The 3 Ts – The Intro
If you enjoy rejection by friends, family and strangers, this is the right place for you. These three words send terror down some people’s spine (but still stand as a polite cousin of “Give, Get or Get Off.”) Commonly associated with nonprofit board participation, these words reach further. This is a belief system for anyone and everyone in meaningful fundraising. Successful fundraising in the current political, economic and cultural environment takes courage, and most importantly, takes action.
This blog will explore, question, muse and confuse all facets of nonprofit fundraising – board leadership, CEO, corporate, foundation, government, individual, planned giving, events, and all the staff woes that go along with it. Arts fundraising will serve as the backdrop but I welcome examples and case studies from all walks of life whether they are textbook success or horror stories. We can learn from all of it.
Join the conversation at any point if you agree, disagree or just have something you have to say.
This blog will explore, question, muse and confuse all facets of nonprofit fundraising – board leadership, CEO, corporate, foundation, government, individual, planned giving, events, and all the staff woes that go along with it. Arts fundraising will serve as the backdrop but I welcome examples and case studies from all walks of life whether they are textbook success or horror stories. We can learn from all of it.
Join the conversation at any point if you agree, disagree or just have something you have to say.
posted by Patrick Madden at 8:46 PM
1 Comments:
hi, Patrick. I enjoyed your first post and was looking forward to more, as I thought you had a unique niche. I have two close relatives in your field, and was going to recommend your blog to them, but am wondering if you just decided it wasn't worth it (the expenditure of time or talent, etc.) Maybe you are thinking, what's in it for me? I don't know, but I was having a slight disagreement with my niece on a topic which maybe you can write about -- it was whether it is a good or bad idea for organizations to reward donors with free events (or free anything which the organization is trying to "sell", I suppose). I said it was a great idea as I am loyal to the organizations to which I donate money when they give me, because of my level, tickets of my choice to a free performance, for example (within a select list). I think it is nice, and makes me feel good about them, and it allows me to bring a guest who is then exposed to the organization, also, and perhaps attends more often (or even becomes a donor). WPAS is one example. On the other hand, I don't donate to the Kennedy Center because they just keep asking for money but don't want to give out anything in return -- no discounts on tickets, reduced parking, nothing (at least nothing of value to me, I think at some lower support level of "membership" or whatever they call it, all you get in return is supposed priority at buying some tickets, but I don't ever have trouble getting tickets I want, anyway).
My niece said that she was taught in arts mgt. graduate school that this is a bad idea because you are giving away your product to people who would have bought it anyway, if you hadn't given it to them. Perhaps sometimes that is true, I can only speak for myself, as I've described above. I do not purchase any fewer tickets to WPAS performances because they reward my donation level with two free ones -- it just allows me to go to another event I might not have attended (and I often try something different because they are free), and makes me feel good towards them, and invite a friend.
What's your viewpoint? Looking forward to hearing more from you, and I hope you are okay.
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