Yesterday I talked with a nonprofit CEO who told me that 70% of his organization’s major gift revenue came from local corporate partners. There was a sense of pride and...
We increased our newsletter revenue by 1,000%. Here’s how…
Back in 2009 at Gillette Children’s Hospital Foundation we had a problem. Our newsletter, Momentum, was an institution unto itself. It won multiple communications awards. The staff raved about it....
Improve your hospital fundraising with 71 FREE education sessions!
The schedule for the upcoming Hospital Fundraising Summit has just been finalized. This exciting and FREE event is packed with 71 presentations from 48 expert speakers over an 7 day period....
Using Data To Drive Donor Insights
What data points does your nonprofit use to develop insights and new strategies to better engage your constituents? If you're like most nonprofits, it probably depends which department head you...
8 Tips to Kickstart Your Major Gift Efforts
[bctt tweet="Kickstart your major gift efforts by focusing on these eight simple, but often missed steps:"] 1. Write a plan: What are the organization's goals for the year, and what...
Happy New Year!
I can't believe it's already 2015! If you're anything like me, you probably don't have a ton of free time to surf the web looking for the best marketing &...
5 Things Nonprofits Get Wrong About Donors
Jonathan Lewis and Mya Abi-Khalil co-authored a great post, 5 Things Clients Get Wrong About Consumers over at DigiDay. This post was written for the commercial world, but the model is equally valuable...
Uncovering Philanthropic Passion
Uncovering philanthropic passion sounds like a big job, doesn’t it? It isn’t, really—as long as you are a good listener, enjoy spending time with people and know how to build...
Creating a framework for major gifts
As the saying goes, "What gets measured gets done." And there's no way to measure your progress if you don't have it documented. Likewise, you've probably heard the addage, "You...
Rainmaking: The Fundraiser’s Guide to Landing Big Gifts
Two years ago my good friend Roy C. Jones and I had the bright idea to write a book designed to help fundraisers build better donor relationships and raise more...