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What Fundraisers Need to Know About the New Tax Law…All in One Place

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights, Planning & Strategy Posted May 17, 2018 0 Comments

Allow me to take a run at providing, what I think are the most relevant aspects of the new tax law for advancement officers, that you may find useful for strategy and to help donors understand the implications for their philanthropy planning.

Disagreements Strengthen Friendships – If We Get Out of Our Bubble

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights, Major Gifts Posted April 30, 2018 0 Comments

I have had a 15-year friendship with a fellow board member of a biomedical research nonprofit we support. Ben was a very successful business man, now retired, and is politically conservative. My political leanings are decidedly progressive. Over the years, Ben and I have had fun sparing over the political issues of the day, spanning […]

Are Social Media Numbers Adding Up?

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Emerging Ideas, Insights Posted April 9, 2018 0 Comments

With the recent revelation about the Facebook data breach of at least 87 million user profiles, I felt compelled to look into the basis of available statistics about U.S. adult usage of leading social media platforms. Many nonprofit stakeholder organizations use various platforms to communicate with stakeholders, announce milestones and appeal to donors, so it is important that we can trust the statistics and the user security being provided.

What Makes People Give in the Face of Disasters?

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights Posted March 13, 2018 0 Comments

There have been a number of major disasters in the US during the past six years. Some have garnered immediate appeals for funds and others have not. The following is an attempt to gain insights from an examination of twelve mass-shooting & human-made incidents and five natural disasters since 2012 to determine what might influence fundraising to help victims.

Are Nonprofits Getting a Bum Rap?

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights Posted February 4, 2018 1 Comment

It happened again. An article in the Sunday Boston Globe, January 30, 2018, “Employee theft ‘shockingly common’ at nonprofits” tries to make the case and give the impression that employee theft is a scourge effecting nonprofit stakeholder organizations more than private sector shareholder businesses. The argument is that nonprofits are under staffed with people who […]

Are You Giving In to #GivingTuesday?

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights, Planning & Strategy Posted January 13, 2018 0 Comments

#GivingTuesday now has six years under its belt. It seems prudent to review its growth and significance, and to see whether it elevates overall giving or just redistributes anticipated giving. #GivingTuesday is a novel campaign founded by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation to remind the nation that the holiday season is about […]

Things Fundraisers Can Count on in 2018

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Emerging Ideas, Insights Posted December 27, 2017 3 Comments

Reading the tea leaves is a fun exercise and important to prepare for 2018. Many norms and laws changed in 2017 that will surely affect how advancement officers do business in the coming year. Here are a few things I think we can count on for 2018.

Lessons from a Donut Hole

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights, Major Gifts Posted November 6, 2017 0 Comments

Are You Ready to Accept a Transformational Gift?

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights, Leadership & Management Posted October 16, 2017 0 Comments

Hard as this may be to imagine, it is not so easy to say yes to accepting a transformational gift, or to respond to a windfall like the Ice Bucket Challenge. Surprising Potential Obstacles You can begin to identify obstacles by asking your CEO, “How would you use a gift of $10 million, $50 million […]

Harvey, Irma and Our Nation’s Soul

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Insights Posted September 9, 2017 1 Comment

During Boston’s snow apocalypse in 2015, I had light hearted discussions with my clients in Miami posing which they were more willing to deal with – winters with the potential of 10 feet of snow or the threat of devastating hurricanes. To a person, they all chose the latter. Irma has definitely called the question […]

Hate Won’t Wait. Speak Out!

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Leadership & Management Posted August 17, 2017 0 Comments

When is it appropriate for nonprofit leaders to comment on a burning issue? I was discussing a close friend’s disappointment with the statement his synagogue released following the tragic Charlottesville demonstrations, murder, and equivocal statements from our President. The synagogue denounced the Neo-Nazis, White Supremacists and Alt-Right but did not invoke the President’s culpability in […]

The Cute and Adorable Strategy to Motivate Donors, Leaders and Staff to Action

By Larry Raff In _CRI Blog Post, Emerging Ideas, Leadership & Management Posted July 16, 2017 0 Comments

We all know that it is helpful when you can incorporate kids, furry animals and the like into appeals. After all, giving has a strong emotional component that often accompanies the decision to contribute. The benefits of using this tactic, however, go well beyond appeals. Recent Research Recent research from several sources demonstrates that using […]

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