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...
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 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 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...
Fundraising Best Practice Series: Volume 1, Direct Mail
This is the first installment in a series of 10 posts dedicated to fundraising best practices. Once a week for the next 10 weeks, I'll cover another best practice topic. ...
Six Ways to Engage the Entrepreneurial Donor
Every major donor is different. Your cultivation process should be tailored to meet the specific needs and expectations of each donor. And remember, beyond the need for customized cultivation strategies,...
Want to raise more money? Learn to play nice together!
Do you remember when you were 7, and that kid next door had all the cool toys? You so desperately wanted to play with them, but he wouldn’t let you. ...
5 Steps to Major Gift Success
I can't believe we're nearly halfway through 2011. Where the heck did the first half of the year go!?! Approaching the month of June means you've got just about six...
Social Media: Effective Fundraising Tool, or the Nonprofit’s Sacred Cow?
An intense debate is brewing across the nonprofit sector right now. Chances are you’ve probably been party to this debate, whether on the pro or con side of the discussion....