How to Create a Solid Development Program

By Anne W. Howard

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Nonprofit Essentials: The Development Plan
by Linda Lysakowski

Many charities need to go beyond planning special events and writing grant proposals and instead focus on public relations, capital campaigns, planned giving, and other aspects of fund raising, writes Linda Lysakowski, president of Capital Venture, a fund-raising consulting firm.

Instead of focusing too narrowly on one source of financial support, "board