Share your development success stories. What worked well, what didn't, and what did you learn as a result?
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The RDS Advisory Committee guides the RDS program and is supported by the Alliance's Development Department staff
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Bob Jones' Fund Development Columns in Alliance Magazine
Len Iaquinta's Blog About Fundraising
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Training curriculum guides nonprofit human service organizations through seven, self-paced training modules to help organizations develop their capacity for fundraising
Fund Development Email Group to Discuss Staff Development
The Alliance for Children and Families’ Resource Development Community of Practice email group will start an online discussion about issues related to staff development Friday, Feb 3, as part of its First Friday Food for Thought series.
Join this Community of Practice email group to be included in the discussion. … more
Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the availability of approximately $100 million of supportive services grants. The Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program is a new program that awards grants to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives who will coordinate and provide supportive services to very low-income veterans and their families residing in or transitioning to permanent housing. The grantees will provide a range of supportive services designed to promote housing stability.
Critical Devices: Stewardship, Stewardship, Stewardship

Between 55-65 percent of first-time donors never make a second gift, and only about 10 percent remain active after five years, according to reports from Penelope Burk, president of Cygnus Applied Research and a leading fundraising researcher. That’s some staggering information.
If you consider the monetary impact that decline has on an organization, it’s even more disheartening, as it costs 7-10 times more to acquire a new supporter than to retain existing donors. Moreover, the expense of the “acquisition” is typically 20 percent higher than the revenue actually received from those efforts. … more
Public & Private Funding Alerts
The Alliance for Children and Families provides several resources to keep members abreast of government and private funding opportunities. These free notification services are a members-only benefit. … more
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