Links to information

There is so much information and so many links, I am taking them off the right hand side and blogging them instead.


Use the search function to find links and summaries.

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OPINION

In his 'Recession-proof your fundraising' article Marc A. Pitman says don't make the three fatal mistakes:

1. spend less on fundraising


2. become pessimistic


3. apologize when you’re asking

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ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

NFP Synergy compare sector growth with GDP and show they are related.

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OPINION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

Mal Warwick and Dan Doyle

'Even if nonprofits generally are feeling the pinch of a gloomy economic outlook, your organization might not be similarly impacted. The effects you’ll feel will depend on how you raise your money, what services you provide, and, ultimately, what you do in response to deteriorating economic conditions.'

This article includes a bit of data, some great advice and is a pretty good source to nick stuff from to present to your board.

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OPINION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA

This report from 2into3 is well referenced and looks at the history of how the sector has changed alongside big external events including Second World War and 1929 Crash. Bottom line - don't panic, look after your donors... sound familiar?

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OPINION

Great pocast, starting off with FDR speech: "This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance...." Worth 15 minutes of your time listening to this on your iPod. Download Program 13, 'Fundraising in a bad economy'.

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Sean Triner