Sirviendo Consulting

10/01/2018

Check out the post from Fired-Up Fundraising! by Gail Perry.

Loving this graphic from AFP Fundraising Effectiveness Project about "The New Rules". Did you realize that almost 90% of your revenue is generated from approximately 15% of

02/15/2018

Is your strategic plan implementing strategic direction?

"The most important result of the strategy development process is not a laundry list of goals and action steps, but rather strategic thinking which leads to strategic action by leadership and management."

Ask yourself these questions by Michael Farley, EMD Consulting Group

This blog post was provided to the Center by Michael Farley, MA, CFRE, a Center faculty member and Partner in Advancement from EMD Consulting Group.So, you have developed a strategic plan with your organization; but how do you know you have identified the right strategies to get the organization to....

12/19/2017

Where does your state fall on the charitable giving spectrum?

2017’s Most Charitable States Nov 28, 2017 | Richie Bernardo, Senior Writer 0 SHARES ’Tis the season for giving. And the latest World Giving Index shows that Americans are among the world’s most generous people, ranking No. 5 out of 140 countries. U.S. donors in 2016 gave more than $389 ...

10/17/2017

The fall season is here and end of year plans are in motion! For your appeals, did you remember to include a vision, an enemy, a hero, and the beneficiary? Try it for more impactful fundraising!

09/21/2017

Check out this great article on monthly giving, and how you can use it to build a culture of philanthropy inside your organization!

https://www.nonprofitadvancement.org/blog/monthly-giving-strategy-break-silos-and-build-culture-philanthropy

Thanks, Michael for including me in this project!

This blog post was provided to the Center by Michael Farley, a Center faculty member and Partner in Advancement from EMD Consulting Group.Monthly giving is seeing double digit increases in year over year growth. In fact, more new donors for the first time where acquired through monthly giving progra...

08/28/2017

September is almost here and end of year fundraising planning is in full swing! At Sirviendo Consulting, LLC, you can reach us via email at [email protected] while our website and email are transitioning to a new platform! Thank you!

05/20/2017

We're almost mid-year! What fundraising activities worked for you last year? Include the cost to execute them, time to implement and execute, and review your ROI (return on investment). Now is the time to tweak in the summer before the fall fundraising frenzy and end of year appeals.

05/07/2017

How does your nonprofit measure up?

http://www.cfre.org/news/nrc_winter-2017/?utm_source=NRC-NFS2017&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=LeadingEdge

The Winter 2017 Nonprofit Fundraising Study report is out and it shows that 60 percent of responding charities raised more in 2016 than the year prior. While a solid majority of charities reported raising more in 2016, the 60 percent figure represents a statistically significant decline from the 65…

08/26/2016

All four generations surveyed prefer Social Service organizations & Health/Disease organizations. If you're especially in one of these nonprofits, you can leverage donor behavior.

08/24/2016

Have you identified a match challenge for yearend giving? It inspires donors and could help your campaign.

http://fundraising.co.uk/2016/08/15/match-funding-encourages-higher-frequent-giving-says-report/

Match funding stimulates higher and more frequent giving, according to a report from Localgiving into how financial incentives encourage donations. Striking a Match: Incentivised Giving Report 2016 reveals the key results and learnings from a number of match fund campaigns run by Localgiving through...

08/24/2016

More than 1,000 donors in the US were surveyed by Abila about the types of charities they support. Is this what you expected?