Articles & Tools

American City Bureau, Inc. Articles:

• Romancing Your Donors: Major Gifts Require Strong Relationships: October 2011; Building the “right” relationships to maximize philanthropic success
• Whose Job is it to Raise Money?: September 2011; Organization-wide commitment to raising funds
• Today, I am Prince Charming: June 13, 2011; How to Use Role Playing to Bolster Major Gift Success
• Engaging Lay Volunteers in the Ministry of Fundraising: Dimensions July 2010; How does an organization recruit the right lay leaders to volunteer roles?
• The Prada Bag Problem (PDF)

 
American City Bureau, Inc. Philanthropic Tools:

• ACB White Paper: Building a Major Donor Base for Catholic Organizations, September 7, 2011
• Campaign Readiness Assessment

Additional Resources and Articles:

• Donors Who Stop Giving to a Charity Feel Disconnected, Survey Finds (PDF)
• After the Fall: Financial Crisis is affecting nonprofit groups in myriad of ways
  (The Chronicle of Philanthropy via Charity Navigator)
• Survey: Donors Plan to Give the Holiday Season, NPT Weekly