by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 9, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Last week I wrote about boards. In that post, I (roughly) outlined roles and responsibilities of the board in different contexts. I learned this is something many of you struggle with. It is not easy to keep a clear distinction between a board that is supervising and...
by Suzanne Bakker | Aug 2, 2020 | board, building trust, call for proposals, forming partnerships, fundraising, human resource management, non-profit management, project basics, project design, setting up, starting your project, team management, working with donors | Building Partnerships, Getting Started, Practical Labour Law & HR, Project Design
Last week I wrote about systems. In that post, I highlighted management as one of the areas of work where systems are needed. For instance, to specify the role, responsibilities and tasks of your board in relation to those of the director. In other words, how do you...
by Suzanne Bakker | Jul 12, 2020 | building trust, donor relations, forming partnerships | Fundraising, Project Design
One of the things you need to do constantly as nonprofit, is looking out for supporters. People or organizations who can and want to support your work or specific activities. This is often a challenge, especially at the beginning when the organization does not have a...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 19, 2020 | building trust, crisis, crisis management, forming partnerships, fundraising, nonprofit management, project design, working with donors | Nonprofit management
Earlier this month (April 2020) I taught four masterclasses on fundraising in time of uncertainty. In one of these a participant asked about donor retention in times of uncertainty. How to keep your donors at a time when you may not be able to do exactly (or at all)...
by Suzanne Bakker | Apr 12, 2020 | building trust, donation request, donation request letter, forming partnerships, fundraising, starting your project, working with donors | Fundraising
Recently, I have been receiving quite a few requests for donations. I have been telling my community of not-for-profits that indeed now seems a good time to call on people’s solidarity and ask for donations. What with the COVID-19 pandemic making everyone so much more...
