Author: Virginia Davidson

Older Americans with individual retirement accounts (IRAs) can meet their required minimum distribution by making qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) to eligible nonprofit organizations. This method offers a nice option for donors to support organizations they care about, and brings much-needed financial support to the organizations they choose. But, in order for the donor to satisfy […]

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Whether you need to learn to use a donor management system because you’re starting a new job, or because your organization has just implemented a new system, the process can feel overwhelming. But there are few steps you can take to make it more manageable and effective. 4 tips for learning a new donor management […]

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When you treat your donor database as an active resource rather than a place to simply store data, you can harness its power to provide meaningful information to current and future stakeholders at your organization. Here are 3 ways you can maximize your donor database and strengthen your fundraising efforts as a result: 1. Consistently […]

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The first several weeks of the calendar year are a flurry of activity for fundraisers. You’re wrapping up your year-end appeal while simultaneously launching a whole new year of fundraising efforts. Ensure you’re ending and starting on the right track with a few essential to-do items completed by the end of February. 3 essential fundraising […]

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Once the bustle of year-end fundraising recedes, fundraisers have an opportunity to reset and prepare for a productive year ahead. Here are 3 ways to reset after your year-end fundraising season concludes: Tend to returned mail If you received any returned mail in response to your year-end appeal, now is the time to update your […]

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Now that December has rolled around, you may feel ready to wrap things up and move on to the next year of fundraising. But before you do, it’s a good idea to reflect on the lessons learned from this year. When you take time to consider four key questions and incorporate the insights from your […]

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If your organization is acting as a fiscal sponsor of one or a few projects, it’s crucial that you can easily find and report on gifts to a particular sponsored project (which are essentially restricted funds). And, it’s best practice to segment donors who’ve supported individual projects so they can receive project-specific updates in the […]

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Your donor management system is more than a place to store data. It’s a tool that fundraisers can use to make sense of that information. And creating fundraising reports is a key way to use your data in meaningful ways. Consultant Ed Hohlbein specializes in fundraising data, and he breaks fundraising reports into two types: […]

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Fundraisers don’t necessarily spend time in both their donor database and their organization’s accounting software. But, fundraisers often need to interact with board members, donors, and foundations and be able to provide information or answer their questions about your organization’s finances. For this reason, it’s important that you have access to your nonprofit’s statement of […]

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