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 Reasons Continuing Education is Critical for Fundraising Professionals
As a fundraising professional, you are responsible for driving the success of your organization's fundraising efforts. Fundraising is a constantly evolving field, with new strategies and techniques emerging all the time. To stay at the top of your game, it's important to invest in continuing education. Continuing education can take many … [Read more...]
The 9 Most Important Issues Facing Fundraisers Today [2023]
As a nonprofit fundraiser, it can be challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising and donor engagement. Not to mention the exponential growth in technology and rapid developments in data management. Add to that the fact that most development shops are under-resourced and understaffed, and you don’t exactly have a … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Setting Goals Will Help You Raise Major Gifts
Major gift fundraising is a crucial component of any nonprofit organization's revenue stream, and setting goals is a vital part of ensuring the success of a major gift fundraising effort. If you are like many other fundraisers, you may have general fundraising goals, but are less likely to have major gift goals specifically. Having … [Read more...]
Just Say No to ‘Thank-a-Thons’ and Other Harmful Gratitude Practices
Imagine you donate to a charity for the first time. You receive a generic tax receipt and then, eight months later out of the blue, you receive a thank you call for a donation you barely remember making. Do you feel warm and fuzzy or in any way endeared toward that organization? I know a lot of nonprofit leaders are hard at work right now … [Read more...]
How to Earn an A+ on Your Donor Report Cards
If your donors were grading your fundraising efforts and their experience with your nonprofit, what sort of grade would they give you? (Hint: It’s not all about getting straight A’s, but it’s about doing the best you can. For more on this, see the end of this post.) 6 Areas to Earn an A+ on Your Donor Report Cards Simply pushing … [Read more...]
8 Savvy Ways to Raise More Money in ANY Economy
Fall fundraising season is heating up. It’s normally the time nonprofits raise more than the rest of the year combined. But as the markets falter and uncertainty creeps in, you and your donors may be facing increasing anxiety about the economy. Relax -- you've got this. 8 Ways to Raise Money in ANY Enconomy If you're worried about the … [Read more...]
How to Create a Development Plan that Catapults Your Fundraising
I often remind people of the definition of insanity -- doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. What are you going to do differently down the road to try to raise more money for your cause? You must have a development plan for your nonprofit. And if you already have one, you should take the time to reevaluate and … [Read more...]
How Nonprofit Executive Directors Should Support their Development Director
Occasionally I like to share different perspectives on my blog. For this post, I connected with Canadian colleague Larissa Stoddart, Founder and CEO of Growth & Co., for her insights on effective nonprofit leadership. Executive Director and Development Director: A Critical Relationship AE: Larissa, let’s start with a relatively easy topic. … [Read more...]
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