Author: Timi Paccioretti

About Timi Paccioretti: With more than 25 years of development and management experience in a variety of nonprofit organizations, Timi has a wealth of knowledge and is always eager to connect with fellow fundraisers. She is passionate about assisting mission-driven organizations to better manage their data so that they can be more strategic in their development efforts. She is a true evangelist of LGL, first as an early adopter and user of Little Green Light, and now, as LGL’s Senior Marketing Manager.

Posts by Timi Paccioretti

LGL Forms – A simpler way to collect information and donations online

Posted on September 13, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of LGL Forms, a powerful form builder that offers secure payment processing and a direct integration with the LGL donor management system. Using Forms, you can design, build, and publish web forms to accept online donations, capture event RSVPs or ticket sales, collect membership information and dues, and a […]

Little Green Light announces new feature: Online forms with donation processing capability

Posted on September 8, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

LITTLE GREEN LIGHT ANNOUNCES LGL FORMS, A FULLY INTEGRATED WEB FORM BUILDER WITH ONLINE DONATION CAPABILITIES Little Green Light, a web-based donor management software, responds to the growing need among nonprofits to better manage donor information and provide affordable, secure online donation processing through LGL Forms Seattle, WA, September 8, 2014 – Little Green […]

Using Generations Theory to drive nonprofit fundraising strategies

Posted on June 18, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

What is Generations Theory? Basically, it’s the supposition that four types of generation in the United States have come into being in the past hundred years, each with a level of familiarity among its members as a result of having experienced the same formative events at similar developmental stages. The four types are: Civic: A […]

Can volunteers help your non-profit raise more money?

Posted on June 9, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

Many development professionals work in small shops. Fortunately, you can increase your capacity by asking volunteers to take on leadership roles in your fundraising initiatives. The benefit? According to Penelope Burke, author of Donor Centered Fundraising, volunteers can have a powerful influence on donor retention and orchestrate significantly higher gifts. In a 2009 study she conducted, […]

Why fundraising is a shared responsibility

Posted on June 9, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

I recently attended the NCEA Conference in Boston, MA, and was inspired by a really insightful session given by Mary Schaefer, titled The Changing World of Fundraising. Here are some of the key take-aways: Fundraising and donor cultivation have historically been seen as the sole responsibility of the development office. But, with the changing needs […]

5 ways to find donors hiding in plain sight

Posted on April 29, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

LGL is pleased to announce our new partnership with DonorSearch, a leading prospect research and screening firm, and to publish this guest post from Bill Tedesco, DonorSearch’s founder and CEO, on our blog. In the financial sector, past performance is not an indicator of future performance. In the fundraising world, the opposite is true: past […]

How Sacred Heart School expects to increase its advancement revenue by 50% this year

Posted on February 13, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

Growing a school’s annual giving program can be a challenge. When Sacred Heart School in Boston assigned Mary Roberts that task, the majority of donations that came in to the almost 100 year old school were unsolicited. Mary needed to develop an outreach strategy that would allow her to connect with the school’s 6500 alumni. And she […]

Constant Contact launched with LGL

Posted on January 13, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

We’re excited to announce that our Constant Contact integration is now available to all LGL customers, and that LGL customers new to Constant Contact will receive a 25% discount on email marketing. Constant Contact provides email, social media marketing, and event services to over 100,000 nonprofits. Click to see Constant Contact’s pricing on email marketing, including their […]

3 ways to use data to cultivate donors

Posted on January 9, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

The ultimate goal in fundraising is for your constituents to invest in your mission. But earning them as investors requires being effective in the three Is of cultivation: Inform, Involve, and Invest. So, let’s talk about how strategic data management allows you to do this. Inform: Communicating with your constituents and sharing with them how […]

3 simple steps to increase your phonathon’s effectiveness

Posted on January 5, 2014 (March 28, 2022)

Note: Before joining the LGL team, I was actively engaged in the work of non-profit fundraising. The information in this article comes specifically from my most recent experiences with phonathons in my capacity as a school advancement director. Until recently, the word I most associated with phonathons was “painful!” Following yet another frustrating phonathon effort‚ […]

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