Key Take Aways: 2016 Burk Donor Survey

The seventh annual 2016 Burk Donor Survey, studying American’s philanthropy and how fundraising practices affect non profit organizations, provided a few key take away points for Kennari Consulting. In 2015, donors responded most often — 44% of the time...

Is your organization “open” minded?

How an “open” system approach bodes well for fundraising In the new world of philanthropy, it is important to understand the differentiation between “open” and “closed” systems of fundraising. Transforming from “closed”...

Donor Acknowledgments Matter

The donor thank you letter is an important piece of the cultivation process – and should be something treated with care and concern. Many non-profits treat thank you letters as a quick close to a transaction that needs a receipt and some tax deduction info, rather...