Guest Post by Kat English The ‘not for profit’ sector offers a rare feel-good factor, giving workers the chance to make a real difference by helping the people who need …
You mission matters. The work of your non-profit matters. Yet, you can’t grow your non-profit, serve your clients, or carry out your mission without raising money. Here’s the thing… fundraising …
I have a confession to make. I am a non-profit entrepreneur. No, I don’t mean that I am starting non-profits to turn a profit (how would that even work?) or …
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to work with a mid-sized non-profit that was struggling mightily to raise money. The organization had been around for several years, and like …
Many small and medium sized non-profits face a common problem… they only have one, or maybe two development professionals on staff, and yet they have a seemingly endless amount of …
Sometimes it just doesn’t seem fair: you’re working hard, giving your organization’s development program all of your effort and skill, and yet it doesn’t feel like you’re making enough progress. …
Is your non-profit struggling with fundraising? Are you worried that you won’t be able to keep the doors open next year, next month, or (yikes!) next week? Then this article …
It is my strong belief, after conversations with hundreds of non-profit executive directors, board members, and development directors, that the number one secret fear among those groups is that the …
An organization that I talked with recently is stuck in the non-profit “sandbox.” That’s my term for organizations where everything seems to be ok, but just ok. Nothing is super …
Guest Post by Ian Adair When I speak to nonprofit and education professionals involved with fundraising the discussion inevitably turns to the ROI of funding strategies currently in place and ways …
That’s the cycle. It’s simple, yet extremely complicated. It’s what non-profit fundraisers do. It’s the non-profit fundraising formula. If your development office isn’t meeting its goals, ask yourself… in which …
In the non-profit world, we often talk about “donor fatigue,” that dreaded illness that arises in donors when we pitch them for gifts over and over again. What we don’t …
At most non-profits I visit (particularly small and medium sized non-profits), there always seems to be a lot of work to do, and never enough time (or people) to do …
Guest Post by DoJiggy Distributing press releases and informing the media about your fundraiser provide an excellent way to spread awareness about your upcoming fundraising event. The media is always …
Did you ever notice how non-committal the world is? Most people, most organizations, most countries… most everyone and everything tries to avoid making commitments, taking responsibility, making decisions and accepting …
Let’s face it… most non-profits don’t have a huge administrative budget (and if they do, that’s a whole other problem). Most charitable organizations spend as much as possible on providing …
