Have you ever been so stressed that you can’t get any work done? It’s a refrain I hear from development directors all the time. It’s like overload paralysis. The more work you have, the less you get done. I know how that feels. This week is especially busy. A few years back when I originally wrote on this topic, I found myself pacing in … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Improve Your Fundraising Mindset this Summer
Summer is the perfect time to rejuvenate and refocus. As a fundraiser, and especially as a woman in the nonprofit sector, it’s essential to take proactive steps to enhance your mindset. 10 Summertime Tips to Improve Your Fundraising Mindset Over the course of this summer, I invite you to take advantage these ten tips. These suggestions … [Read more...]
Empowering Women Fundraisers: 9 Tips to Excel in Nonprofit Leadership
Fundraising is an amazing profession for women and men, alike. However, fundraising is not immune to the challenges that women workers face across all sectors. While women tend to dominate the field of fundraising in numbers, we still lag behind men when it comes to high-paying leadership positions in fundraising and in the nonprofit … [Read more...]
7 Personal Pet Peeves that Are Undermining Your Fundraising
After working with nonprofit leaders for more than two decades, there are patterns and bad habits I see over and over. Through the years, these frequent fundraising mistakes have turned into my personal pet peeves. It drives me crazy when I see fundraisers doing them because I know how much it undermines their efforts. If you really want to … [Read more...]
Gift Tables: The Roadmap to Successful Major Gift Fundraising
Gift Tables -- aka Gift Range Charts or Gift Pyramids -- are they key to successful major gift fundraising. That’s because they clearly demonstrate how many gifts you need at what levels to be successful. In other words, they provide a roadmap to your fundraising goal. How a Gift Table Works for Major Gift Fundraising Let’s say you want … [Read more...]
6 Essential Tools and Technology for EVERY Nonprofit Fundraiser
In the 21st Century, there’s no getting around the essential nature of technology. When it comes to using the latest technology, where do you and your nonprofit fit? Ask yourself the following questions: Do you sleep outside the Apple store the night before a new phone drops? If so, then you're an early adopter. Do you simply have to … [Read more...]
A Fundraiser’s Guide to Overcoming Writer’s Block
As a fundraiser, you’re expected to do a lot of writing. Annual appeals, grant applications, thank you letters, emails, donor stories, newsletters, annual reports. The list goes on and on. In fact, you may spend a large chunk of every workday writing. And regardless of whether you enjoy writing or believe yourself to be a good writer, … [Read more...]
5 Simple Ways to Thank Donors AND Raise More Money
Donors are far more likely to make a subsequent gift to an organization when they feel appreciated. Which begs the question: What are you doing to make absolute sure your donors feel appreciated? Acquiring New Donors Costs More Money It costs significantly more money to acquire new donors than to keep your old ones. And donors who have … [Read more...]
Help Your Executive Director Embrace Their Role in Raising Major Gifts
Executive Directors have unique roles to play when it comes to raising major gifts. It’s not a role they can hand off to a Director of Development. It’s not a role a board member can play. It’s a role uniquely held by the CEO at your organization. Think about a leader or a boss you’ve been excited to follow. That’s the kind of person who … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Stay Motivated (and Avoid Frustration) When Raising Major Gifts
Fundraising for any nonprofit organization can be challenging work, especially when it comes to raising major gifts. That’s because raising major gifts requires a healthy mix of effort, patience, and dedication to connect with donors and their passions. Unfortunately, when progress isn’t quick or obvious, raising those big gifts can be … [Read more...]
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