Purim Fun In Beersheva

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/28/2010

It’s Purim 5770 today in Beersheva as it is in most all of Israel and the Diaspora.  In honor of the topsy-turvy nature of the holiday: remembering a serious crisis in Jewish history while…

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Who’s The Target Audience?

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/25/2010

Who should non-profits be targeting first for donations and membership offers? “Nonprofits should (first) be targeting people who have benefited from their services,†says Sargeant, whose latest book on the subject, “Fundraising: Principles and…

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That’s It?

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/18/2010

“The average consumer receives 24.7 pieces of mail per week. That’s the fourth straight year that shows a drop in volume, a 5.7 percent drop compared to the heydays of 2005 and 2006 (which…

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Meetings

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/17/2010

You could sit in meetings all day or you could get some actual work done. Unfortunately we know way to many Jewish non-profits that prefer to sit in meetings all day instead of actually…

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“ZOA asks donors to avoid UC Irvine”

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/17/2010

Group slams college chancellor who did not condemn anti-Semitic speech. From The Jpost.com 02.17.10 IRVINE, California — The Zionist Organization of America on Tuesday asked potential students and donors to the University of California,…

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What’s Your Higher Purpose?

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/16/2010

Profit and or donations are a necessary outcome, but how you get those dollars could be the difference between success and failure. Are you building trust in your community, with your donors and with…

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Featured Cause: United Against a Nuclear Iran

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/15/2010

UANI Mission: “The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime, most recently under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s leadership, has demonstrated…

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Direct Mail “Quotes”

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/09/2010

Denny Hatch has been in the marketing industry 50+ years and I tend to think that he’s one of the foremost experts in the field of direct mail marketing. These are a few of…

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The Remarkably Generous American Jews of 2009

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/08/2010

Slate’s annual top 60 list of the “largest American charitable contributions of the year” has been published and you can view the full 2009 list by clicking here. Ok, so none of the known…

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Jobs in Jewish Philanthropy 02.04.10

yoav@negevdirect.com 02/04/2010

Source: Philanthropy.com Senior Development Officer Center for Jewish History Posted: 02/03/2010 Category: Special events Location: New York Director of Leadership Giving, Capital Campaign Jewish Home Lifecare Posted: 02/02/2010 Category: Capital campaigns Location: New York…

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