Below you will find a list of informative resources and downloads from Barker & Scott aimed at helping our friends in the nonprofit world to effectively identify, implement, and realize value from information technology and related investments.
Major Giving: Embrace the Art and Science
with a Playbook developed
just for you!
Take your major gift fundraising to a transformational level by creating and operationalizing a unifying Playbook. Embrace the art and science of collaborative relationship building in order to maximize fundraising results, using an approach designed to serve both the highest good of your organization and its donors. The Barker & Scott Major Gifts Playbook service adopts best practices to the unique mission, culture, and operating environment of your organization. Learn More:
Download the Barker & Scott Major Gifts Playbook Table of Contents
Download the Cultivation Team Strategy Plan (2018 Bridge Presentation)
Listen as Doug Barker explores the
Major Gifts Playbook on the
Successful NonProfits Podcast
Create Your Playbook: Operationalizing the Art and Science of Major Gift Fundraising
Learn how one innovative organization is taking major gift fundraising to a transformational level by creating and operationalizing a unifying Playbook. Hear their journey of embracing the art and science of collaborative relationship building in order to maximize fundraising results, using an approach designed to serve both the highest good of the organization and its donors.
This deck was presented by Doug Barker, president of Barker & Scott, and Jeremy Cramer, chief development officer of Facing History and Ourselves at the 12th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference.
AICPA: Positioning IT for Success Through Effective Strategic IT Planning
As the title suggests, this is a timely and important presentation designed to help nonprofit organizations implement technology that are actually solutions rather than costly, time-consuming, head-smacking albatrosses that so often plague our industry.
Presented by Doug Barker, president, and David Price, principal, we think you’ll find this presentation an invaluable resource for any existing or future technology planning or implementation process.
AICPA: Real-Life Lessons: How to Avoid Common and Costly Mistakes When Implementing Technology
It is no secret that even for the most sophisticated organization, IT can seem like a foreign language. In this presentation, Barker & Scott President Doug Barker and Principal David Price offer their insights into strategically planning for any IT engagement.
Specifically, we believe – and showcase here – why the thinking and planning that goes into IT investments is as important as the technology itself.
