of acknowledging donor or volunteer contributions through personal letters, awards, gifts, public displays, etc.
E-Philanthropy
The whole spectrum of strategies that use the Internet and e-mail as means of engaging supporters and stewarding donors.
Ethics/Accountability
Proper individual and organizational conduct when it comes to transparency, use of funds, fundraising techniques, and donor data and privacy.
Executive Focus
Big-picture issues that transcend the day-to-day processes of fundraising.
Financial & Payment Options
Issues dealing with payment processing, recurring donations, investments, etc.
Fundraising Techniques
An all-encompassing roster of specific strategies that can be used, preferably, as part of a multichannel fundraising approach, including face-to-face, mobile, special events and telefundraising, etc.
International Fundraising
Organizational mission that focuses on relieving medical/social/political ills and human suffering around the world.
Legal/Taxes/Regulations
Issues that nonprofits deal with when it comes to the way they do business and handle funds.
Management/Personnel/Education
Non-fundraising-specific issues that deal with human resources, training, hiring and career growth, etc.
Mission Focus
Mission-specific issues such as animal welfare, hunger, homelessness, the arts, etc.
News & Profiles
Non-strategic information that addresses trends, etc., and profiles of organizations and fundraisers.
Software/Technology
The spectrum of issues surrounding the tools that organizations use to streamline their processes, manage their databases, and communicate with donors.