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A few years ago, I arrived bleary-eyed at my desk the morning after a big event hosted by the nonprofit organization I worked for. I was tired out from the months of preparation and from the event itself, but as any fundraiser knows there’s still plenty of follow-up work to be done after an event, […]
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A few years ago, the United States Postal Service released a holiday commercial that showed a determined little mail truck barreling down snow-covered streets and dirt roads to deliver packages on time. The ad declares, “Football has a season. Baseball has a season. This is our season.” When I saw that ad, I couldn’t help […]
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Burnout is a common complaint among small shop fundraisers and the idea of being able to avoid it may sometimes seem insurmountable. Nonprofit staff members, especially small shop fundraisers, are often tasked with juggling multiple priorities each day, from writing grant applications to thanking donors and updating the website—even replacing the toner in the printer […]
As a fundraiser, your daily or weekly routine likely includes sending acknowledgment letters to donors who made a gift to your organization. You may be so accustomed to this process that you don’t have to think twice before generating an acknowledgment letter and dropping it into the mail. Are you as comfortable with your process […]
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Email appeals are an important component of year-end fundraising. With all the clutter in our inboxes, it’s important to craft email appeals that get opened and make it easy for the recipient to donate. Here are 7 quick tips for improving your email appeals: Keep the content concise and use small paragraphs. The content […]
It’s no secret that fundraisers are busy people. With all the priorities you’re juggling, it’s easy to focus on the day-to-day demands and forget to give yourself some time for contemplation. Personally, I’m most likely to get inspired or energized when I can park those priorities in the back of my mind for a bit and […]
I worked at a library during graduate school, and one of my tasks was to shelve the periodicals and keep them in order. I couldn’t stop myself from paging through the newspapers and magazines as I (slowly) completed this task. Plenty of articles tried to make sense of a generation that was clad in hoodie […]
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Many people refer to pledges and recurring gifts interchangeably, but they are actually very different. While both are effective tools to raise revenue for a nonprofit, it’s important to understand the differences so that you can avoid confusion and develop processes to manage each appropriately. We want pledges and recurring gifts to help you raise money for […]
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Annual reports are a useful tool for donor stewardship and marketing, but they can be a ton of work to put together. In addition, the end product may strike your donors as lengthy and dull—the exact opposite of the reaction you want them to have! With that in mind, here are four tips to help you create […]
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Have you ever been disappointed by the results of your fundraising appeal or event? A fundraising effort can fall short of its goal simply because the goal wasn’t realistic. Oftentimes, it’s only when you’re looking backward that you recognize the goal was nearly impossible to achieve. If this scenario sounds familiar, don’t despair! Next time […]
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