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"LAPA News & Views," our e-newsletter,
is designed to provide you with updates about our current services
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LAPA Winter 2012 Newsletter: Planning For Fundraising Success
Do you know the saying "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail?" These high stakes are what underlies these pithy essays compiled this month for your reading pleasure [read more]
Archived versions of our past mailings are also provided below.
These contain information about free nonprofit resources, as well
as Laurence's recommendations for addressing problems that you
may be facing now.
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Recent Newsletters
Past Newsletters
| Fall 2008 Interview -- What Every Executive Director Needs to Know About Fundraising in an Economic Downturn (mp3 file) |
| -- On November 18, 2008 Laurence Pagnoni was interviewed by Maria Semple of The Prospect Finder, LLC regarding the state of the economy and its impact on fundraising in the nonprofit sector. If you are a nonprofit leader who is concerned about year-end giving or if the economic downturn has already had an impact on your organization, it is well worth your time to take a listen and find out what immediate actions you can take to improve your situation. |
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| Summer 2008 News & Views -- The Importance of High Level Fundraising |
| -- A NOTE FROM LAURENCE: What Do Fundraisers Do? (And why it matters) |
| -- ASK LAPA: When creating a strategic plan, how does fundraising fit in? |
| -- Also: The "New" 990: A wake-up call for nonprofit governance. |
| -- Upcoming LAPA Seminar!: Higher Level Fundraising: Opportunity Knocks. |
| -- LAPA WELCOMES FOUR NEW CLIENTS! |
| Winter 2008: Outsourcing in the Nonprofit Sector |
| -- OUTSOURCING IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR : An Overview on Outsourcing with a Focus on Fundraising |
| -- WELCOME AND AN INVITATION |
| -- NONPROFIT OUTSOURCING : A Vital Option |
| -- SMART OUTSOURCING : A Focus on Fundraising |
| -- AN INVITATION FROM LAURENCE : Panel
concerning outsourcing in the nonprofit sector at Baruch College.... |
| Fall 2007: A Focus on Individual & Major Donors |
| -- NOTE FROM LAURENCE: Building a Donor Constituency Where None Exists: Not an Impossible Mission |
| -- Donors You Say? Where? |
| -- Ask LAPA: How do I get over fear of "the ask?" |
| -- Nonprofit News: The IRS Focuses on Governance...and more |
| -- Upcoming LAPA Seminars |
| Summer 2007 |
| -- NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- The Importance of Testing Program Feasibility |
| -- Ask LAPA: Make the Most Out of Board Meetings |
| -- Nonprofit News: The IRS Focuses on Governance...and more |
| -- LAPA News: Upcoming Seminars |
| Spring 2007 |
| -- NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
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| -- A Guide for the Perplexed: Should a faith-based institution seek 501(c)3 status? |
by Laurence A. Pagnoni |
| -- Ask LAPA: Should my religious organization consider a capital campaign? |
by Ed Winters |
| -- LAPA News: LAPA workshops and more |
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| Special Holiday Edition -
2006 |
| -- Working With Your Board: Small Steps Toward Long-Term Results |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- END OF YEAR PLANNED GIVING OPPORTUNITY: Breaking News for Fundraising Professionals |
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| -- Ask LAPA: What's Working in Board Giving? |
by Laurence Pagnoni |
| Fall
2006 |
| -- Paying for Results can be Costly |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Planned Giving: Thinking Beyond the Checkbook |
by Ed Winters |
| -- Ask LAPA: The Immeasurable Value of Expert Grant Writing |
by Enid Harlow |
| Summer
2006 |
| -- Not This Time: Why John D. Rockefeller Jr. said "No" to Alcoholics Anonymous and what it means for us today. |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Gathering Prospective Individual Donors: A Guide to Friendly and Effective Fundraisers |
by Sheldon Bart |
| -- Ask LAPA: The Impact of Advisory and Honorary Committees on Your Organization |
by Blanche L. Norman |
| Spring
2006 |
| -- "Good to Great"—Enhancing and Upgrading Rather Than Expanding |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Saving for a Rainy Day—The Importance of Cash Reserve Funds |
by Blanche L. Norman |
| -- Ask LAPA: Answers to your questions |
by Sheldon Bart |
| -- And more! |
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| Winter
2006 |
| -- The Importance of "Followership" |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Individual Donors: Getting Behind
the Fear of Asking |
by Blanche L. Norman |
| -- Ask LAPA: Answers to your questions |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| -- LAPA Strategic Plan: An Update |
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| Fall 2005: A Special Report on Findings from
an Assessment of Our First Decade of Service |
Full
Version in PDF Format (4.7 MB) | HTML
Version
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| -- Does Consulting Achieve
Results? |
NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Know Thyself, Know Thy Impact: Results
of LAPA's 10th Anniversary Assessment |
by Debbie Mason |
| -- The Next Decade: Strategic Planning |
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| -- Hindsight Is 20/20: Lessons for Capacity
Builders |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| -- LAPA Return on Fundraising Investment:
Costs vs. Benefits |
by Mark Engler |
| -- The Pearls of Partnership: How Nonprofits
Benefit From Lasting Consultant Engagements |
by Michelle Portlock |
| -- LAPA Clients Discover
Full Spectrum of Services |
| Summer
2005 |
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-- Estate Tax Repeal: A Hidden Menace
for Nonprofits
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Nonprofit Marketing: Reaching Unserved
Clients |
by Raissa Smorol |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Enid Harlow |
| Spring
2005 |
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-- Nonprofits Doing Better Business
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- How to Boost Your On-Line Presence |
by Raissa Smorol |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| Winter
2005 |
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-- Evaluation is for Everyone
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Boards That Work, Work! |
by Michael Davidson |
| -- Creating Far-Sighted Donors |
by Raissa Smorol |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Bodi Luse |
| Fall
2004 |
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-- Knowing Your Donors
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Making Outcome Evaluation Work for
You |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Raissa Smorol |
| Summer 2004 |
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-- Why Use Consultants? Views from the
Next Generation
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- "It Takes Time": LAPA’s
Pyramid of Giving |
by Mark Engler |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Raissa Smorol |
| Spring 2004 |
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-- A Group of Coaches
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- New Directory for the HIV/AIDS Service
Community |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| -- “Ask LAPA”: Answers to your questions |
by Laurence Pagnoni |
| Winter 2004 |
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-- Working with Consultants:
Who Can I Trust?
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Assessing Your Organization's Fundraising
Costs |
by Bodi Luse |
| -- "Ask LAPA": Answers to your
questions |
by Raissa Smorol |
| Fall 2003 |
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-- Welcoming New Clients
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Can an "Intermediary
Organization" Fund Technical Assistance for Your Agency? |
by Laurence Pagnoni |
| -- LAPA Reviews Important Changes in
Charities Law |
by Bodi Luse |
| Summer 2003 |
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-- Dealing with Uncertain
Times
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- How You Can Benefit from
Speeding Up Team Learning |
by Armando Pagan & Mark Engler |
-- Using Databases to Build Effective
Individual Donor Programs
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by Katie McMullen |
| Spring 2003 |
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-- Getting Results
from Your Staff and/or Board Retreats
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by Laurence Pagnoni |
| -- How to Use the Web to Fundraise Effectively |
by Bodi Luse |
| Winter 2003 |
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-- Fundraising Amidst
Recession and Instability
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NOTE FROM LAURENCE |
| -- Clarifying Your Mission,
Vision, and Values: Better Definitions for Better Results |
by Melissa Shurkin |
| -- New Resources from the NYC Non-Profits
Project |
by LAPA |
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