Advancement Services and Campaign Management - Free Resources

The following resources are available for interested parties looking to learn more in regards to best practices for advancement services and campaign management.

Advancement Services and Campaign Management


The following resources are available for interested parties looking to learn more in regards to best practices for advancement services and campaign management.

John has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous Best Practices documents for the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (aasp). To access those documents, you must be a member of aasp. If you are a member, please go to Best Practices Library – aasp (connectedcommunity.org) and, after logging in, look for John’s efforts in the following categories. If you are not a member of aasp and have an urgent question on any of these topics, please call, email, or schedule a meeting with John by going to the Contact Us tab:

Advancement Management
  • Gift Acceptance Policies
  • Philanthropy and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
  • Staff Incentives for Retention
Campaign Management
  • Advancement and Campaign Funding
  • Campaign Counting
Records Management
  • Accepting and Processing Gifts of Securities
  • Applying Recognition Soft Credits
  • Donor Advised Funds
  • Gift Administration – Gifts versus Grants versus Contracts
  • Name (Including Funds) & Salutation Standards
  • Pledge Writeoff Standards
  • Quid Pro Quo Contributions
  • Reconciling Advancement and Accounting Financial Reports
  • Refunding Gifts
  • Understanding the Differences Between Advancement Counting and Finance Accounting

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Podcasts and presentations featuring John Taylor:

Is Your Organization Ready – Really Ready – For A Capital Campaign?Podcast 2024
In this episode of The Beacon Podcast, Lighthouse Counsel Director of Business Development Ryan Woroniecki speaks with John Taylor, principal at John Taylor Consulting, a leading firm in the field of advancement, campaign management and board development, about preparing for a capital campaign.
aasp – A COVID Retrospective – Featuring John Taylor – Podcast from 2021
Venmo or Ven-No! – A 2020 video conversation with John and Bob Burdenski regarding the acceptability (and possibility) of accepting charitable gifts through Venmo.
Surveying the Growth and Impact of Online Giving – Podcast from 2019
Do I Really Need to Register in Every State? – A 2021 video presentation by John and Bob Burdenski on charitable giving registration regulations.
Updated!Alexander Haas Futures in Fundraising: An Interview with John Taylor – Podcast from 2016

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