An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations - 9780470610015

Presenting the framework, fundamentals, and details you need to manage operations, An Executive's Guide to Fundraising Operations is filled with hundreds of useful tricks and tips for addressing operations needs. The Guide's clear, step-by-step guidance covers crucial responsibilities including program support, technology applications, data maintenance, gift processing, reporting and analytics, and compliance.

Author and widely regarded development leader Christopher Cannon provides invaluable resources to boost your fundraising operations, with discussion of:

Important parameters for fundraising operations

A framework for assessing operational activities

The responsibilities of the fundraising operations team

Connecting operations to programs and integrating fundraising teams

Emerging trends that may require your operations team to redefine its current strategies

Tools and calculators for fundraising executives to gauge success

No matter how your nonprofit refers to fundraising operations, the truth is most fundraisers struggle with evaluating their operational issues. Filled with case studies, best practices, and helpful evaluation tools, this guide demystifies this crucial department within the nonprofit, offering solutions for some of the most vexing operations dilemmas.