Donor education resources

• Wealth in Missouri
  The Alliance of Missouri Community Foundations partnered with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to
  Transfer of Wealth Study (2013), from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
  http://cfozarks.org/transferofwealth/

• MU gifts and endowments reports
  Dec 2013 MU endowment pool summary (PDF)
  Feb 2013 MU gift assessments (PDF)
  Dec 2012 MU endowment pool performance summary (PDF)
  Sep 2012 Investment overview (PDF)

• University of Missouri Advancement

• The ten immutable laws of the (fundraising) universe, Philanthropy News Digest article by Carl Richardson

• Asking for donations (from The Fundraising Authority)

  • The art of the ask: How to successfully ask anyone for a donation to your nonprofit (video webinar)
    (This recording is about 1 hour and 26 minutes; however, the sound begins at about 20 minutes and is followed by 3 minutes of housekeeping info, so the actual webinar begins at about 23 minutes.)

  • How to make asks and get them to say “Yes!” (PDF) (nine-page companion guide that outlines the webinar's key concepts)

• Boards and fundraising (from The Fundraising Authority)
  • How to get your board enthusiastic about fundraising (video webinar) (This recording is about an hour long. Begin listening around 2:10.)
  • Running a successful board giving campaign (PDF) (four-page companion guide about organizing a board giving campaign)