Strategic Planning

Understanding that fundraising has industry standards and proven best practices will help for long-term success in fundraising.

Operation Smile has been weathering the pandemic storm that has taken precedence since March. 

A range of funding sources will protect your nonprofit from vulnerability and economic downturn.

Conventional wisdom says to start planning seriously for your year-end fundraising in August — or even earlier.

Scenario planning should not only be looked at from a financial perspective.

Now is the time to build resilience into our systems, allow for adaptation along the way and master change management.

For every nonprofit receiving a donation, there are myriad nonprofits with similar missions that have missed out on that gift.

Like our counterparts when COVID-19 hit, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan faced significant challenges.

Even before the pandemic, nonprofits had trouble keeping staff. The situation that has transpired in 2020 only made things worse.

Leah Davenport is joined by Leena Patel of Patient Access Network Foundation and Matthew Mielcarek of Pursuant.