Fundraising can sometimes feel like your just taking money from people. But you’re really adding so much to people’s lives. You’re offering happiness. If you’re like so many other nonprofit professionals, you joined the team to do something great with your life. You love what you do, and you love the reason you do it. […]
Not hitting your fundraising goals? Make sure you’re not making this way too common mistake nonprofits do when fundraising. You work hard. Your team works hard. You’ve got a mission… Lives are on the line. Foundational principles are on the line. Maybe even the future of our world is at stake. And so you constantly […]
There are a lot of “experts” out there trying to help nonprofits raise more money. Who should you listen to and when? With over 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States alone, there is a burgeoning support sector of for-profit services. Just top of mind, I can rattle off about 20: Full-service Fundraising Firms Direct […]
At the heart of fundraising is a relationship. Not with a dollar, but with a donor. And so the wider the distance between you and your donor, the more difficult and impersonal it will be to ask for help. In the world online fundraising, closing that distance actually means that we need to go beyond […]
No one likes to do it, but the time will come when you have to do crisis fundraising. Here’s how to raise emergency funds while keeping your donor relationships strong. Crisis fundraising is a tough fact of our existence. Bad things happen to good people. And bad things happen to good organizations. Epidemics threaten the […]
In general, it goes without saying that you should thank donors for supporting your cause. Without their donations, your organization wouldn’t be able to perform its good work. Your donors believe in what you do enough to commit their financial resources to help you succeed. Pretty clearly, a thank you is in order when you […]
Online fundraising is a powerful way to raise donors for your organization. But if you have the wrong expectations, it just won’t work. I co-founded RaiseDonors because I’ve seen firsthand how online fundraising has transformed the way we give to the causes we care about. This isn’t a fad – it’s here to stay! And […]
Will sending donation receipts every month cause donors to leave? Today, we look into the real issues behind monthly donor receipts. Our entire lives we’re taught to say thank you as part of having good manners. And when it comes to saying thank you to donors — it’s no different. In fact, the pros at […]
Your nonprofit might exist to serve your beneficiaries. But you’ve got to serve your donors’ interests first. Raise donors before you raise money. Broadly speaking, you can divide nonprofit work into three large categories: Administration, Programs, and Development. Of course, some nonprofit sectors (like private universities) may have more than that. But even if your […]
The new year is here and online giving continues to rise. This new year is the perfect time to step up your online fundraising skills. I don’t know if this is true for you, but there are so many times when I look at the stats in reports like the 2018 Trends in Global Giving […]
