Even in our digital-first environment — where email inboxes are flooded, and social media feeds are oversaturated — direct mail has persevered as a powerful tool for nonprofits.
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The Challenges Business Executives Face When Transitioning to Nonprofit Leadership Roles
Many bridgers — business leaders who venture into the nonprofit world — find it harder to succeed in this sector than they initially thought. I talked to five leaders who made the transition to get their insights and share the realizations they had after facing unexpected challenges.
Read MoreDonors: Beware of Nonprofits
As a nonprofit fundraiser and attorney, I do my due diligence if I support a new nonprofit. Unfortunately, it’s an open secret that financial firewalls within some nonprofits can be thin or non-existent. But nonprofits are businesses, and we should treat them as such.
Read MoreHow Record Inflation Is Hurting Nonprofits and How They Can Fight Back
Since we have not seen inflation at this level in decades, many nonprofit organizations simply don’t have much experience dealing with it. Here are some of the biggest ways that inflation may be affecting your charity and our best advice for navigating through this fiscal storm.
Read MoreHow Nonprofits Can Improve and Protect Their Financial Health
Economic volatility, labor shifts, donor fatigue, and dwindling federal funding present challenges for nonprofits. Fortunately, there are steps nonprofits can take to improve and protect their financial health.
Read MoreWhen Doing Good Is Bad
Since I work for nonprofits, I figure everyone wants to participate in do-gooding. Predictably, I make contributions to charity on behalf of the recipients for gifts. Call them socially responsible gifts. It makes me feel good to do that. I always presumed it made the recipient feel good, too.
Read MoreWhat Does a Relationship Look Like Anyway?
What will you do differently this year-end to build a relationship with your donors so you are still “best buds” come December of next year? I think it starts with looking at businesses and organizations with which we have a relationship and feel some loyalty to. What are they doing right that we can emulate?…
Read MoreBut Wait, We Don’t Have Deep Pockets and We Just Started Our SEO Strategy
That’s right — all that search data just went away for most nonprofits.
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