As we embark on a new year I wish you all much joy and success in your fundraising efforts! Here are 10 resolutions I'm committing to - and I hope...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! I wish you and your loved ones a wonderful holiday season and the most prosperous of years to come. I'm excited to be developing a ton of...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 9, Planned Gift Prospecting
Does your nonprofit have a planned giving program? Many nonprofits do, but I'm constantly surprised by the number of nonprofits that don't. If your nonprofit doesn't have a planned giving...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 8, Cultivating Major Donors
Regardless of everything you're hearing or reading these days, major gift fundraising is where transformational philanthropy happens. Not Twitter and Facebook. If you want to accomplish big goals in your...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 7, Upgrading Donors
Upgrading donors is an essential part of your nonprofit's fundraising program. Or at least it should be. But the upgrade process isn't just about asking all your donors for more...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 6, Special Events
Nonprofit special events are not my favorite thing, by far. But the certainly have their place in the tool kit. Successful events rely on a number of moving parts, a...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 5, Social Media
I need to start this post off by confessing something first. The title of this post is Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 5, Social Media. But you need to know...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 4, Thank You Receipting
What better time of year is there than Thanksgiving week to talk about thanking your donors? This week's best practice area covers the thank you process, and what you can...
Give to the Max Day 2011: A Success?
By all indications, Give to the Max Day 2011 was a success in Minnesota. Nonprofits in Minnesota raised $13.4 million (34% more than was raised during the same event in...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 3, Online Donation Pages
This third installment in the Fundraising Best Practice Series will highlight online donation pages. In most cases your donation page is the only online vehicle for a donor or potential...