The Future is Fundraising!

Trend #4 Now More Than Ever.

A thriving social impact organization must create sustainable revenue through strategic goals and staffing as part of a comprehensive fundraising program. If you want to serve your mission for the long haul, attract and retain the best staff, you must consistently deliver fundraising success. Now more than ever, organizations are rethinking, reorganizing and staffing-up for the challenges that lie ahead.

 A well-rounded fundraising program includes principal and major gift fundraising, estate giving, a robust annual fund program, foundations, constituent relations, special events and more. Board membership and management is key to this kind of ongoing success.   

 The years just ahead will clearly require social impact organizations to pay special attention to attracting, developing and retaining the highest quality fundraising staffs possible.

We are seeing targeted hiring for positions such as a new vp/vice chancellor of advancement, director of the campaign, director of development, director of major and estate giving, director of the annual fund. And senior leadership positions in the annual fund, major gifts, campaign management, stewardship, events, operations, alumni/parent relations and more.

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