by Barbara Barron | Posted December 4th, 2024 | Subscribe to this newsletter I recently have begun to get to know the Executive Director of The Heads’ Network, Jen Evers. I learned about this cool organization through my association with the School Leaders Connect. Jen was a recent guest speaker. Afterward, I referred a former colleague of mine, a fairly …

by Barbara Barron | Posted November 13th, 2024 | Subscribe to this newsletter It’s always nice when empirical data confirms the best practices we’ve been using, and teaching others to use, for years. Just this month, I read the second annual report on the state of capital campaigns completed by Capital Campaign Pro. CCP is a women-owned firm that specializes …

by Barbara Barron | Posted October 23rd, 2024 | Subscribe to this newsletter How are your fundraising goals set? Seems like a simple and fundamental question, right? But in my experience, the answer can range from “no clue” to “they are set by the finance committee of the Board” to “I took last year’s total and added 10%”. None of …

by Barbara Barron | Posted September 11th, 2024 | Subscribe to this newsletter “When should we launch our an annual fund appeal when people are being asked every day to donate to the elections?” Are you hearing and reading this question, too? I have clients asking me about the right timing for their fall appeal. I’m reading articles about whether …