Phonathon Best Practices for More Confident Donor Outreach
A phonathon gives fundraisers a way to connect donor outreach and engagement with fundraising calls in one coordinated campaign. Meaning, [...]
How to Turn Annual Reports into Donor Engagement Tools
For many nonprofits, annual reports are often treated as a retrospective exercise: an obligation to summarize the past year’s activities [...]
AI-Assisted, Human-Led: The Future of Higher Education Advancement
AI is rapidly removing friction from the day-to-day work of higher ed advancement—streamlining prospect research, prompting next steps, and keeping [...]
Just Say It: Simple Ways to Thank Your Board of Directors
As we stop to give thanks this season, have you thought about how to say thank you to your most loyal donors - your Board of Directors? Stop NOW. Read this!
6 Ways to Create Buzz Around Your Charity Golf Tournament
Charity golf tournaments have long been a cornerstone of nonprofit fundraising. They’re familiar, effective, and capable of generating significant unrestricted [...]
From Relationships to Reconciliation: Bridging Development and Finance in K–12 Schools
“That’s how we have always done it.” I’ve heard that phrase many times in my development career. Change can be [...]
5 Questions to Ask Before Planning Your School’s Next Fundraiser
Ready to turn your school’s standard campaign into a fundraiser your community will love? Before planning a major in-person event, [...]
Peer Screening 101
Peer screening, which involves volunteers evaluating the donor potential of their peers, can be a valuable asset for any organization. [...]
How to Steward Donors Who Give Stock, DAFs, or Crypto
Non-cash giving is no longer a niche strategy. As donors increasingly use appreciated assets like stock and cryptocurrency and elect [...]
What’s Missing? Building a Connected Nonprofit from the Inside Out
Nonprofits understand gaps—gaps in funding, gaps in services, gaps in outcomes. But what about the gaps within our own organizations? [...]
