Better Recruitment Equals Better Boards
On Ocrober 19, 2022 we will be presenting our session on Better Recruitment Equals Better Boards at the Illinois Main Street Conference in Bloomington IL. Here are the handouts we are...
Read ArticleTurning Supporters into Donors at Pennsylvania Downtown Conference
This June we spoke again at the Pennsylvania Downtown Center conference held in Harrisburg, PA on two of our favorite fundraising topics, “Boosting Net Revenue for Fundraising Events” and “Turning Supporters into Donors.” The latter topic comes from consulting work we undertook during the pandemic for Sheri Stuart at Oregon Main Street. The blurb said it all. The new Oregon Main Street Handbook “Turning Supporters into Donors” will help you...
Read ArticleBylaw Reviews for Three Organizations
Throughout my 17 plus years of consulting with nonprofits, we have found that no charitable organization willingly revises their bylaws-- unless it is absolutely necessary! This spring and summer, we worked with three organizations that wanted to update their bylaws to reflect current organizational realities. The 64.6 Downtown organization in Fort Smith, AR was making a transition toward affiliation as a full time Main Street organization with Main Street Arkansas. Their bylaws needed a...
Read ArticleYear End Appeal Webinar September 5th
The Wisconsin Historical Society has been providing Local History Webinars, a series of weekly free webinars for several years on a variety of history-related topics and we are delighted that they have reached out to us to provide several topics in the coming months. All the Local History Webinars are FREE and open to anyone interested in local history and the tools needed to collect, preserve, and share your stories. On September 5th, we will be presenting a 45-minute webinar on Why...
Read ArticleYear End Gifts Webinar September 5th
We are delighted that the Wisconsin Historical Society has reached out to us to participate in their Local History Webinars, a series of free weekly webinars for several years on history-related topics. All the Local History Webinars are open to anyone interested in local history and the tools needed to collect, preserve, and share your stories. On September 5th, at 1:30 central time we will be presenting a 45-minute webinar on Why Aren't You Asking for Year-End Gifts? Meant as an...
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