If your non-profit is targeting major donors (individual or corporate), you know that major donor fundraising takes patience, cultivation, and lots of prospects to eventually produce major gifts. The major …
One of the questions I am most often asked by frontline fundraisers is, “How many prospects do I need to ask in order to receive a major gift?” Most of …
Guest Post by School Fundraisers Connecting with your community is a vital role in any fundraising effort. There is no greater resource within your community than the local businesses. Most …
Sasha Dichter has written an amazing manifesto for non-profit CEOs on why it is important, necessary, and honorable to be engaged in fundraising. This short, five page PDF echoes many of …
Strong non-profits require strong fundraising. If you’re going to change the world (or your corner of it), you’re going to need the resources to carry out your mission. Don’t skimp …
When you hear the term “fundraising event,” what images does it conjure up? If you’re anything like me, you think about sponsorship levels, solicitation calls, event fundraising goals, and revenue …
One of my favorite things to do at The Fundraising Authority is present unique or off-the-wall fundraising ideas to non-profit leaders to help them come up with creative ways to …
Here are a couple of great fundraising articles that have come online across the web over the past month or so. Be sure to check them out: What Does it …
Today, I am issuing a call to everyone who works for a non-profit organization… to every development director, executive director, program assistant… to everyone who cares about a non-profit enough …
Successful non-profit organizations need to build deep and sustainable relationships with their prospects. Doing so requires a system — fundraisers that meet new donors and make asks without a plan …
For medium sized non-profits, building an endowment, however small, can mean the difference between sustainability and an early demise. Endowment funds are particularly important when lean economic times hit, as …
It’s that time again: time to look back and see which articles on The Fundraising Authority were the most popular, based on visits by our readers. Thanks to you… our …
