Blogs

How to Prevent Nonprofit Payment Fraud

Nonprofits increasingly rely on online donations, so it’s important to protect against payment fraud. Here’s how to spot common scams.

Understand the Seasonality of Major-Gift Fundraising

Nonprofits need to understand that major donor fundraising has a seasonality. Here’s how to work with this ebb and flow.

4 Ways to Tell Your Donor, ‘You Made a Difference’

One reason donors stop giving is that organizations never tell them how they made a difference. Here’s how to show them their impact.

Other Staff Bloggers
Leadership Management

Nonprofits increasingly rely on online donations, so it’s important to protect against payment fraud. Here’s how to spot common scams.

When it comes to marketing, nonprofits may find themselves at a disadvantage, but unconventional strategies can help boost their reach.

Your strategic plan could be thought-out and have buy-in across the board, but it will still fail if you’re doing this one key thing.

Development

Nonprofits need to understand that major donor fundraising has a seasonality. Here’s how to work with this ebb and flow.

Having a comprehensive strategy for soliciting donations from donor-advised funds is almost as important as breathing.

Conducting research is a best practice before starting a major fundraising campaign. Here’s how to get the most out of this process.

E-Philanthropy

One reason donors stop giving is that organizations never tell them how they made a difference. Here’s how to show them their impact.

An estimated 90% of text messages are opened within three minutes. Here are five automated texts that can help increase giving.

An immersive micro-website dedicated to your capital campaign is essential for increasing support. Here’s how it can be a game changer.

Data Management

Providing a window to your organization’s mission and purpose can help you strengthen your case for financial support.

Marketing failures may be tied to leadership toward the top of the organization. Here’s why — plus tips to remedy these issues.

Direct Marketing

Here are five things not to do when measuring the performance of your online fundraising and marketing programs.

Holidays evoke emotion, and nonprofit campaigns use emotion to drive action. Here’s how holidays can connect you with your audience.

Donors may push off giving until later, but you want their support now. Here’s how to add urgency to your appeal and boost response.

Sectors

Let’s explore strategies to integrate capital campaigns into your fundraising.

An institution’s alumni are a reflection of its past, a representation of its present, and a link to its future. An alumni reunion is a memorable event where attendees can reminisce about the good old days with former classmates. It can also provide tremendous increases in alumni giving to their alma mater.   

How can organizations with limited funding address issues and have a ripple effect on clients? The answer may lie in data.