It's important to be aware of data protection legislation across the globe so that non-profits are familiar with requirements. If nothing else, these requirements tend to become the norm and therefore shape the expectations of your donors and supporters. The CCPA applies to “businesses.” The Act defines that term to include any legal entity (e.g., … Continue reading Does the CCPA apply to non-profits?
Countdown to CCPA: Updating your Privacy Policy
The California Consumer Protection Act requires businesses and charities to make disclosures in their public-facing privacy policies and to update annually such disclosures, starting January 1, 2020. To comply with the CCPA, the privacy policy must include the eight points listed in this useful guide. https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/ccpa-privacy-policy.html
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): What you need to know to be compliant
The California Consumer Privacy Act could have more repercussions on U.S. companies than the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in 2018. The California law doesn't have some of GDPR's most onerous requirements, such as the narrow 72-hour window in which a company must report a breach. In other respects, … Continue reading California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): What you need to know to be compliant
Here Comes America’s First Privacy Law: What the CCPA Means for Business and Consumers
On January 1 2020, a landmark new data law comes into effect, subjecting U.S. businesses to a sea change of privacy regulations. After that date, Americans will be able to demand that charities disclose what personal data they have collected about them, and also ask them to delete that data. The California Consumer Protection Act … Continue reading Here Comes America’s First Privacy Law: What the CCPA Means for Business and Consumers
6 assumptions you should make about donors
Jeff Brooks takes guidance produced on customer experience and reviews it through the lens of a fundraiser because it's a look at how people think and decide. Here are the "6 components of human beings" with what each might mean for fundraisers to give you a powerful advantage. https://www.futurefundraisingnow.com/future-fundraising/2018/03/6-assumptions-you-should-make-about-donors.html
What Donors Want When It Comes to Communication
The fine art of donor communications is a constant topic of study and analysis. But while nonprofits don’t always know what type of communications donors want, common sense would dictate that donors are looking for some kind of feedback about how their money is used. But what kind of contact do they want and how … Continue reading What Donors Want When It Comes to Communication
Direct Mail – Dead or Alive
These are dark times for direct mail fundraising. Response rates are down (and have been trending lower for more than a decade). At the same time, costs of paper, printing, and postage keep going up, usually faster than inflation. So direct mail is dead, right? The sooner you stop using it for fundraising, the better. … Continue reading Direct Mail – Dead or Alive
Asking on the first meeting: good practice, or scandalously impolite?
Shaun Horan starts this thought piece with: "Nothing splits a room like asking this question: should you ask for a gift from a prospective donor on the first meeting?" So, what are his reasons? Click below to find out. https://halpinpartnership.com/debate/asking-first-meeting-good-practice-or-scandalously-impolite
Fake News, Research, and Fundraising
Propsect researchers should already be adept at verifying their sources but is that good enough to spot fake news? In this blog, Jennifer Filla shares her method (including a Venn diagram). https://www.jenniferfilla.com/fake-news-research-and-fundraising/
Five Identifiers of a High Quality Fundraising Prospect
Discovering your best fundraising prospects does not boil down to a single piece of criteria. There are several qualities that can help identify the potential donors who can give the major gifts that will lead to your organization’s success. Here, Kim Becker Cooper - Marketing Director at DonorSearch, shares her five key identifiers. http://twbfundraising.com/blog/five-identifiers-high-quality-fundraising-prospect/
Propper Fundraising 