As a fundraiser, part of the deal is showing up. My clients know that on New Year’s Eve, I call each of them. If I get them, I offer them my best holiday wishes and cheer. If I don’t reach them, they get THE LECTURE.Believe me, you don’t want THE LECTURE.Here is the nice version.As…
Article menu>>Matt BeemPresident and COOKinetic Fundraising, Inc.Compound your givingSaturday, December 11, 2010Independence, MO – Kate and I were talking the other night at the kitchen table. We often replay the day’s activities while typing away on our laptops after the kids are in bed.Our recent night’s conversation turned to the nonprofits we’d support with year-end…
A couple of weeks ago I was proud to see President and COO of Kinetic Companies, Inc., Matt Beem, be honored as the Fundraiser of the Year in Kansas City—his hometown and Kinetic’s world headquarters. Obviously we like it when any of our employees and clients is honored. We have had several honored in this…
Chad has business in Des Moines and Amarillo; Butch practiced medicine until a few years ago, but now is retired in Omaha; and Randy is a businessman in Chadron, Nebraska. What do all three have in common? They are all graduates of Chadron State College of Chadron, Nebraska.As a result of a transition in our…
Article menu>>Matt BeemPresident and COOKinetic Fundraising, Inc.Lessons from the long roadSaturday, November 27, 2010Independence, MO – Long or short sleeves?At a balmy 62 degrees, that was the big question for those running the 14th Annual Gobbler Grind last Sunday in Corporate Woods.As the race started, having ditched my Under Armour for a short-sleeved shirt minutes…
With an increase in giving of 14+ % in 2009 and a similar number in 2008, the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation was identified as one of the Top 400 Nonprofits that has consistently grown through the recession. They were noted as the institution that has grown the fastest in the Top 400 since its…
If I get one more summary of a survey posing as “research,” I am going to scream just to hear something real!Many companies, not unlike Hartsook, are surveying their clients on everything from ethics to giving to employee trends. These can be mildly interesting at times, but not reliable.I just saw that AFP presented the…
by Invited Guest Blogger Geoff BurnsOn August 30, 2010, the Geneva Hills Group purchased a 50 year old 350 acre Christian camp and environmental education facility. The success of this campaign was literally against all odds.Geneva Hills had been owned and operated by one conglomerate of Presbyterian churches in central Ohio since 1959. However, due…
Article menu>>Matt BeemPresident and COOKinetic Fundraising, Inc.Building homes and shaping livesSaturday, October 9, 2010Mexico City – Imagine the shed in your back yard.You know the one. You splurged for it last year after succumbing to your penchant for a riding lawnmower.Think of it again. And this time imagine it’s your house.For many who live in…
After all the “Leave a Legacy” promotion in the past 20 years—the focus on planned gifts, and research on who gives them—the needle on realized gifts has barely budged. Perhaps it’s too early to judge this, but many of you know I have long been a critic of the planned giving profession’s focus on “gizmos”…
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