By Troy Moon, Pensacola State College Penelope Burk literally wrote the book on fundraising. Actually, she’s written a few. The nationally-recognized fundraising consultant and researcher brought her decades of experience to the inaugural Nonprofit Center For Excellence and Philanthropy at Pensacola State Summit on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 on the Pensacola campus. “We’re going…
By Mike Suchcicki, Pensacola State College Fundraising specialists from a variety of agencies throughout Northwest Florida were “Fired Up” by fundraising expert Gail Perry, who delivered her “Art of Raising Major Gifts” workshop Sept. 26 at Pensacola State College. The room of 50 attendees listened as Perry, who’s based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, spoke…
Blog – link https://www.gailperry.com/1-secret-of-raising-lots-of-money-face-time-with-major-gift-donors/ The #1 Secret of Raising Lots of Money? Face Time With Major Gift Donors 2 Comments/in Donor cultivation, For the Beginning Fundraiser, Major Gifts / Don’t we love our major gift donors? And we all know smart fundraisers should be spending their time with these lovely folks. But it can be really tough to…
Gail Perry knows how to find money. Little pockets of money here and there. At times, she finds enough money to fill the deepest of pockets. She’s found more than $500 million to date. And you don’t find that much money looking under couch cushions. No, Perry did it by listening, learning and building friendships…
Debbie Douma, Pensacola State College’s dean of grants and federal programs, will share fundraising secrets during a PSC Nonprofit Center for Excellence and Philanthropy workshop. The workshop will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Building 21, Room 2142, on the Pensacola campus. Registration is $75 per person. Nonprofit board members…