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Establish Rapport: The Often-Missed Step That Sets Up Major Gifts

The Fundraiser Coach

I always suggest that MGOs search the person's name and "bio" or "article" and in this case, we found a story about her as a business woman in a regional magazine.) ” These details create continuity across conversations and show a prospect or donor that you ready to be open and curious, and not just there to talk about the gift.

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Why Top-Earning Major Gift Officers Master Planned Giving—And How You Can Too

Center for Major Gifts

You just need to decide that youre ready to be the kind of fundraiser who owns the full conversation todays gift and tomorrows legacy. You just need to decide that youre ready to be the kind of fundraiser who owns the full conversation todays gift and tomorrows legacy. You Dont Need Permission to Step Up You dont need a new title.

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How to 10X Your Cause Marketing with Content Marketing: 3 Strategic Approaches

Selfish Giving

website, print magazine, database, etc.) Here's something I bet you didn't know: the National Trust Magazine , the print publication of the UK's National Trust , which cares for the country’s historic monuments and properties, has the highest print circulation of any magazine in the United Kingdom. Thanks, guys!)

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Get extra hands with volunteers

Get Fully Funded

There’s a great article in the latest Advancing Philanthropy magazine about using volunteers to get more work done in your office. I like to make sure I have coffee and refreshments ready when I have folks come in to help. I’m a huge proponent of using volunteers.

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Best Practices When Running a Product Fundraiser

Get Fully Funded

Have people ready to help with distribution. When not in the kitchen whipping up a pasta recipe, Carey can usually be found hiking in local parks, ripping recipes out of food magazines, or binge-watching Netflix with her husband and 8-pound Maltipoo.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

A new building, whether you are breaking ground or ready to cut the ribbon. Bicycle program readies for holidays, will repair and give away 150 bikes. Think newspapers and magazines, even the free, weekly publications. Once you have a media list with contact information, you are ready to distribute.

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The Supporter Journey – Is Your Nonprofit Leading the Way?

Tech Soup

The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society turned its great print magazine into a magazine for the iPad2. Ready to get started, or want to learn more? Instead design your app in a web layer like HTML5 for maximum usage. Start with something easy that your supporters already like.