by Cyndi Lauren | Aug 9, 2019 | communications, development and fundraising, donor advice, donors, fundraising, Making Money, membership, Nonprofit operations, Strategic Planning, Volunteers
Most definitely, yes!? One of the most important elements in a strong fundraising program is ongoing communication with your donors.? But, other than asking for donations, some people are not sure what other things would be meaningful to their members and supporters.?...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 31, 2012 | Strategic Planning
Antoine de Saint-Exup?ry The Little Prince was right: there is no way to get from here to there without a plan. While virtually everyone agrees with this*, actually creating the plan remains challenging. What I hear mostly frequently is ?not sure where to even start?...
by Cyndi Lauren | May 22, 2012 | Commentary, program development, Strategic Planning
This is the transcript of a conversation I had with a new client. The Executive Director and her partner have a small but successful after school acting program for kids from 4 years old to teenagers. Having operated for 8 years, the time had come to consider...
by Cyndi Lauren | Feb 8, 2012 | communications, Strategic Planning
OMG! They said what!?: I had a peculiar combination of excitement and dread. As the executive director of a national nonprofit advocacy organization, my ?cause? was very poorly known, relentlessly misdiagnosed and mistreated. The incidence of this condition is fairly...
by Cyndi Lauren | Jul 21, 2011 | development and fundraising
A woman had regularly donated $5,000 a year to a medium size non-profit. Every year the Executive Director had called her up and made a point to thank her, catch up on her life and let her know what the organization was going to do with the money. As part of a cost...
