How to develop the perfect proposition?

Nov 22, 2018 | Strategy

how to develop the PERFECT proposition? Recently I had a series of interviews with the ”top-fundraisers” of the World Bank. These top-fundraisers are responsible for acquiring funds for the Capital Injections in the bank as well as for the so-called Trust Funds...

How to involve your board in your fundraising?

Nov 1, 2018 | Capacity Strengthening

HOW TO INVOLVE YOUR BOARD IN YOUR FUNDRAISING Last fall, I had the opportunity to give a fundraising workshop for American non-profit board members at Harvard University. In this workshop, we focused on how they could be involved in fundraising for their...

Our top five websites to find grants in the USA

Oct 25, 2018 | Donors

our top 5 websites to find grants in the u.S.A. Greetings from Washington DC! Currently, I am in the middle of a $ 410 Billion giving market. Isn’t that amazing? And that is not all: according to Giving USA, the American giving market is growing each year with a...

Institutional fundraising opportunities for smaller nonprofits

Oct 18, 2018 | Donors

INSTITUTIONAL FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES ARE FOR SMALLER NONPROFITS TOO! Recently, I gave a presentation at the annual event for smaller nonprofits in the Netherlands. During this event, organized by Wilde Ganzen and Partin, over 300 people involved in these smaller...

Five fundraising lessons from 150 colleagues

Oct 10, 2018 | Strategy

FIVE FUNDRAISING LESSONS FROM 150 COLLEAGUES In the past three years, we have hosted our two-day fundraising crash course ten times. Over 150 fundraisers from different backgrounds and nationalities have participated. Some were new to the job, some had years of...