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VANTAGE has been servicing the nonprofit industry for over 35 years. Over the years we have accumulated much knowledge, contacts and experience in helping to establish nonprofits and help them grow. As such, we will be publishing a semimonthly newsletter geared toward providing nonprofits with the latest news, products, and guidelines to assist in their success and growth. Please feel free to comment and/or request topics that are important to you for us to research.
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5 Opportunities to Increase Your Fundraising Impact
 For some of us, this marks the halfway point of a fiscal year - for others, the beginning of a new fiscal year. In any case, July is an excellent opportunity to evaluate and benchmark for the next six months.
"Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of," Benjamin Franklin advised.
Block an hour a day for five days to evaluate and set or revise goals and plans to achieve them. Get away from your home or office - isn't it amazing how a change of environment and less distractions can stimulate our thinking? I always come away from a trip - especially a plane flight - with lots of new insight and ideas.
Consider these five opportunities to enhance the impact you make over the next six months:
1. Benchmark fundraising success. Where are you toward your goals for the year, or how did you perform in the last fiscal year? What do you have to do now to ensure success? What has to change? Whose help do you need? Pull out your fundraising plan and update it! And be sure that you and your team know the specific direction and steps to take in the coming months. 2. Evaluate your team. How are your staff and volunteer teams performing? What can you do in the next six months to better develop them? Do you have the right team members, and if not, what are doing to do to change that? 3. Evaluate yourself. How are you doing, and what changes do you need to make to ensure that you are performing at peak capacity as a fundraising professional? What additional reading, coaching or educational programs do you need? 4. Reach out. What impact are you making as a mentor - to your staff and volunteers and to others in the profession or aspiring to a career in nonprofits and fundraising? How are you serving as a volunteer at other nonprofits? Are you the kind of volunteer that you wish you had for your organization? 5. Discern your giving. How is your own philanthropic support shaping up? Is it in sync with your financial circumstances? Are you making an impact on those organizations closest to you? Are you supporting your values and building a legacy through your support?
A little reflection, evaluation and fine-tuning of your plans now can be a powerful tool in focusing (or refocusing) you and increasing your professional impact for the rest of 2013 and beyond!
SOURCE: Jeff Jowdy |
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Our firm provides the information in this e-newsletter for general guidance only, and does not constitute the provision of legal advice, tax advice, accounting services, investment advice, or professional consulting of any kind. The information provided herein should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional tax, accounting, legal, or other competent advisers. Before making any decision or taking any action, you should consult a professional adviser who has been provided with all pertinent facts relevant to your particular situation. Tax articles in this e-newsletter are not intended to be used, and cannot be used by any taxpayer, for the purpose of avoiding accuracy-related penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer. The information is provided "as is," with no assurance or guarantee of completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose.
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Nonprofit Products
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VANTAGE has a wide range of products designed to sustain nonprofit success and growth. These products include:
Health Insurance Exchange
Group Medical
Group Dental / Vision
Business Liability
Directors & Officers
Errors & Omissions
Sexual Misconduct
Workers' Compensation
Employee Theft
Crime
Commercial Auto
Umbrella
Property
Product Liability
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Business Formation
Legal Assistance
Human Resources
Marketing
Business Planning
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