Nonprofits need to understand that major donor fundraising has a seasonality. Here’s how to work with this ebb and flow.
Paul D'Alessandro
The balance of power within nonprofits is shifting in favor of wealthy donors and boards. Here are two strategies to address this.
Issues like AI and changing donor ideas may be important, but don’t lose sight of the idea of community and shared responsibility.
Several development directors recently asked me about consulting as a side hustle, which made me consider three critical things.
Many fundraisers think small and don’t present a bold ask to donors. Now, it’s time to rethink nonprofits and how they operate.
Although the U.S. is a generous nation, Americans are skeptical of charities. Here are two ways that the sector can address this.
The unexpected can strike at any time, and creating a disaster fund can help your nonprofit be ready for any disaster.
There are so many tech companies in the nonprofit sector, so it helps to understand the pros and cons of tech use for nonprofits.
We know that we're living at a time of great shapeshifting, and the changes affect the nonprofit sector as well. One of the most significant shifts is corporations’ power and influence over what donors can and cannot do with the nonprofits they support.
The pandemic created a paradigm shift in the nonprofit sector, which has changed fundraising as we once knew it.
Many wealthy individuals now prefer working through intermediaries to handle their giving activity. Here are tips to draw them closer.
In fundraising, there is one singular approach to success, and that is relational fundraising.
Keep in mind these important tips when crafting an impactful case statement.
Many in the nonprofit industry think things will always remain the same or evolve slowly. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. There’s a growing opportunity for innovation in social good — and one approach is impact investing, also known as mission- or values-based investing.
Many nonprofits make a serious error in thinking that the annual reporting of how the sector’s doing is predictive of the future.
