Category Archives: Fundraisers

Stay Centered: 3 Mindfulness Tips for Nonprofit Professionals

Stay Centered: 3 Mindfulness Tips for Nonprofit Professionals As a nonprofit professional, you’re used to learning from others in the sector. For example, you might try a text-to-give campaign after witnessing another nonprofit’s success with that idea. But what about

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[PODCAST] Creating Direct Mail Campaigns That Get Results

Creating Email Marketing Campaigns That Get Results   How well do Plato’s models of persuasion hold up with respect to direct email marketing over 2,400 years later? According to our guest Derek Scott, pretty reliably! Fundraisers who see poor results

5 Self-Learning Tips to Help You Thrive in the Nonprofit Sector 

5 Self-Learning Tips to Help You Thrive in the Nonprofit Sector  The continuous rollout of industry-disrupting technology and new workflows pressures nonprofit employees to keep skilling up. Some estimates suggest that half of all skills in today’s workforce will be

[PODCAST] Keeping All Bars on Green: Self-Care in the Professional Space

Professional Self-Care and the Art of “Showing Up”   How can we be more engaged and authentic in our professional lives? In an episode full of great tips on professional self-care and authenticity, our guest Bethany Cranfield shares two key

[POV] Overcoming the Challenges of Volunteering

A POV About the Most Common Challenges We Encounter While Volunteering and How to Deal With Them We all know we could do more to help out. Whether it’s to support the environment, serve the underprivileged, or advocate for greater

How to Turn Your Nonprofit’s Social Followers into Donors

Sponsored by Give Lively Increasingly, donors are turning to social media to find causes to support. According to a recent survey, almost half of millennials say they’re inspired to give to charity by social media. A quarter of Gen-Xers and

[PODCAST] Making Meaningful Marketing Through Creativity

Making Meaningful Marketing Through Creativity   “There’s no excuse for not knowing a little bit more than you do right now about your audiences.” (Ben Smithee) In 2024, transparency and adaptability are more essential than ever for the survival of

[PODCAST] Creative Fundraising with Outside-the-Box Thinking

Creative Fundraising with a Scientific Approach “But that’s the way we’ve always done it” is an all-too-common phrase. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut but thinking outside the box and trying something new may be just what your

Clever Ways to Boost Publicity Among Key Age Demographics

Get an Edge With Clever Strategies for Marketing to Gen Z, Millennials, and Boomers   You want to drive more traffic to your website and you already put the best practices to work. Marketing to Gen Z, Millennials, and Boomers