We are incredibly unclear about what we mean by development. Development it’s not one thing but a whole host of things and looking for someone to do all of it is probably suicidal. We also are clueless about what we want them to achieve, so we have no way to measure success. Speaking of achievement… Read more
Author Archives: JLevine
The Good, The Bad
At 3 am, the high winds tore off half the Ficus tree in front of our house. By noon, the city had taken the rest of the tree. It seemed a fitting end to the year; a year with much laughter and tears. A year where a lot of good things, and many bad ones,… Read more
OOPS! You Blew It!
With all the best intentions in the world, you somehow haven’t managed to get your end of the year appeal together. Either you haven’t done anything or maybe you just haven’t gotten around to segmenting your list. Perhaps you intended on sending it out before Thanksgiving but now it’s looking like squeaking it in before… Read more
Real Fundraising
You’ve just been hired as (check off one): ___Director of Development ___ Chief Development Officer ____Director of Major Gifts Your charge is to increase funding from individuals and, perhaps, institutions such as foundations and corporations. You’ve been set a pretty ambitious goal for your first year. So what do you immediate begin to do? If… Read more