A Path to Public Service
Summer 2017 Release – Ready
Nancy addresses the need for women for women in public office and the qualities that make women effective agents of community change. “Women need to be persuaded, inspired, and convinced that they do indeed have a right to a seat at the table and are fully capable of pulling up their own chair.” Read More.
Money In Politics: Did Donald Trump Break Campaign Finance Rules? Group Files Complaint Over Allegations Of Fundraising Abroad
June 29th, 2016 – International Business Times
Journalist Ned Resnikoff consults Nancy’s fundraising expertise as he recounts and analyzes allegations of campaign finance violations on the part of Donald Trump’s campaign. Read More
Confronting the Real “War on Women’ in the World’s Most Oppressive Regimes
June 2nd, 2015 – OpportunityLives
Nancy is featured in an article spotlighting individuals who have dedicated themselves to the cause of bettering the lives of women in oppressive regimes around the world. Read More
Fundraising in Crisis
December 18, 2015 – The Tennessean
Nancy provides insight about embattled Tennessee politician Jeremy Durham, and the impact of politicians’ behavior on party relations and fundraising. Read More
NFRW conference instructs women leaders and influences on best practices
September 11th, 2015 – NFRW
Over 100 female attendees of the 38th Biennial Convention were present at Nancy Bocskor’s Leadership Training Seminar on September 11th to learn and discuss best practices, after which one attendee stated that she was ‘totally inspired’ by the step-by-step political advice. Read More
Franken fundraising strategy gleans data and dollars from supporters
March 25, 2014- Fundraising Success
Read the transcript or listen online as NPR’s Brett Neely talks with Nancy Bocskor about Senator Al Franken’s successful fundraising abilities. Read More
Nancy Comments on Fundraising in Nebraska
January 29th, 2014 – KVNO News and NET News
Omaha, NE – Amidst the clatter of ice tea refills and last bites of dessert, some of Nebraska’s U.S. Senate candidates got a few minutes to impress a crowded Lincoln hotel banquet room last week. The noon hour forum, sponsored by the Lincoln Independent Business Association (LIBA), featured seven candidates armed with polished stump speeches, hit and miss jokes, and the always sure to please references to Husker sports. Read More
Nancy’s Thoughts on Destination Fundraising
January 26, 2014 – Omaha World Herald
WASHINGTON — Hot-tubbing at a Colorado ski resort, touring vineyards in California — they sound like pretty pleasant getaways. Members of Congress — including Reps. Lee Terry and Adrian Smith, both Nebraska Republicans — enjoy such excursions without emptying their own wallets. Read more
The Art (and Science) of Making the Ask
September 20, 2013 – The Republican Woman Magazine
Nancy Bocskor addresses the need for more leadership trainings for women policy-makers: “Your wallet is closer to your heart than your head. Your ability to make an emotional appeal to potential donors can move them from concern to passion to cash.” Read More
How a Fundraising Plan Comes Together
May 13, 2013 – Campaigns and Elections Magazine
With the average congressional campaign costing upwards of $2 million in 2012, potential candidates need to get their fundraising plan together as early as possible if they’re thinking about running in 2014. And even if you’re not ready to run for Congress, you’ll still need to raise money for your state or local election.
So how do you start? Read More.
State Program Aiming to Get Women in Office
January 2, 2012 – Pittsburgh Tribune
Chelsa Wagner knows that being a woman in a field where men “tend to groom replacements for themsleves” can present challenges. One of Pittsburgh’s first women to be elected to a full term in the state House, Wagner officially leaves behind that job in harrisburg when she is inaugurated today as Allegheny County’s first female controller. Read More
Sage fundraising advice from Nancy Bocskor, Author of “Go Fish: How to Catch (and Keep) Contributors”
November, 2011 – VOICES of Conservative Women
As I teach fundraising skills to both political campaigns and non-profit organizations, I remind students of the key component for success: If you don’t believe in the candidate or cause you’re representing, no one else will. Your personal passion is critical for your fundraising efforts. And your ability to make emotional connections with potential donors can move them from conern to passion to cash.” Read More
Fundraising with Nancy Bocskor
November 19, 2009 – Biztech PR
Fantastic seminar was had this past weekend with premier political advisor and fundraiser Nancy Bocskor. Nancy was hosted by the Southeastern Institute of Women in Politics at the College of Charleston School of Law to teach interested women how to effectively fundraise for non-profits and political campaigns. Read More
GOP candidates don’t wear plaid
September, 2009 – The Sacramento Bee
If you’re a Republican candidate hoping to crush your opponent, try not to have your picture in stripes or plaid. Do let your campaign manager be the meanie while you preach peace and love. And it doesn’t hurt to be in almost supernaturally perfect health.
Six Otterbein Women Who Are Leading the Way
Summer, 2009 – Otterbein College Towers
Otterbein College has admitted women since its founding, and the first two graduates of the College in 1857 were women. It is no surprise, then, that some of the most prestigious graduates of the College. It is no surprise, then, that some of the most prestigious graduates of the College have been women. Of the scores of alumnae who walked the Otterbein campus, here are a few of Otterbein’s “Leading Ladies”…
Otterbein College Towers, Summer 2009 [2.9MB]
American Politicos Teach Middle-Eastern Women How to Campaign
January, 2009 – Politics Magazine
As a journalist, Reem Qasem had a unique view of her hometown. Zarqa, Jordan was in rough shape. There was not always reliable clean water, no safe playgrounds or parks for children, and development in general was lacking severely. Women like Reem had few rights. Society was strictly patriarchal, especially in Zarqa where a strong Bedouin tribal influence kept everything in check…
…Fortunately, while Reem couldn’t answer those questions, Nancy Bocskor could. Bocskor works with a nonprofit called The Center for Liberty in the Middle East, CLIME for short, and runs programs for women wanting to enact change in their communities.
Making an Emotional Connection With Passion-Driven Leadership
December 9th, 2008 – Fundraising Success Magazine
“Achieving passion-driven leadership in your community is the key to establishing personal relationships. It’s about making that emotional connection.” So said Nancy Bocskor, president of campaign consultancy The Nancy Bocskor Company, in a session at Blackbaud’s 2008 Conference for Nonprofits held last month in South Carolina. Read More
Nancy Heard on NPR
April 2nd, 2008 – All Things Considered
Read the transcript or listen online as NPR’s Peter Overby talks with insiders about what happens when a political campaign runs low on funds. Nancy appears in the second half of the five minute segment. Read More