Amy Schiffman Serves as Featured Panelist at ACN Annual Meeting
How Nonprofits can Thrive in Challenging Times It’s a tough time for nonprofits. Competition for…
Speaker Series Event: Building Donor Connections Through Multimedia Approaches
Please Join Us For Our Next Speaker Series Event! Wednesday, October 10th Coffee and Networking at 9 am Program from 9:30 to 10:30 am Free to attend. Reservations required by September 28. Reserve online at spertus.edu/fundraisers* *This Speakers Series session is presented in partnership with the Spertus Institute for Jewish…
Preparing for the Interview
Welcome back to our series on search. In my last few posts, I discussed the…
Preparing your Resume and Cover Letter – Making the Cut
Welcome back to our series on search. In my last few posts, I discussed the…
Ready to Make the Move: Reading the Job Description
Welcome back to our series on hiring and the job search. In my last post,…
Making the Move: Knowing When It’s Time to Leave
Welcome back to our series on search and hiring. In my last post, we discussed…
The Interview Process: Making the Most of Your Time and Talent
Welcome back to our series on search and hiring. In my last post, we discussed…
Eight Steps to Writing a Great Job Description
Welcome back to our series on nonprofit search. We’ve been speaking over the last few…
In-House vs. Recruiter: Five Questions to Ask About Your Search
Two weeks ago we began a series on staffing a nonprofit organization. We talked about…
Amy Schiffman featured on TastyTrade Live’s “Bootstrapping in America”
TastyTrade Live’s “Bootstrapping in America” featured Giving Tree Associates’ Co-Founder & Principal, Amy Schiffman! Amy…
Major Giving Recognition
Welcome to the final episode in my 8-part series on major gift development. We have…
We Got the Gift – Now What? Tips Toward Great Donor Stewardship
Welcome to Week 7 in my 9-part series on major gift development. Over the past…
Responding to Objections and Closing the Gift
Thank you for joining my series on major gift development. Over the past several weeks…
Making the Ask: Major Gift Solicitation Meeting
Thanks for joining my series on major gift development. Over the past several weeks…
Eliminating Sexual Harassment in the Nonprofit Workplace: 3 Initial Steps Nonprofit Organizations Can Proactively Take
Believe it or not, the month of March is already upon us! March signifies an…
Readiness Planning: Preparing for the Major Gift Solicitation Meeting
Thanks for joining my series on major gift development. In previous episodes, I covered the…
We’re All In This Together – Grant Writing as a Collaborative Process
I was honored to spend the day last week with more than a dozen nonprofit…
The Art and Science of Major Gifts Cultivation
Thanks for tuning in to the third post in my series on major gift development. We started by defining the concept of a major gift and then moved on to the identification and qualification of major gift prospects. Now we are ready to tackle cultivation. Remember, cultivation is the process…
Where Are the Donors? Identifying and Qualifying Major Gift Prospects
Last week I began a series on major gift development. We started by defining the concept of a major gift and came up with a few guidelines: A major gift is generally set at a level that is equal to or greater than gifts made by the top 5% –…