Insights: A Deep Dive Into Grants and Nonprofit Funding

Youth Build Grants are Open!

Youth Build Grants are Open!

By Ginger Keller-Ferguson

KFA is currently seeking a partner for one of our existing clients for a Youth Build project to take place in Johnson City, Tennessee. We...

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How to Have a Beneficial Client/Consultant Relationship

How to Have a Beneficial Client/Consultant Relationship

By Ginger Keller-Ferguson

  So, you’ve taken the leap. You’ve figured out your weak areas, you’ve gotten board and funding approval, and you’ve hired a consultant to help...

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One Simple Trick for Keeping Up with Donor Prospects by Alex Comfort, CFRE

One Simple Trick for Keeping Up with Donor Prospects by Alex Comfort, CFRE

By Customer Service

Written by Alex Comfort, CFRE I sat in a meeting with a long-term executive director and their brand new director of development.  We were planning...

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Strategic Planning: It Can be Taught

Strategic Planning: It Can be Taught

By Ginger Keller-Ferguson

  Nothing sends shudders down the spines of busy nonprofit leaders like the words “strategic plan.” But having strategic goals is vitally important to your...

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When is the Right Time to Do a Capital Campaign? By Alex Comfort, CFRE

By Customer Service

  Starting a capital campaign is one of the hardest decisions a non-profit can make.  Back when I began directing them in 1986, we used...

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Well, This was Awkward!

Well, This was Awkward!

By Ginger Keller-Ferguson

Ah, The Awkward! As nonprofit management consultants, sometimes, we feel confident, self-assured, and downright professional. And, sometimes we don’t. Read on for a cringe worthy...

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The Constant Ask: A Cold Shower for Donors

By Customer Service

In my last article I talked about the National World War II Museum and how to keep donors engaged. In this post we will touch...

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5 Easy Ways to Become a Public Speaking Star by Alex Comfort, CFRE

By Customer Service

I’m pretty humble about a lot of things, but not about my public speaking.  I have few peers.  Some of that is because I’m a...

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Case Study: A Nonprofit Keeping Customers Engaged

By Customer Service

Case Study: A Nonprofit Keeping Donors EngagedAs a member of the team here at KFA, I’d like to chime in on a practice I see...

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