Adapting Your Fundraising Plans Despite Delta Variant Challenges
Published September 1, 2021
By Missy Gale, CFRE, President & CEO at M. Gale & Associates The new surge of Covid-19 cases across our nation has nonprofits scrambling [again] over in-person fundraising events. Most of us had become comfortable gathering in person again, and organizations had committed to moving forward with in-person special events this fall. However, as of August 15th, only 50% of the U.S. population […]
How to Automate Fundraising Communications
Published August 30, 2021
By Ally Orlando, Marketing Communications Specialist at DonorPerfect Tips that make fundraising marketing a breeze Just like in your personal relationships, it’s best practice to give as much as you take from your donors and listen as much as you talk. Good communication is essential to fundraising success. Automation tools can effectively minimize your time spent […]
Opportunities and Challenges of Emotional Response Giving
Published August 27, 2021
By Suzanne Hilser-Wiles, President at GG+A Your organization just got an influx of new donors…but how do you keep them? Across the globe, giving was one of the ways millions of people responded to the pandemic. In a moment that felt hopeless and overwhelming, helping others offered people a way to do something positive and […]
Navigating Greener Pastures in Challenging Times
Published August 25, 2021
By David H. King, President & CEO at Alexander Haas Despite the pandemic, development officers continue to leave relatively secure positions to take on new chief development roles, amidst the upheaval in the institutions they are joining. Over the past few months, several colleagues and friends have reached out for advice on how to navigate […]
Donor Engagement and Retention Techniques: Invest time now to solidify donor relationships
Published August 11, 2021
By Andy Canada, Senior Consultant and Director of Data Analytics at Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates While we need to work to engage all of our donors, many nonprofits have experienced the benefit of an influx of new donors in response to the pandemic’s challenges. What can you do to engage and retain these new […]
A Case for Donor-Centric Gift Planning Early in Donors’ Cycle of Generosity
Published August 5, 2021
By Wm. David Smith, CAP®, President and CEO at Heaton Smith Group, LLC Fundraising professionals frequently ask themselves: How can we secure more blended and estate gifts to advance our mission? This question is especially relevant to nonprofit sub-sectors such as healthcare, arts and culture, social services, etc.) as they often have less mature gift […]
Middlegame Philanthropy: Lessons from Queen’s Gambit
Published August 4, 2021
By Bharat Krishnan, MBA, Counsel at The Hodge Group Like much of America, The Hodge Group’s team binged Queen’s Gambit when it came out on Netflix in October 2020. In fact, many of our teammates finished it in one weekend. We also identified one application to philanthropy: the under-appreciated value of having a solid middlegame […]
Knowing Your Audience: 4 Tips for Growing Your Donor Base
Published May 18, 2021
By Sarah Tedesco, Executive Vice President at DonorSearch Developing your donor base and overall support network is a critical aspect for encouraging organizational growth. As a nonprofit, you want to do more for your constituents and make a greater impact on your community—but doing so doesn’t come cheap. In other words, if you want to […]
Do You Have the Guts to Blow Things Up?
Published May 17, 2021
By Rick Dunham, CEO at Dunham+Company Years ago I wrote a blog on the gravitational pull of mediocrity. My point was that the natural pull for an organization was toward mediocrity not excellence or success. In reality, success requires hard, intentional and often disruptive work that rattles the status quo. That’s why I believe one […]
