Clairification
DECEMBER 1, 2022
As we enter the season of light, and you move into full-steam-ahead year-end fundraising mode, there’s something I want to remind you about your messaging. “Oh, by the way, it’s not about you. The biggest mistake you can make is thinking your organization is the story. People aren’t buying your organization. When someone asks: “What do you do?
Hands-On Fundraising
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When I was in high school, it was the highly-anticipated movie event of a lifetime. None of the theaters nearby were showing it – yet. But my friends and I were determined. We located a theater 40 minutes away. The next problem: how would we get there? My parents couldn’t give me the car that […]. The post This is your brain on stories appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
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Tony Martignetti
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Trathen Heckman: Grameen Team Dream In his brand-spanking-new book, “Small Loans, Big Dreams,” Alex Counts recounts the story of Grameen Bank’s wild success moving millions of people out of poverty by elevating microfinancing for the poor. Alex tells the story and shares valuable lessons beyond economic development. Listen to the podcast Get Nonprofit … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for December 19, 2022: Grameen Team Dream → Trathen Heckman: Grameen Team Dream In his brand-span
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Fundraising videos build your case for support, providing viewers with an in-depth look at your organization and inspiring them to take action. It’s no surprise, then, that 57% of people who watch fundraising videos go on to make a donation.
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Pamela Grow
OCTOBER 25, 2022
Your donors, like you, are under many pressures from a rapidly changing world. How do you capture their attention in the almost grotesque distraction of the online space? “We’ve had enough.” Hey, haven’t we all? This subject line made me pause… and open. And when I did, I read an email that simply and powerfully made its case. The first paragraph tells me they know me.
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NonProfit PRO
AUGUST 2, 2022
Nonprofit funding is evolving rapidly, with new players and technologies emerging almost daily. To keep up with the latest trends, let’s take a look at how fintech is shaping the future of nonprofits from small-dollar donors and what steps you can take to adopt these practices at your organization.
Candid
DECEMBER 8, 2022
As the senior director of Insights at Candid, I often joke that half of my job is asking people to define their terms. The social sector is full of jargon, buzzwords, and abbreviations. It’s equally full of seemingly straightforward words that can mean many different things; for example, the term “year” can mean five different things when talking about nonprofit data i Defining “BIPOC-led” is a perfect example of these issues (BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color ii ).
Get Fully Funded
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Everyone loves a good story, and your skills in storytelling for nonprofits can make the difference between getting big bucks and donation requests that fall flat. The good news is that great stories are all around you. EVERY nonprofit has stories to tell! And you don’t need to be a professional writer to craft them. . Once you understand the basic elements of a good story and a few different ways to tell them, the rest is just practice, practice, practice.
The Fundraising Coach
OCTOBER 18, 2022
One of the hard truths about fundraising is that: fundraising isn’t always fun. Good fundraising is. tedious, meticulous, regular, pleasant persistence. (Even when you don’t feel like being pleasant.). If you’re not getting the results you want, look at your own activity. For example, if “no one” is getting back to you, are you really attempting to connect with people?
OneCause
DECEMBER 5, 2022
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Clairification
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Are you thinking “ It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Kaching! ?” Oh, dear. That’s akin to making the holidays all about the commercial aspects, and losing sight of the season’s wonder, awe, gratitude, love, and warmth of community. Yes, many nonprofits raise the lion’s share of their annual fundraising goal in the last few months of the year.
Hands-On Fundraising
APRIL 5, 2022
So you’re ready to write a fundraising appeal. Now what? Before you even begin to write your appeal, there are some things you should think about. What’s the ONE thing you’ll ask a reader to do? Too often, we use a fundraising appeal as a catch-all for everything we want to tell people. This is […]. The post Fundraising appeals: think before you act appeared first on Hands-On Fundraising.
Tony Martignetti
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Trathen Heckman: Take Heart, Take Action That’s Trathen Heckman’s book. He urges you to find and live your inspiration through reverence, ripples and relationships, which will lead you to resilience. He talks us through his thinking. Listen to the podcast Get Nonprofit Radio insider alerts! I love our sponsor! Turn Two Communications: … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for December 12, 2022: Take Heart, Take Action → Trathen Heckman: Take Heart, Take Action That’s Trathen Heckman’s
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 25, 2022
As a nonprofit, finding ways to continually engage your donors can be challenging. We face a bit of a paradox today—between online fundraising, events, social media, virtual offerings and other outlets, there are more ways than ever to connect.
Pamela Grow
DECEMBER 1, 2022
We’re winding down the year. Hopefully, you have all your plans completed between now and the end of the year. But, what do you do when the holiday’s are over? In this week’s MotivateMonday, Jeff Schreifels, Principal of the Veritus Group , shared five tips that as a fundraiser will help you start your new year strong. These tips will help you not only care for your donor, but for yourself as well.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
By Emily Haynes. Some charity appeals explained that higher prices mean more people are seeking their services.
NonProfit PRO
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Mastercard announced the recurring donation regulations that took effect Sept. 22 — and were going to kick in March 21, 2023, for nonprofits — will now be deemed best practices and not required for for-profit or nonprofit merchants, as long as they aren’t cited with excessive chargebacks. .
Candid
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Does a nonprofit’s mission statement influence its fundraising efforts? New research conducted using data from Candid suggests that understanding this relationship can boost your nonprofit’s fundraising success. An effective nonprofit mission statement draws supporters and donors to an organization. It gets them excited about helping to achieve that mission.
Get Fully Funded
MAY 24, 2022
To fully fund your nonprofit, you need a diversified fundraising stream. In other words, you need to get your money from many different sources, not just one awesome foundation, one government grant, or one generous donor. Diversified fundraising revenue creates stability and keeps you from being dependent on one source of funding. If you get all your money from a single, wonderful donor, what happens when that donor turns their attention—and their dollars—elsewhere?
Not Your Father's Charity
DECEMBER 27, 2022
There’s no magic bullet in marketing your nonprofit. Whether you’re a brand-new nonprofit or a more established one, your challenges and opportunities are all the same. Only so many people will actively seek out information about your organization. So, you stand a much better chance if you properly market your nonprofit. You have to work at it; telling your brand story is the first place to start.
The Fundraiser Coach
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This is the last in a three-part series on why fundraisers need grit , grace and gratitude. I firmly believe we need more gratitude in this world. Not only fundraisers, but everyone. Here are the reasons I believe we fundraisers need gratitude: Nonprofit work is challenging. We often do more with less (not always by choice). Whether you work on the fundraising side of the nonprofit or you are serving clients at the front lines, whether you sit behind the scenes in the engine room or are leading
Clairification
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Don’t look in the mirror. Look out the door. No nonprofit can afford to be an island. As tempting as it may be to stay in your comfort zone, wearing blinders that enable you to forge straight ahead without noticing what’s going on around you, this is a dangerous practice. Because sometimes the landscape changes dramatically. And when it does, your nonprofit could get left behind.
Michael Rosen Says...
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The above quote from Sir Winston Churchill is great advice for our time as we strive to cope with: Now, I’m teaming up with highly-regarded fundraising consultants Skystone Partners to provide insights into the current philanthropic environment, helpful tips for nonprofit organization, and answers to your questions.
Tony Martignetti
OCTOBER 30, 2022
Susan Comfort: Team Care Susan Comfort wants you to go beyond self care, which we’ve covered over the last two weeks, to team care. Yes, take care of yourself and your friends, then look after your team. She’s founder of Nonprofit Wellness, and this was part of our coverage of the 2021 Nonprofit Technology … Continue reading Nonprofit Radio for October 31, 2022: Team Care → Susan Comfort: Team Care Susan Comfort wants you to go beyond self care, which we’ve covered over the last tw
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
You’ve worked hard to bring in those donations, but does the work stop there? Absolutely not. In fact, in a lot of ways it’s just starting. When a donor makes a gift to your organization — especially if it’s their first one.
Pamela Grow
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Long-time reader Cindy Timmerman is in a very special fundraising league. She not only makes the time to learn, but she also does the work. And then she goes forth and implements! Who doesn’t love Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas ? Answering a call for great donor stewardship, Cindy, who is the Development Manager at St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf , sent over her thank you letter for this year’s EOY fundraising campaign.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
DECEMBER 19, 2022
By Alex Daniels. Guy Tucker, Gates Foundation Bill Gates says that when his foundation eventually shuts down, its greatest contribution will not be the billions of dollars it will have made in grants but the “strategies, innovations, and partnerships” forged by its teams of experts. He says his hands-on approach is working, as he laments inaction on climate change and the way the pandemic upended progress on fighting disease.
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 9, 2022
So, you’ve created a strategy for your peer-to-peer email communications. You’ve segmented your audience, built compelling content and prepared to design emails that will grab your readers’ attention. Now there’s one thing left to do: Start executing on your plan (and find ways to improve it).
Candid
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Since Twitter’s new ownership took over in late October, the social media platform has experienced a significant decline in its userbase—a loss of over 1.3 million active users in one week. Candid’s Twitter account alone has lost over 1,000 followers in the same period, and we expect to see this negative trend continue. Additionally, rumors about paywalls , increases in hate speech , and chaos around the new paid verifications , have led to a lot of uncertainty, frustration, and confusion.
Get Fully Funded
JANUARY 17, 2022
If you are trying to fundraise without an annual fundraising plan, you are trying to bake a pie with a lot of ingredients but no recipe. Can you do it? Maybe. The contestants on The Great British Baking Show manage to get it right with impressive frequency. But… that either requires a good memory or a lot of guesswork. Do you really want to make fundraising so hard?
Not Your Father's Charity
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Have you ever had a bad day at the office with your team? The answer is almost certainly yes if you spent a day in an office. It happens to the best of us. But what if you’re hitting roadblock after roadblock with your team? How can you get your team back on track? After all, learning how to engage employees is key to a successful nonprofit organization.
Joe Garecht Fundraising
MARCH 7, 2022
It’s not enough to know that your fundraising strategies are successful. You also need to know what’s causing your success, how results have evolved over time, and what aspects can be improved even more. These insights can only be gained by calculating fundraising Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This article will unpack 10 essential KPIs for measuring fundraising success.
Clairification
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
For good things once a year is not enough. Why do so many of us only eat turkey once a year? Or pumpkin pie? I’ve no idea! It’s surely not rational. These are special foods we value and take great delight in. Yet we get into a bad habit of thinking on auto pilot. If it’s not Thanksgiving, the idea of roasting a turkey or making cranberry sauce doesn’t even enter most or our heads.
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