June 6, 2025
4 midyear tips to maximize your fundraising resultsThe halfway point through the calendar year offers a valuable opportunity for fundraisers. Whether you’re on track to meet your fundraising goals or you’re falling a bit short at midyear, there’s still ample time to prepare for a strong second half of the year. In…
Read ArticleMay 23, 2025
The importance of tracking donor and volunteer dataCommunicating with your organization’s supporters is key to strengthening their connection to your mission. But without a full picture of your supporters, you may miss opportunities to engage more deeply with them. That’s why it’s so important not only to track donor and volunteer data,…
Read ArticleMay 12, 2025
5 ways to set your volunteers up for successEngaged volunteers can augment your organization’s work and help expand your network of supporters. Use these tips to ensure your nonprofit is doing all it can to set up your volunteers for success. Five tips to set your volunteers up for success: Tip #1:Create job…
Read ArticleMay 12, 2025
Why you should commit to a sustained grantwriting effortPersistence is key when it comes to pursuing grant funding for your organization. Grant writer Stephanie Mathers encourages organizations to commit to a sustained grant writing effort of 12 to 18 months and finds that when they do, their rate of success increases. This recommendation…
Read ArticleApril 16, 2025
How to craft a thank-you plan for your donorsThanking donors contributes to the foundation of an effective fundraising operation. Sometimes sending acknowledgments gets brushed off as a transactional task, but without an effective thank-you plan in place it’s unlikely that your organization will retain a substantial number of donors. And that means that…
Read ArticleApril 3, 2025
How to acknowledge a qualified charitable distribution (QCD)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…
Read ArticleMarch 19, 2025
4 tips for learning a new donor management systemWhether 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…
Read ArticleMarch 5, 2025
How to effectively retire a beloved nonprofit eventThe prospect of retiring an event can feel challenging, especially if it is beloved by the stakeholders of your nonprofit. However, sometimes it’s the right choice to make. This post will help you make an informed decision about how to effectively retire an event. For…
Read ArticleFebruary 20, 2025
How your donor database can improve institutional memoryWhen 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…
Read ArticleFebruary 6, 2025
3 essential to-do items before the end of FebruaryThe 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…
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