State Policy Network
How to keep your organization fiscally healthy during the coronavirus

As the coronavirus crisis continues to unfold, SPN has put together the following resources to help state think tanks keep their organizations healthy in this challenging time.

Organizational Priorities & Fiscal Health

CARES Act funding considerations for the nonprofit community
SPN shares insight on CARES Act funding

Five exercises to help your organization set priorities in uncertain times
How scenario planning can help organizations deal with shifting priorities.

How a CFO navigates a crisis
Two Network CFOs share how they are leading their staff through this crisis and what advice they have for other state think tanks.

Six ways a Board Chairman can help your organization in uncertain times
How an organization’s Board of Directors, and the Chairman of the Board in particular, can help to ensure that an organization weathers the storm, and, ideally, flourishes in the long run.

Development

Stay (virtually) near, dear, and clear: How to approach your 2020 fundraising plans and donor relationships in the wake of COVID-19
Critical steps that nonprofit think tanks should take now to ensure the health of their philanthropic relationships and plans.

Fundraising in the time of crisis
Ann C. Fitzgerald, Founder and President of AC Fitzgerald, examines the brave new world of ‘viral’ fundraising.

Nonprofit fiscal health in an ailing country
Ann C. Fitzgerald, Founder and President of AC Fitzgerald considers the actions nonprofit leaders should take during the coronavirus.

Times of volatility…tips for highly successful fundraisers
Benjamin R. Case, CEO/Senior Counsel of Focused On Fundraising, shares suggestions on working with donors in times of considerable market volatility and uncertainty.

Work in tough times…tips for highly successful fundraisers
Benjamin R. Case, CEO/Senior Counsel of Focused On Fundraising, offers advice for how fundraisers can get their work done in tough times.

Making direct mail work smarter during the COVID-19 crisis
Philanthropy Daily shares practical ways to make your direct mail program work smarter.

Giving Through Crisis: What Donors Think Now
DonorsTrust shares insight on how donors are feeling at the moment.

Donor engagement planning
Resources to help you create your donor engagement plan and implement impactful strategies.

Development planning for COVID-19 and beyond
Tools to help you determine how you will meet your revenue goals this year.

Additional resources and FAQs
Assess and adjust your 2020 fundraising plan in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More resources will be shared on SPN.org in the coming days and weeks.

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