
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 [...]

Engage Lapsed Donors as Volunteers
As we wind down the year 2011, we reflect on a year of challenges, both with the economy and its [...]

Acknowledging and Recognizing Donor Loyalty
Recently, I read my colleague Laura Worcester’s post on this site “Discover the Sally Fields in Your Database.” As I [...]

Be a “Game-Changer” for your Nonprofit Organization!
This morning I was on LinkedIn and a friend of mine, who works for a nonprofit in the Twin Cities [...]