Summer is a great time to assess your fundraising plan with your board or fundraising committee. As we get close to the middle of the calendar year, two things happen in fundraising. We hit a milestone in our budget and Read more
Nonprofit rating sites like Charity Navigator matter because many donors will look up your online rating site before making a gift.
I used to write grants for the small nonprofits that we help with fundraising. (In fact, we used to be called Community Grantwriters, because so many organizations wanted that kind of fundraising.) But guess what? We don’t write grants anymore. Read more
Every nonprofit needs more than just donations. So be ready with a list to answer this important question from someone who loves what you do: How can I help?
Giving is an art. So is sincere donor appreciation. In fundraising, this can be dicey business: platitudes of thanks or a plea asking donors to keep on giving?
Your board is key in reaching your revenue goal this year. If they seem uncomfortable asking, here are two tools that will make it easy for your board to share an “ask” with potential new donors. Share an Email Appeal Read more
Direct mail is my least favorite kind of fundraising. Why? And yet, at some level, it works or nonprofits wouldn’t spend all the time and money sending mail appeals. Fear of losing donors is real. It can be easy to forget that Read more
I have strong ties to West Marin, a stunning region of two dozen small towns and many ranches. When Shelley Rugg attended one of my fundraising workshops for small nonprofits (hosted by the West Marin Fund), she really wowed me! Read on to Read more
Rethinking Donor Events This week I was honored to teach fundraising at a United Way nonprofit capacity-building program. The room is always filled with organizations doing amazing work, and I learn so much from them! We were talking about finding Read more
I mentor a new development director at a wonderful, small-staffed nonprofit. This new DD was promoted from the program side into a fundraising role. (I LOVE this!! Who better to tell the story??) Now, the executive director has asked them Read more
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