Comments on: How Simple Development Systems Will Create Sustainable Funding, by Pamela Grow http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/how-simple-development-systems-will-create-sustainable-funding/ Fundraising Resources for Non Profit Organizations Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:33:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Charles | Non-Profit Websites by Cozality http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/how-simple-development-systems-will-create-sustainable-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-67715 Charles | Non-Profit Websites by Cozality Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:28:22 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3228#comment-67715 Great post, Pamela. So true. And let's not forget about websites, which you did mention. :) Some people think they can throw some money at building a website and then their work is done and they are automatically successful online. We have sometimes had to explain that the reality is that throwing money at web design and development will not mean that there will not be any work to do when the site goes online, but rather, done well, that the work to do will be less technically demanding and more considerate of the actual expertise of the communication professionals a nonprofit is already working with. The website should be a tool to be used by people. A feature-rich website is great---if it provides more opportunities to connect with constituents in ways that are increasingly meaningful---but people will always be needed to create and manage quality content and relationships. Systems and relationships as you say. Great post, Pamela. So true. And let’s not forget about websites, which you did mention. :) Some people think they can throw some money at building a website and then their work is done and they are automatically successful online. We have sometimes had to explain that the reality is that throwing money at web design and development will not mean that there will not be any work to do when the site goes online, but rather, done well, that the work to do will be less technically demanding and more considerate of the actual expertise of the communication professionals a nonprofit is already working with. The website should be a tool to be used by people. A feature-rich website is great—if it provides more opportunities to connect with constituents in ways that are increasingly meaningful—but people will always be needed to create and manage quality content and relationships. Systems and relationships as you say.

]]> By: Marian http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/how-simple-development-systems-will-create-sustainable-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-41474 Marian Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:16:56 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3228#comment-41474 Your daughter is right. No one would like to undergo too much sacrifice just to have a great body. I mean anything goes, even towards money making, etc. All people wants to get everything in the most easiest way. Your daughter is right. No one would like to undergo too much sacrifice just to have a great body. I mean anything goes, even towards money making, etc. All people wants to get everything in the most easiest way.

]]> By: Alena http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/how-simple-development-systems-will-create-sustainable-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-35488 Alena Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:15:48 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3228#comment-35488 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Alena I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Alena

]]> By: Will Marlow http://www.stepbystepfundraising.com/how-simple-development-systems-will-create-sustainable-funding/comment-page-1/#comment-35042 Will Marlow Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:33:15 +0000 http://stepbystepfundraising.com/?p=3228#comment-35042 Great post, Pamela. You're right on. My area is the midsize donor segment, and the steady work it takes to cultivate a base of grassroots donors will pay dividends beyond the dollar value attached. That is, as the economic downturn has shown, the grassroots donor base is possibly the most stable source of funding. It's not easy to acquire (many organizations get most of their funding from a mix of government funding and major gifts), but once you get the commitment of the grassroots, you are unlikely to lose a significant number of them in any one year or after any one event. In other words, there is a positive flipside to the slow, incremental process of acquisition, and that's the fact that any losses will be incremental too. Great post, Pamela. You’re right on. My area is the midsize donor segment, and the steady work it takes to cultivate a base of grassroots donors will pay dividends beyond the dollar value attached. That is, as the economic downturn has shown, the grassroots donor base is possibly the most stable source of funding. It’s not easy to acquire (many organizations get most of their funding from a mix of government funding and major gifts), but once you get the commitment of the grassroots, you are unlikely to lose a significant number of them in any one year or after any one event.

In other words, there is a positive flipside to the slow, incremental process of acquisition, and that’s the fact that any losses will be incremental too.

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