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Clairification
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
During the 2008-09 worldwide recession, many charities cut back on fundraising and marketing. Research collected from donors in response to the coronavirus pandemic showed: Giving, and fundraising, was increasingly seen as good. We know from past experience this won’t end well. Some of them still haven’t recovered.
Pamela Grow
APRIL 11, 2025
I launched my consulting career smack-dab in the middle of the 2008 financial crisis. In transitioning to fundraising, I always had three words running through my brain. In transitioning to fundraising, I always had three words running through my brain. After all, I came from the world of grant funding. Meaningful.
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Candid
APRIL 7, 2025
Community foundations grantmaking exceeded fundraising in fiscal year 2023 For the second straight year, survey results show year-over-year increases in grantmaking by community foundations across all size cohorts, even as fundraising totals continued to decline. billion in total fundraising.
The Fundraising Coach
MARCH 11, 2020
Last month, I shared some ideas on fundraising in an age of the Covid-19 coronavirus. What is a nonprofit fundraiser to do? In my time as a nonprofit fundraiser, we've seen recessions related to the dot-com bust, the 9/11 attacks, and the housing market implosion around 2008 and 2009. So seek fundraising experts.
Blue Avocado
OCTOBER 8, 2024
We recently asked the Blue Avocado community, “What has been your most successful fundraising strategy?” Helens Institute Create a Sense of Belonging and Shared Purpose Finding deeper connections with our community has allowed us to fundraise effectively. Nor do we run any staff positions fully funded to just one grant.
Double the Donation
JUNE 10, 2021
Peer-to-peer campaigns are a key part of many nonprofits’ fundraising strategies. If you’re running peer-to-peer campaigns, it’s important to strike a balance between growing your peer-to-peer fundraising programs and working with limited resources. . What problem does this peer-to-peer fundraising campaign solve? Everyone wins.
Qgiv
JANUARY 28, 2022
Mark Becker, Founding Partner at Cathexis Partners – Mark founded Cathexis Partners in 2008 to help nonprofit organizations get the most from their existing technology tools, implement new technology to address gaps, and find the best overall approach to using technology to support their missions. Create impactful messaging.
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