Whether it’s your first day on the job at a new organization, or you’ve been at your organization for many years, you’re reading this because you want guidance on how to get your development shop off on the right footing, or significantly improve an existing one. If you fall into the latter category, do not despair! It’s never too late to … [Read more...]
A New Resource for Donor-Centered Planned Giving
As a consultant, I try to stress the importance of having a planned giving program to all of my clients, regardless of the size or capacity of the nonprofit I’m working with. However, other priorities often get moved to the top of the list and planned giving gets moved to the back burner. But it doesn't have to... Looking at Planned Giving … [Read more...]
Creating a 60 Day Fundraising Plan: Days 31-60
To get your year off to a strong start, I've prepared a 60 Day Fundraising Plan to ensure your fundraising efforts are successful. Having a fundraising plan in place is critical to your success. Missed the first two posts in this series? Go back and check them out: Creating a 60 Day Fundraising Plan: Days 1-15 Creating a 60 Day Fundraising … [Read more...]
Creating a 60 Day Fundraising Plan: Days 16-30
Missed days 1 through 15? Check it out here: Creating a 60 Day Fundraising Plan: Days 1-15 Creating a Fundraising Plan: Days 1-15 (Recap) By now you should have identified your best donors, including your largest and your most loyal donors. Using those lists, your next step was to create a combined list of your top prospective donors … [Read more...]
Creating a 60 Day Fundraising Plan: Days 1-15
A friend and colleague, who happens to be the new executive director of a nonprofit that's in financial trouble, called me and asked me to help him develop an "emergency" 60 day fundraising plan. The board hired him, in part, because the organization is in trouble and he’s going to try to turn things around. Hopefully you're not in as dire … [Read more...]
Why You Should Set Fundraising Goals for the New Year
With the end of the year so rapidly approaching, it's the perfect time to think about your accomplishments as well as the things you wish you had done differently this past year. In order to be more successful in the new year than we were in the previous year, it's essential to reflect on what worked and what didn't work. But the most … [Read more...]
4 Rock-Solid Ways to Raise More Year-End Money
As the end of the year approaches, I’ve been thinking a lot about year-end giving and how to help my clients and readers (you) raise even more money this year. I went back and reviewed my posts from last year on the subject (listed at the bottom of this post — some great reading, by the way) and thought of a few additions. 4 Ways to … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Pollyanna Principles for Reinventing Nonprofits
Have you ever felt like a Pollyanna? Have you ever wished you could be that optimistic? The Pollyanna Principles can help. I recently finished reading The Pollyanna Principles: Reinventing Nonprofit Organizations to Create the Future of Our World by Hildy Gottlieb. I couldn’t wait to share my review. Please know that this is an honest review … [Read more...]
4 Super Easy Processes for Raising More Money
I’m currently working with two organizations that will each raise significantly more money once they improve the way their respective offices function. What can you do to improve the way your office functions? Here are four super easy processes that you can put into place right away. Team Meetings for Accountability Have a weekly development … [Read more...]
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