Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. It went from something that you almost never heard about just a few years ago, to the topic of numerous books, …
An organization’s annual fundraising appeal letter is a yearly letter that gets sent out to your current donors asking for general operating funds for your nonprofit organization. It usually gets …
Fundraising events are a staple part of non-profit development programs worldwide. Your goal as a fundraiser is to make sure that you are maximizing your events to raise as much …
For most fundraising events, the majority of your money should be raised through sponsorships. Without a strong focus on sponsors, your event will not reach its true potential. If you …
Guest Post by Corbit Harrison from VolunteerHub Your volunteers are already some of your most committed supporters. You know that this is true, because they are contributing a highly valuable asset: …
Thank you letters have long been seen by many fundraisers as “gottados” – one of those things you just “gotta do” to get to the real work of fundraising, like …
Like great sales organizations, great development operations need a constant stream of prospects… individuals, companies, and foundations that are, or are likely to be, interested enough in your mission to …
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article called Prospect. Cultivate. Ask. that detailed the process of moving new prospects from investigating your non-profit to investing in your mission. An …
Every non-profit fundraiser is different. We each have different strengths and weaknesses, and we each have our preferred strategies and tactics. And that’s ok – every non-profit is different, each …
Guest post by Kari Ann Kiel from DoJiggy Fundraising events provide a great opportunity to bring in funds for your organization, while raising awareness for your cause. However, organizing an …
Guest Post by: Adam Weinger When you implement donor research in your fundraising strategy, you’ll learn more about your existing donors and spot potential major giving opportunities. But what if …
As people responsible for fundraising for non-profit organizations, we often get “analysis paralysis,” the inability to decide on a course of action. We spend so much time reviewing great new …
Every school, church, and charity should be using the tried and true methods of raising money: individual giving, events, direct mail, grants, etc. But what happens when those fundraising sources …
Many organizations have the misguided notion that if they just make that “donate now!” button bigger, or if they just hit on the secret formula that no one will tell …
Guest Post by Ryan Woroniecki from DonorSearch A planned giving prospect is a donor who makes preparations in the present to donate money to a nonprofit in the future, either …
Over the past month I’ve received one fundraising letter and two fundraising e-mails that attempted to shame me into making a gift. One asked why I hadn’t given in the …
