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Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planning, Small shop fundraising, Stewardship

Here’s the Checklist You Need to Create a Communications Plan for your Nonprofit’s Next Fundraising Campaign!

No matter what type of fundraising campaign your organization is running, a well-developed communications plan will help to ensure your success. The goal of a communications plan is to assist your nonprofit in thinking more strategically…
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March 15, 2022
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Staffing, Stewardship

Is your nonprofit organization relying on the fundraising quick fix?

Roger, we have a problem.Revenue is down. What do we do? What steps can we take immediately to get us on track?Let's see; here are some possible options.Could we fire or lay off some staff and immediately reduce expenses? We…
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July 23, 2021
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Staffing, Stewardship

How to solve any nonprofit organization’s fundraising challenges using a simple system

Things have been moving fast and furious lately.Working long hours, late nights, and on weekends to keep up with all the nonprofit work.This past weekend, my body revolted, and I had an appendix attack. I was immediately rushed in for…
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July 10, 2021
Asking the question of "why" when your nonprofit fundraising strategy tanks
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planned Giving, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Staffing, Stewardship

Asking the question of “why” when your nonprofit fundraising strategy tanks

Why did our last fundraising appeal "tank"? Why is our donor retention rate so low? Why are we not acquiring new donors?The big question of "Why!"In Peter Senge's book, The Fifth Disciple Fieldbook, Rick Ross points out, "We live in…
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June 6, 2021
The top 10 ways to strengthen your donor Call to Action and raise more money
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Individual Giving, Online, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Stewardship

The top 10 ways to strengthen your donor Call to Action and raise more money

The number one reason donors do not give aside from not being asked is that they are not provided a problem to solve. Or at least a problem that they understand why they need to solve it.It is in their donor "Calls to Action" that a slight…
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June 12, 2020
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Stewardship

Raising more money from your current loyal donors through repeat and best-ever gifts

What happens when you don't invest in donor acquisition?Well, your organisation will face a declining donor base with the need to raise more money from fewer donors.  With about 10% of donor bases naturally declining each year, the focus…
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April 21, 2019
Blog, Board, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events

Hosting Your First Fundraising Cultivation Event

Donor cultivation events should be an important part of your fundraising program.  Whether you are a small or large non-profit, or if you are raising money for annual operations for capital campaigns, you need to incorporate them as a vital…
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March 8, 2019
Blog, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Stewardship

How to keep your small shop fundraising focus on your major donor work

After having served most of my career as a Director of Development in a small organisation, I understand the realities of trying to handle all of the major tasks and responsibilities that come up daily; plus the fires that seem to endlessly…
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February 9, 2019
Blog, Board, Board development, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Stewardship

We’re growing our interim fundraising division to help YOU reach your possibility.

Let me share a story with you...A few years back when I first started consulting, I provided organisations like yourself with strategic fund development audits and assessments and then crafted finely honed plans.What I thought were roadmaps…
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January 27, 2019
Board, Board development, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

How to get your fundraising “Mojo” back through finding your ideal development position

Not satisfied with where you are currently in your field?  Feeling like you have lost your "Mojo?"I know the feeling, I have "been there done that" as they say.What often happens next, is that we begin to apply for job after job with…
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January 18, 2019
Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Stewardship

How to create a manual that ensures your database stays clean and up to date

Now that December is here, I have been running many lists and queries and during those list pulls, I have noted inconsistent data in databases that have caused numerous complications during one of the busiest times of the year.As a result,…
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December 10, 2018
Blog, Board, Board development, Campaigns, Capital Campaigns, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events

How to recruit the best fundraising volunteers possible

Fundraising volunteers are critical to our success as they are the "ambassadors" of our fundraising efforts.  I often get asked, what is the best way of recruiting them to join in fundraising efforts?And, while I believe that, in some cases,…
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December 2, 2018
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