Fundraising and Economic Development Resources
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Montgomery Consulting Publications
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Improving your Fall /4th Quarter Fundraising - Drawing on results from our Fundraising Climate Survey we suggest a few things that NPOs can do in the remaining months of the year to increase their fundraising.
Michigan Fundraising Climate Survey – Our firm conducts the only annual study focusing on the specific fundraising challenges facing Michigan institutions and nonprofit organizations. 2020 esults are now available.
Charitable Giving Just Got More Expensive for Your Donors… Are you ready? - This paper considers how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is likely to affect giving and fundraising in the coming years and what organizations can do to limit the negative impact on their fundraising.
Michigan Multipliers – Every other year since 1990, we have produced Michigan Multipliers for our friends in economic development. Multipliers is a desk reference that allows developers to quickly guesstimate the county-level jobs impact of their efforts.
Montgomery's 20 Rules for Successful Fundraising
Montgomery’s 20 Rules for Fundraising Success – Mike recently had occasion to sum-up what he has learned about effective and efficient fundraising over the past 30 years.
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"Organizations See a Record Jump in Fundraising," dBusiness, June 2022
Corporate Giving Surged in 2022, MiBiz, June 2022
"Report: Pandemic's Impact on Nonprofits Not as Bad as Projected," Crain's Detroit Business
"The Frontlines of Nonprofit Distress Get Clearer," Non Profit Quarterly (website)
"Refund-related Lawsuits Against Airlines are Taking Off," USA Today
FUNDRAISING AND RELATED TOPICS
"Pandemic Cools Fundraising Outlook for Michigan Nonpofits," MiBiz
"Spring fundraiser cancellations spur cash crunch for nonprofits," Crain's Detroit Business
Greater Detroit AFP COVID-19 Online Town Hall - Montgomery Briefing on March 2020 Update Survey FAST FORWARD TO 21:20 for presentation
"Party Pictures: 2020 Michigan Fundraising Climate Briefing," dBusiness
"Giving Falls for the First Time in a Decade," MiBiz
"Ilitches Back out of $1.5 million deal..." Detroit News
"More Nonprofit Execs Expect Fundraising Outlook to Worse," MiBiz
"Michigan Study Gives Early Look at Nonprofit Giving in 2018, Expectations for This Year," Crain's Detroit Business
"Charitable GIving Outlook," MiBiz
"Corporate Social Responsibility Veers Into Political Action: Safe or Sorry," Forbes
"Nonprofit fundraisers worry Tax Reform could limit donor base," MiBiz
"Corporate Giving, Business Leadership Would Boost Charities," Crain's Detroit Business
"Building the business case for doing good,” FastCompany.com
“Finding the right recipient: Matching-gift programs...”, Chicago Tribune
“How you can help hurricane victims in Puerto Rico,” Consumer Reports
"Taxes and Charitable Giving... how to do it right," The Street
“How Charitable Gifts May Be Affected by GOP Tax Plan,” US News and World Report
"Crowdfunding the Classroom," DIstrict Administration
"Those who can do... also teach - Michael Montgomery" (Profile), Crain's Detroit Business
Nonprofit Community Issues
Economic Development and Public Policy
The Jamuary 6 Committee has Exposed Donald Trump: Will Democrats Benefit? Washington Informer
"How to Handle Everything that Could Go Wrong When you Try to Vote," Medium
"Germany wants US Envoy to Explain Comments," CNSNews
"The wall will create thousands of jobs. But there could be a catch,” Money Magazine
"Is it safe to travel abroad in the Donald Trump era?" Huffington Post
“What it means to be a working class clothing brand in America,” Esquire*
*This is likely to be the only time you will ever see Mike Montgomery quoted in an article on fashion. In his defense, he thought the interview would be about Carhartt, Inc. and Valade family commitment to Detroit.