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Your nonprofit must maintain IRS compliance in order to operate. Losing your 501(c)(3) status creates a cascade of consequences: you lose access to grant funding, breach donor trust, and potentially damage your organization's reputation beyond repair. Remaining aligned with IRS requirements means...
Fundraising myths often shroud the truth, creating unnecessary barriers from misinformation to avoidance and anxiety. For instance, when it comes to capital campaigns, misconceptions abound, resulting in nonprofits that could benefit from launching one to start off on the wrong foot or even write...
Each year during Ramadan, the Muslim world enters a sacred season of fasting, reflection, and growth. Beyond dawn-to-sunset fasting and prayer, one of the most powerful currents of this holy month is charitable giving—an expression of spiritual devotion, community solidarity, and economic justice...
La semana pasada los autores propusieron las primeras cuatro estrategias para mejorar y fortalecer el rol del director o directora de desarrollo institucional en una organización educativa, como puede ser una universidad o instituto. En esta segunda parte comparten las siguientes estrategias y las...
Con un panorama financiero incierto para los colleges y universidades, la procuración de fondos institucional nunca ha sido tan crítica, ni el rol del presidente tan central. Como “procurador de fondos en jefe”, el presidente o rector asume los roles de narrador, del que abre puertas y catalizador...
With the financial outlook for colleges and universities tenuous, institutional fundraising has never been more critical, and the president's role never more central. As "fundraiser-in-chief," the president wears the hats of storyteller, door opener, and magnet. With giving to higher education on...
Esta es la segunda parte del artículo de Patricia Okolo, donde comparte que la procuración de fondos necesita ser menos transaccional y más de conexión con el donante y la causa. La confianza se construye en los pequeños momentos La confianza no se construye durante una solicitud de donativo mayor...
Aún recuerdo una conversación con un grupo de donantes que me hizo detenerme — no por el tamaño de un donativo, sino por el silencio que siguió a la pregunta. Fue justo antes de que iniciara uno de nuestros eventos de procuración de fondos. Yo estaba en la mesa de registro, dando la bienvenida a...
I still remember a conversation with a group of donors that made me pause — not because of the size of a gift, but because of the silence that followed the question. It was just before the start of one of our fundraising events. I was standing at the check-in desk, welcoming early arrivals, handing...
When I joined the local office of a global organization with more than a century of fundraising success, I stepped into a world rich with history. For generations, our model had been remarkably effective: inspire people around a community goal, mobilize workplace campaigns, and celebrate collective...
