Donor Cultivation

Related links on Moves Management

Web Resources on Donor Cultivation

http://flip.onphilanthropy.com/flip/2006/07/a_true_friendsh_1.html

http://nonprofit.about.com/od/fundraising/tp/cultivating.htm

Bringing Donors closer to the Organization

http://www.raise-funds.com/012703forum.html

Other articles

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/53715/beginning_donor_cultivation_for_the.html

http://changematters.blogspot.com/2005/08/personalized-donor-cultivation.html

http://blog.nozasearch.com/2008/07/18/gaining-fundraising-support.aspx

http://www.xfactorllc.com/resourcesArticlesDetail.asp?id=70

Board Engagement

Some articles/material on Board Engagement

http://nonprofit.about.com/od/boardquestions/a/boardboredom.htm

http://www.urban.org/publications/411659.html

http://nd.alliance1.org/content/civic-engagement-and-your-board

http://advisortosuperheroes.com/category/board-engagement/

http://boardbank.suncoastnonprofits.org/_inc/BasicRespofaBoard.pdf

Membership Programs

Socially Networked Museum Membership
http://www.fundraisingsuccessmag.com/article/membership-20-a-socially-networked-museum-membership-403238_1.html
also from the Brooklyn Museum
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/2009/05/11/museum-membership-and-the-nba/

Some more membership program material
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/faqcat/47-98
http://image.examiner.com/x-12811-DC-Nonprofit-Business-Examiner~y2009m9d9-7-factors-to-consider-for-a-successful-membership-program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization
http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/resources/managementleadership/building-membership-social-media

http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/ANowDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=24748

http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/membership_programs.htm

http://members4.boardhost.com/PNDtalk/msg/1146754110.html

Underwater Endowments

Some material from CASE
http://www.case.org/Public_Policy/United_States/Underwater_Endowments.html


Here’s a NP Times story about underwater funds:
http://www.nptimes.com/Apr04/sr1.html

Here’s a more recent article that covers release or modification of donor restrictions:
http://www.ropesgray.com/underwaterendowmentfunds/

Some additional web based material
http://www.bkd.com/docs/news/Impactof%20FASB124.pdf
http://www.uwsa.edu/tfunds/underwaterendowprac.htm
http://www.finance.upenn.edu/ftd/documentation/endow_manual.pdf

Anatomy of a Charity Auction

Anatomy of a Charity Auction: "Anatomy of a Charity Auction

October 2009

Adapted from Everything You Need to Know to Raise Money (and Have Fun) with a Charity Auction

It was Francis Bacon who said, 'A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.'

With that in mind, let's start with the most basic of queries: Why hold a fundraising auction?"