Fundraising Blog

Now Is The Time To Assess Your Fundraising Strength

JBA — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:57:49 +0000

26 Questions You Should Ask By John F. Marshall, Senior Vice President, Midwest Region Just how well is your organization’s fundraising program doing? “I think we are doing pretty well, thank you very much,” may be your response. But how do you really know? Do you take the time on annual basis to review your [...]

JB&A Workshop – Capital Campaigns and Board Participation, Friday, June 8, 2012

JBA — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:33:50 +0000

You are invited to a workshop on Capital Campaigns and Board participation. Friday, June 8, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon (8:30 a.m check-in, continental breakfast and networking) Bishop Spencer Place, Westport Room 4301 Madison Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri If your organization is planning or contemplating Conducting a capital campaign You won’t want to miss [...]

Thoughts from Jeffrey

JBA — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:03:13 +0000

As you know, I’m a fundraising “nerd” and I just love numbers. This morning when I couldn’t sleep, I turned on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and watched these news programs starting around 3 am. What I found was fascinating. First, we’ve had the best first quarter of any year since 1998. First quarter of 2012 [...]

The Powerball Winner: Sharing in Good Fortune

JBA — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:23:42 +0000

By Jennifer Furla Executive Vice President Recently, a convenience store customer in Minnesota won the Powerball – at $229 million. While the lucky winner had not yet revealed himself, accompanying the story was the ubiquitous security cam picture of the transaction that suggests it was a 30-something male. The winner has one year to present [...]

The Time is Ripe: Clean Off The Shelf And Start Planning For Your Senior Living Community

JBA — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:54:04 +0000

By Jean G. Bacon Partner 3B Fund Development Group Following more than two years of fear, paralysis and “tread water” management, senior living communities may once again be in the position to dip their toes into the development waters. It may need to be done gingerly, and most certainly will require courage on the part [...]