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Highlights from the Giving Institute Summer Conference

Last week I had the good fortune of attending a summer conference in Boston hosted by the Giving Institute, the organization behind Giving USA. It was an outstanding experience! The speakers were one-of-a-kind and the content was entertaining, weighty and meaningful. I was excited to meet other advisors to the nonprofit sector and talk shop: how to stay current and keep improving our services to drive innovation and real change in communities…

Open Position: Annual Campaign Manager at TMA [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy]

Toledo Museum of Art Open Position – Under the direction of the Director of Development, the Annual Campaign Manager plans, directs, and implements effective annual fundraising efforts for the Toledo Museum of Art’s membership programs. The Annual Campaign Manager supervises the Membership Sales Manager, who oversees TMA’s General Membership program and Visitor Services Team…

Did you find these trends in the new Giving USA data?

We have to admit, we weren’t expecting much “new” in the 2014 Giving USA numbers released last week. But then we reviewed them and listened to the analysis. And it was pretty exciting to see that young donors and a recovering economy are directly impacting the nonprofit world. We’ve boiled these trends down into four key points that every mission can put to use…

Part II: Onboard Your Board

There can be an energy and excitement when adding new people to your board of directors. New skills! Fresh eyes! Eagerness and idealism! However, their eagerness and skills might not be fully utilized if their orientation and training as a board member falls short. How many of us have served on a board and not been entirely comfortable articulating its mission or programs?

The No.1 most important thing to do for new employees and board members…

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…

Open position: Executive Director of the Owens Community College Foundation [Apply by April 10]

Owens Community College Foundation Seeks Executive Director – The Executive Director of the Owens Community College Foundation, in collaboration with the President/Chief Executive Officer, Director of Alumni Relations, and the Foundation Board of Directors, will serve as a College leader in raising private and annual revenue for the Foundation to provide for the current and future needs of Owens Community College and its students…

Open position: Development and Communications Manager [Apply to Aly Sterling Philanthropy by April 17]

Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio Seeks Development and Communications Manager – The Development and Communications Manager, in collaboration with the executive director, is responsible for enhancing and executing the comprehensive fund development and communications strategy to provide for the current and future needs of the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio (KFNWO) (www.kfnwo.org). Apply by April 17, 2015…

Movin’ on up…

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…

The Top 10 Things NOT to Do During a Job Search

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…

The Top 4 Traits of Winning Capital Campaigns

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…

The best gift of 2014?

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?

Why We Get Up in the Morning…

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.”