Convert your social media followers to donors
How do you increase your chances at receiving online donations? Sending a fundraising […]
February 2018
January 2018
The Perils of Fundraising Procrastination
There are always too many things that a fundraiser needs to do, and […]
The Award that Matters
It seems every industry has its awards – the Oscars, the Grammys, the […]
Balancing Budgets and Fundraising Activities
“Be cost-effective.” That is the mantra of most fundraising departments – and for […]
The Hard Work of Building Relationships
Fundraising publications often focus on giving statistics, results of tests to determine the […]
December 2017
Checklist for 2018
One thing about fundraising – it seems never-ending. About the time the letter […]
Too tired to care
December! It may be when your to-do list is impossibly long. Depending on […]
Standing out from the rest
On November 28 – Giving Tuesday – many nonprofits sent emails asking for […]
The countdown has begun
For fundraisers, the last few weeks of the year are crucial. Despite the […]
November 2017
Leaving a Legacy: Fundraising for Future Gifts (Part 2)
One of the key triggers for leaving a legacy in one’s will is […]
Leaving a Legacy: Fundraising for Future Gifts (Part 1)
Back in the 1700’s, Benjamin Franklin quipped, “In this world nothing can be […]
The Year-End eAppeal: Standing Out from the Rest
As we move closer to December 31, the number of year-end electronic appeals […]
4 Tips to Begin Each Work Day
As you logged into your computer or the donor database today, you were […]
October 2017
Beating the Numbers
Do you have a favorite restaurant or coffee shop? Do you consider your […]
Giving Tuesday – Why not?
With little effort, you can easily find opinion pieces that state that Giving […]