This is an unedited and unproofed excerpt from a forthcoming book: Transformational External funding for Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Aquariums and similar site based organisations By John Regan and J.J.W Edwards to be published in 2010.
The professionalization and professional acceptance of development as a career remains at unequal stages in different countries and different sectors. [...]
You will need to handle a number of rejections before you succeed. When you get a ‘no, respect this, but try to establish’ what kind of no’ it is:
No, not ever..?
No, not now..?
No, not this particular project…?
No, not at this price..?
On the basis of the response, you can begin to formulate a new approach.
Elicit [...]
This should be useful to sites pursuing philanthropic funding.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/article5816774.ece
Of course, the lazy, unproductive way to address this: the inevitable that will just dull the philanthropic edge of these individuals’ generosity and goodwill would be to simply bombard them with begging letters.
There are many subtler ways of approaching such people!
It may sound confusing but… consider the sequence of aims required in securing external funding for a given project. First you will be tightly focussed on just winning the funds. This will of course in turn involve developing, describing and articulating your concept to the given funder, but only in those practical areas necessary and [...]
This is an unedited and unproofed excerpt from a forthcoming book: Transformational External funding for Zoos, Botanic Gardens, Aquariums and similar site based organisations By John Regan and J.J.W Edwards to be published in 2010.
Why seek external funding at all?
The majority of people who have opened this book represent institutions which either charge for [...]
UPDATE: We are pleased to say that funding received to date from this event is approaching £100,000 with 2 more significant gifts pledged.
JRA Ltd recently proposed and helped organise a reception at the House of Lords, London to assist the East Midland Zoological Society at Twycross Zoo, UK to raise funds for the conservation of the [...]
dissertation-on-fundraising-professionals The attached new US study investigates elements around retention and sucess rates for development professionals and fundraisers
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