Category: Fundraising

How to Nail the Soft Skills of Fundraising: The Face-to-Face Ask

Does the thought of making a six figure ask make your palms sweat? Take heart fellow fundraiser, practice makes perfect. Or, to put it another way, confidence breeds competence. […]


How to Build a Grateful Patient Program to Drive Lifetime Donors

Forward thinking facilities must find ways to attract, keep, and nurture patients. Engaging grateful patients in philanthropy is an ideal way to do just that. […]


7 Ways to Use Infographics to Recruit Volunteers and Tell Your Nonprofit’s Story

Oftentimes, visuals can speak louder than words. Whether it’s a picture of people being served or a colorful chart showing the […]


The Best of End-of-Year Email Campaigns

We’re highlighting the best of last December’s appeals and 2016 fundraising emails to help kick off your end-of-year email campaigns. […]


Facebook’s Donate Now Button: A Small Win for Nonprofits

Since the roll-out of Facebook’s new ‘Donate Now’ button, there have been a lot of voices chiming in about what this really means for nonprofit organizations. […]


7 Steps to a Successful Year End Campaign

You can’t avoid it—end-of-year giving is right around the corner. […]


Your Fundraising Decision Making Yardstick: Recruit-Retain-Reactivate

A wise fundraiser invests the majority of the fundraising budget in programs that are raising the majority of the income. […]


How to Reap the Rewards at the Finish Line

If you spend the time sowing the oats with your past fundraisers and planting seeds with your new acquisition, you can reap the rewards at the finish line. […]


The Sharing Economy of Nonprofit Organizational Strategies: The Top 10 Nonprofit Blogs

The wealth of information available at our fingertips is a driving force for the nonprofit sector, empowering us to be better fundraisers and nonprofit professionals. […]


Enhancing Your Major Gift Fundraising Strategy with Analytics

Growing a relationship over time with newly identified prospects is key to developing or enhancing major gifts programs or initiatives. […]