Fundraising Essentials to Maximize Your Year-End Giving Campaign

Know you need to try something new but don’t know where to start? This curated list of essential fundraising training, guides, and podcasts will help you raise the bar and raise more funds this year-end. Don’t repeat what you did last year! Instead, invest time to discover what experts are finding works.

YE Guides on Fundraising Essentials

If you learn best with a step-by-step guide, check out these top-downloaded guides written by industry experts. Whether you’re going to get specific with Giving Tuesday appeals or looking for the ultimate year-end giving guide, you’ll find them both below. Stock donations? Yes, you need to be prepared before year-end. Email campaigns? Yes! Just make sure you use the proven template created by Next After.

Ultimate Year-End Giving Guide (Blog)

Get Started with Giving Tuesday (📗 PDF Guide)

The Ultimate Stock Donation Guide (📗 PDF Guide)

Fundraising Email Template (📗 PDF Guide)

Lessons from Experts

Don’t take our word for it! Listen to a podcast interview with Tim Sarrantonio or learn through a webinar taught by fundraising guru Rod Arnold. Tim will tell you the truth behind where donor behavior is moving and what is trending, and Rod will help you understand how to build a campaign that starts early and ends strong.

Understanding the Future of Individual Giving (🎙️PODCAST)

Year-End Giving Starts NOW! (🖥️ WEBINAR)

Other Favorites

Read a few of our team’s favorite year-end-themed articles:

11 Fail-Proof Ideas for Holiday Fundraisers (BLOG)

Boost Your End of Year Fundraising (BLOG)