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While the term may be clichéd, the act of onboarding new employees and board members offers tremendous benefits to organizations of all types and sizes. Why is that? Because people like to feel included and can contribute best when they understand the culture, content and context of the organization they serve…
You know how we’re always talking about the importance of capacity-building and leadership to nonprofit success? And how having the right people in the right seats is essential to moving your organization forward? Well, we walk the talk here at Aly Sterling Philanthropy…
We’ve all been there: clicking send on an application or sitting in a job interview when we realize we JUST MADE A BIG MISTAKE. Maybe we misspelled a name on the cover letter or told the hiring manager what we really thought about our lame-o boss. Either way, we knew it was the moment we were culled from the herd. Separated from the pack. Unceremoniously dropped into the “no” pile…
Capital campaigns. You love ‘em and you hate ‘em. This is because few other fundraising endeavors are capable of eliciting excitement and a little fear at the same time. For fundraising professionals, running a successful capital campaign is like competing in the Ironman Triathlon…
Now that the dust has settled on your end-of-year fundraising frenzy and you’ve had time to process (literally!) the gifts, we want to know: What was the best gift received by your organization in 2014 and why?
As much as we try not to take our work for granted, it happens. And then an opportunity like the “Big Idea” edition of the City Paper comes along (see post below) and provides a humbling exercise in reflection on why our work at ASP “matters.”
We’re excited to announce the launch of our newest service: Corporate Giving consultation. This new service line provides tools, tips and strategies to help businesses find the reward in giving back. While we’ve always answered questions from the private sector about the best ways to give, our Corporate Giving consultation formalizes our best practices and make them accessible to businesses of all sizes, everywhere…
Like many people, I receive all kinds of requests for donations in the mail. And there are certain ones, mostly local, that I support every year with a gift of $25 or $50. When tax season rolled around this year, I tallied up my various donations from the previous year and was surprised by how much I’d actually contributed without feeling like I’d done anything important…
Pictured from left to right are Sara Best (of ASP), Brent Shimman, Jared Lafevre, Amy Hansen, Janet Bosserman, Ruth Ann Petroff, Jerry Mills, a guest board member, Judy Anderson, Kevin Mulder and Kate Smith (of ASP). Graduates not pictured are Drew Masse, Patty Wise, Tankeeya Butts, Kathy Godspedarek and Nancy Kimmell.
Organizations represented include Cancer Patient Services, Century Health, Children’s Mentoring Connection, Gliding Stars, Hope House for the Homeless, Hancock Historical Museum, the Hancock County Humane Society, NAMI, Special Kids Therapy and Women’s Resource Center.
Aly Sterling Philanthropy featured in The Press Oregon school board looks at strategic planning
By Kelly Kaczala | The Press (Oregon, OH)
Oregon City Schools Superintendent Lonny Rivera wants to boost the private fundraising potential in the district to help support educational programs. “We can’t do everything through taxpayer dollars,” said Rivera at a school board meeting on Tuesday. “What I really want to do is try and find a way that we can make the experience second to none for our kids. And one of the ways that we are going to do that is…
Last week I was thrilled to find out that participants in The Board Series (TBS) hosted by the Columbus Foundation (Ohio) had already begun to put their new knowledge to use! Their list of observations below – accrued after just one session of the series – provides a great summary of some basic ways to improve the focus and function of any board…
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