Philanthropy

Expert Insights

• The truth behind the numbers on fundraising performance 

  March 14, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Philanthropy Leadership Council

  When chief development officers are challenged to increase fundraising revenue, one popular solution is to lobby for a budget increase. But does increasing expenditures actually improve performance?

• Scales tipping: Patient wealth screening becoming the norm 

  April 27, 2012 | Expert Perspective | Philanthropy Leadership Council

  Are you conducting wealth screenings? 85% of surveyed members say they are reviewing patients in this capacity.

• Five steps to craft meaningful financial incentives for staff

  December 1, 2011 | Expert Perspective | Philanthropy Leadership Council

  Incentives can be an effective retention lever for MGOs but only if structured correctly. Learn how to build a best-in-class incentive structure.

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Research

• Mini-Campaign Playbook 

  April 3, 2012 | Study | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Use this step-by-step playbook to downsize six key traditional campaign components.

• Agile Campaign Strategy 

  April 10, 2012 | Study | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Learn how to increase campaign agility and sustainability by modifying the traditional campaign structure and adopting the emerging "mini-campaign" model.

• The High-Performance Development Organization: Maximizing Staff Productivity and Morale

  September 22, 2010 | Study | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Best practices for creating a comprehensive performance management strategy for health care development.

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Tools & Analytics

• Performance Benchmarking Initiative

  June 1, 2007 | Tool | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Submit data and receive a report comparing your performance on key fundraising metrics to that of peer institutions from the Council’s database.

• The Performance Analyzer
  

  January 1, 2007 | Tool | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Access and analyze the Council’s database of foundation revenue and expense performance data collected through our benchmarking initiative.

• Goal-Setting Toolkit

  July 17, 2009 | Tool | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Use this tool to set accurate fundraising goals.

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Multimedia

• Fundraising in a tumultuous era

  August 25, 2011 | Video | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Cynthia Schaal describes the major market forces impacting health care fundraising today and the resulting imperatives for hospital and health system foundations.

• The sustainable fundraising enterprise

  June 1, 2011 | Multimedia | Philanthropy Leadership Council
  

  Resources for infusing fundraising revenues with increased reliability and predictability.

• How to structure a mini-campaign 

  January 5, 2012 | Infographic | Philanthropy Leadership Council

  Learn the four critical components of an effective mini-campaign.

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