Online giving has added new and unique challenges to maintaining ethical practices, so it may be time to refresh your approach. As technology develops, so do many issues around privacy, communication and safety. How can we help protect donorsโ rights in the online world?...
Your capital campaignโs success depends heavily on the work of volunteers. The right sort of highly capable campaign volunteers add a breadth and depth to your campaign that your staff simply canโt replace. Volunteers wonโt just open doors, solicit gifts and help with all sorts of tasks, but theyโll also be generous donors to your campaign...
While large national organizations typically have bigger budgets for fundraising and larger numbers of donors and emails to begin with, that does not necessarily mean that theyโre more successful than local organizations...
Jeff and I have talked quite a bit about โtaking the donor to the scene,โ the phrase that describes using words and pictures to help the donor understand, feel and โseeโ the need. The same thing is true on the backside of givingโthe stewardship side. If you can show the donor what his or her giving has done, through a picture and a story, it can have a tremendous impact...
Is the nonprofit sector for you? If you have any doubts, do some soul-searching and due diligence. At the end of the day, I care passionately to help others, and I am purpose-driven. It is about making a difference...
Is the summer season of vacation home getaways to the lake, mountain, vineyard or coast making face time with your major donors elusive? As the saying goes, โIf you canโt beat them, join them.โ Yes, join them on vacation!...
Independence Day was a welcome celebration of the founding of our country. It provided an opportunity for us to remember what we have in common, and it seemed, in most cases, a welcome respite from what can seem like a constant partisan bickering...
I have spoken at and attended many of my clientsโ national leadership meetings, supporting their peer-to-peer income streams. I have been in a lot of bars (for the sake of science), have been in a lot of conference hotels and have spoken with a lot of volunteer leaders about how they came to be there...
Often, when the topic of sustainability arises, the focus is on money. But after several decades working in the nonprofit sector, Iโve become convinced sustainability is about so much more than money. I have developed 20 key strategies any organization can use to build long-term sustainability...
My husband introduced me to the series, โLost in Space,โ many years ago. Growing up in Holland, I had never heard of it, but itโs a wonderful show. (This was before Star Trek, of course). So, why am I bringing up this series? Because itโs what I think about monthly donors and crowdfunding...