Category Archives: Fundraising
Major Gifts: How Two Fundraising Professionals Successfully Made the Ask
Enjoy this spotlighted blog from Fundraising Academy Cause Selling Education If you are not working with individual donors to raise major gifts, it’s time to start. Here’s why… The Pareto Principle states that 80% of your revenue will come from
Is Your Nonprofit Ready for Foundation Grants?
Enjoy this spotlighted blog from BryteBridge Nonprofit Solutions! How can your nonprofit get ready for and find foundation grants? Securing grant funding is difficult for all nonprofit organizations. Working with thousands of nonprofits each year, we know all too well
Things Donors Want to Know, but Won’t Ask
Ever wonder if there are things donors want to know but won’t ask? In the midst of a fundraising campaign, you get accustomed to hearing the same questions over and over. It’s as if the same training protocols for buying
Good Finds For Nonprofits: DipJar
Each month we’ll bring you a new resource that we think could revolutionize the nonprofit sector—or at least your workweek. It may be an app, platform, podcast, or product that will help you do more good. This time, we’re looking
Do Fundraising Professionals Really Sell?
This blog was sponsored by Fundraising Academy Cause Selling Education No matter how worthy, causes don’t sell themselves. Without fundraising professionals, it would be impossible for organizations to do their work, and donors would lack trusted partners in their philanthropic
Nonprofit Side Hustle Ideas For Clever Cash Flow
Are you looking for some creative ways to earn funds for your organization? When you think of a side hustle, you might think of cosmetics, oils, juice cleanses and other related sales. But additional revenue doesn’t have to come from
How Showing Donors the ROI Will Boost Your Fundraising
This blog was sponsored by GrowthForce Pop quiz! What accounts for more donations in the nonprofit world: A) larger corporations or B) individual donors? If you answered A, you are not alone. One of the biggest misunderstandings is that larger
How to Write Effective Fundraiser Copy
A planned and well-executed fundraising campaign can not only help you draw attention to your organization but also get some financial boost. However, organizing the campaign to have specific timelines and goals can be hard. Organizational tasks aside, you should
Build Donor Engagement Before You Start A Campaign
When a nonprofit organization decides to undertake a capital campaign, it has most likely identified a need and developed a project to address that need. Usually, the campaign is designed to resource the project. For many organizations, information about the
A Nonprofit’s Guide to Problem-Solving: Be More Painkiller, Less Vitamin
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, it was important for nonprofit leaders to be good stewards of dollars and resources. Now it’s essential. More than ever, nonprofits need to find ways to be more efficient and impactful. Nonprofits can spend less while
