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Profile: Annual Reporting And The Sigma Phi Epsilon Foundation 2016 Annual...
Annual reporting can be daunting. It’s not easy to think of new ways to frame, design and present what is often repeated messaging and content (with new numbers) to largely the same audience. We all...
View ArticleCampaign Profile: Alpha Delta Pi’s “We Believe. We Give.” Day Of Giving
In 2015, Alpha Delta Pi (ADPi) Foundation launched the comprehensive campaign We Believe with a $10M goal. The campaign spoke to reasons members should support the purpose of the organization through...
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Program Profile: Delta Gamma’s Chapter Giving Connects With Local “Service...
Delta Gamma’s collegiate chapters continue to be the Foundation’s largest fundraisers collectively raising $2.38 million last year. Yet, chapters were seeking a way to support both the DG Foundation...
View ArticleProgram Profile: FarmHouse Foundation Says ‘Thank You’ in 7 Ways
The FarmHouse Leadership Institute (FLI) is the Fraternity’s premier officer training program. It is fully-funded by FarmHouse alumni and friends each year through the FarmHouse Foundation....
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Program Profile: Alpha Chi Omega Foundation’s Leadership Circle Provides...
To develop informed, connected and engaged member donors, in 2015, Alpha Chi Omega launched Leadership Circle to recognize those who give $1,000 or more in unrestricted gifts annually. These donors...
View ArticleProgram Profile: Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Delivers Immediate Help to...
In summer 2017, a string of natural disasters hit the US in rapid succession — Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused major damage and disruption in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, and then wildfires spread...
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Program Profile: 24-Hours Live for #GivingTuesday at the Delta Chi...
The Delta Chi Educational Foundation led a three-week digital campaign, and 24-hours of live updates on #GivingTuesday 2017, to raise $60,000. They had one matching gift for $25,000, if they could...
View ArticleProgram Profile: “Hiding in Plain Sight” & the Bridge Builder Society of Beta...
Knowing how significant planned gifts can be for an organization’s future, the Beta Foundation staff devised a strategy to learn which alumni in their donor base are (or would be) interested in...
View ArticleNo Mayday Signal Needed: Days of Giving a Success
The month of May saw great giving success for Alpha Delta Pi Foundation, Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation and Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation. All three organizations hosted successful days of...
View ArticleCampaign Profile: Kappa Alpha Theta Launches ‘Theta Forever’ Igniting Giving...
What started as an effort to support a staple event, #GivingTuesday, resulted in a strategic initiative to launch “Theta Forever” by elevating the impact of major gifts to engage new donors....
View ArticleLeadership profile: Ben Satcher, Jr.
A strong communicator and people person, Ben Satcher, Jr. is a great leader of the organizational success of the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence. Satcher is the newly elected president of the Board...
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Guest Blog: Phi Delta Theta Days of Giving
Phi Delta Theta achieved great success in donor reengagement and acquisition by live streaming their premier leadership development event, the Kleberg Emerging Leaders Institute, over the summer. This...
View ArticleProgram Profile: Planning Pushes Delta Sigma Phi to Successful Campaign Launch
Advance planning and success in the quiet phase of a new campaign helped the Delta Sigma Phi Foundation progress toward their goals. Delta Sigma Phi Foundation started a $10 million campaign on July 1,...
View ArticleThe Days of Giving 2020 Challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic created many concerns and questions for fraternal foundations that typically host spring Days of Giving. These member organizations recently shared with the Foundation for...
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More from Seminar: Fundraising as a Profession
At the Seminar 2020 online program, the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence hosted a talk with the William D. Jenkins Outstanding Foundation Professional Award Recipients from 2010-2020 about how to...
View ArticleCARES Act Benefits for Fraternal Foundations
Federal pandemic relief provides for a general tax deduction that can help fraternal foundations reach more donors, and FFE member organizations are working to educate their donor bases. The...
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Strengthening Your Case for Support
We are committed to exploring new data sets that can inform the actions of fraternal industry leadership. You may not be aware of the progress FFE has made in this area in the past 15 months — the...
View Article2021 Gallup Survey: How FFE Members are Using the Data
Thank you to the following FFE volunteers for sharing how their organization has been using the findings of the 2021 Gallup Survey. View the 2021 Gallup findings Alpha Chi Omega Foundation Marsha...
View ArticleIndustry Survey Analysis: Donor Retention Comparison
Each year, FFE conducts the Industry Survey – which provides insights that directly reflect the fraternal fundraising industry. Let’s look at donor retention comparisons between our fraternal...
View ArticleIndustry Survey Analysis: First-Time Donors
Last month, FFE analyzed how fraternal foundations compare to the nonprofit sector in overall donor retention and first-time donor retention. While our member organizations saw a minor YOY decline in...
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