Famed entrepreneur Mark Cuban once said, Make your product easier to buy than your competition or you will find your consumers buying from them, not you. What does Mark's advice...
Are you giving donors the experience they crave?
Are you giving donors the experience they crave? For profit organizations know that improving customer experience increases customer retention and profit over the long-term. In fact, there are volumes of...
Direct Mail Fail – Alumni Acquisition Package
The minute I saw this envelope I knew the package was doomed. The OE (outer envelope) had a huge flaw. Unfortunately, the OE wasn't the only thing wrong with this...
13 Ways To Engage Major Donors
Chronicle of Philanthropy recently reported that big gifts from major donors are on the decline. Their analysis of recent studies confirms giving patterns of wealthy donors today mirror those of...
How to Hire a Nonprofit Marketing Director
Hiring in the nonprofit space can be challenging, just as it often is in the commercial sector. But maybe for different reasons. Last week I blogged about integrated fundraising. A...
63 Fatal Fundraising Mistakes to Avoid
With competition for donors and charitable dollars at an all-time high, and the economy still keeping many donors on the sidelines, it's more important than ever to focus on getting...
Are your bequests in trouble?
Every nonprofit board and executive should read this morning's Wall Street Journal article, Counting on an Inheritance? Count Again. The article is primarily a discussion about the long-term impact...
This is why your special event doesn’t raise more money
Do you ever wonder why your events aren't raising more money? Why more people don't make pledges and why pledge amounts are decreasing instead of increasing? It's the economy,...
What story is your nonprofit telling?
In Dan Portnoy's new book, The Non-profit Narrative, (a great read, by the way), Dan says: Nonprofit organizations weren't started to consistently ask for money and talk about the troubles of keeping the...
Is it a good idea to send political money to nonprofits?
Have you seen this article from Chronicle of Philanthropy? Group Wants to Steer Political-Campaign Money to Charity April 12, 2012, 10:48 am A new Web-based company is seeking to reduce the...