Living in a Virtual World
Virtualization is all about maximizing the technology resources you have at hand to create a whole that is significantly more powerful than it’s individual parts – and is infinitely scalable.
Demystifying the Predictive Model
An introduction to nonprofit fundraisers on what predictive models are and how they can be used to improve fundraising results.
5 Interesting Facts from the Giving USA 2012 Report
The Giving USA 2012 looks at philanthropic trends from 2011, including that giving to international orgs grew 167.1% between 2001 and 2011. [...]
Get to Know the Bestow Community
I’m often asked by new and seasoned planned giving professionals alike, “What’s trending in planned giving?” The question is too [...]
Get to Know the Planned Giving Design Center
It’s well-known among planned giving professionals that the free-to-use Planned Giving Design Center (PGDC) is a first-stop resource to learn [...]
10 Online Fundraising Insights
A couple weeks ago we released our 2012 Online Marketing Nonprofit Benchmark study. More than a few people have called [...]
Conquering the Prospect Screening Elephant
“Where do I begin?” This is the question I hear most frequently when presenting prospect screening results. After explaining what [...]
Client Success with CHOICES
Another great success story! CHOICES—the Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully – is a grassroots organization whose mission is [...]
Data – Whipped into Shape!
You’ve heard the phrase that data is a commodity. In my 17 years of experience, while serving thousands of non-profit [...]
From Our Hearts to Yours
A few years ago, USNews.com called the prospect research, “the best-kept-secret” – one of nonprofit’s “hidden heroes.” Well, I didn’t [...]