There are already concerns about how the economy and election will affect giving in 2024. Here’s how to prepare for what’s to come.
Duke Haddad, Ed.D.
Managing a prospect portfolio wisely is key to fundraising success. Here are three steps to manage your prospect portfolio this year.
In the face of challenges in employee recruitment and retention in the nonprofit sector, here are ways you can attain career success.
Here are some tips for identifying new prospects who may turn out to be long-term successful financial supporters of your organization.
Staff transitions are an inevitable part of growth. Here are four ways that you can limit the negative effects of staff transitions.
Here is some guidance on planned giving as baby boomers begin to transfer their wealth over the next two decades.
Here are some tips to launch with your corporate development program to help with volunteerism, board engagement, and resources.
Here are some tips to cultivate and connect with engaged gift prospects to help generate treasure for your nonprofit.
A service club is a voluntary nonprofit where people meet to do charitable works. Here are 12 ways they can recruit and retain members.
Historically, major gift officers solely sought donors with the capacity to make major gifts, and planned gift officers focused on prospects with the result being a planned gift. But now, blended gifts are the future of gift planning.
Nonprofits of all sizes must have a quality board of directors to survive and thrive in 2023. The demands, expectations and complexities of operating a nonprofit rely on a host of involved stakeholders to ensure nonprofit success. Here's how to do it.
When a potential donor, volunteer, supporter, board member, employee, executive and others with an interest in a nonprofit seek information about that nonprofit, they typically look for an annual report first.
You cannot take any donor for granted, and the cultivation process, with an emphasis on donor retention, should continue year-round.
As we turn to the new year, Funraise proposes its top 2023 nonprofit fundraising trends. These include digital wallets, greater use of cryptocurrency donations, leveraging LinkedIn to a greater degree than ever before, ecommercification of donations, increased focus on hybrid- in-person- and virtual-dedicated events, enhanced giving experiences, and more.
I tried years ago to instruct my children the importance of giving and charity for others. My parents taught me that it was better to give than receive. I love to give and see the look on someone’s face when they receive a gift, especially those who deeply appreciate the act of giving.