Prospects are the lifeblood of non-profit fundraising. Without a regular stream of new prospects, organizations can’t cultivate, can’t ask, can’t steward. Our non-profits need new prospects in order to thrive. …
Today on the podcast, we welcome Heather Stewart from Activate Fundraising. Heather talked with me about small non-profits, and how they can leverage their limited time and resources to find …
Today as part of our Learn from an Authority interview series, I’m glad to welcome non-profit consultant and annual giving expert Vanessa Chase Lockshin to talk with us about how …
The following is an excerpt from our class How to Find New Major Donors and Get Them to Give to Your Non-Profit. Who qualifies as a major donor prospect for …
In this episode of The Fundraising Authority Podcast, we talk to Claire Axelrad from Clairification. Claire is the expert on how to build better relationships and raise more money through …
Getting media coverage for your organization has lots of benefits. First, it raises the profile of your organization among potential donors, volunteers and supporters. Second, it adds legitimacy and social …
Good fundraisers know that fundraising is all about building relationships. The more we cultivate our prospects and steward our donors, the higher lifetime value they will have for our organization. …
Monthly giving programs are one of the holy grails of fundraising. Imagine having a program in place where donors allow you to charge a set amount directly from their credit …
This is the final part of a two part series on using donor clubs to raise more money at your non-profit. In Part I, we looked at what giving societies …
Today we are starting a new two-part series on how to effectively use giving societies and donor clubs at your non-profit. In this article, we’re going to look at what …
I want to tell you about the most important lesson I’ve learned in my fundraising career. It’s not something that I learned overnight, or in one big “A-ha!” type moment. …
If you regularly attend fundraising seminars or read books on non-profit development, you’ve likely come across the notion that it is easier to keep a current donor than it is …
Non-profits spend lots of time trying to figure out who qualifies as a good fundraising prospect for their organization As your development team is looking for donors to make contact …
The retention rate for new donors at non-profit organizations is extremely low. Recent surveys in the US have found that almost 70% of first-time donors don’t make another gift to …
You probably think the title of this article is a come-on. That there’s no way this post could actually be about a meatball, or perhaps you think that it may …
Building relationships with donors and prospects is one of the most important things that non-profits can do to ensure fundraising success. Part art and part science, great donor cultivation relies …
