February 2014 – Alexander | Carrillo Consulting

Book Review by Brian Bateman

The Fundraiser’s Guide to Irresistible Communications- Real World Field-Tested Strategies for Raising More Money by Jeff Brooks, Emerson & Church, 2012 This brief book is packed with gems. Wisdom. Inspiration. Creativity. More importantly it is direct and honest. $22 for this little 150 page paperback? This quick read is worth your money, your organizations’ budget …

What a difference a Fund Development Plan makes! A Case Study and Success Story: Kino Border Initiative, by Jenny Carrillo, CFRE

by Laura Alexander

In 2010, Kino Border Initiative (KBI), a new, small, faith-based organization working with deported migrants in the border communities of Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Sonora received a three-year start-up funding commitment from a founding partner with the catch that they had to be financially self-sufficient by the end of the three years. They needed a …