How to have the most leverage in your new fundraising office
Many organisations when seeking to start their first development office do not which way to turn or where to start first.Far too many organisations often start and end with grant writing. They don't get beyond this particular strategy…
How to segment and personalize your year-end fundraising campaign
It is year-end campaign planning time.Far too often I see organisations using a blanket approach with their donor base. With a few minor tweaks in their strategy, they can increase their revenues by a third, sometimes even double.What…
How to re-engage lapsed donors in your organisation
A lapsed donor is one who has lapsed from giving at least a calendar year. They are the most significant donors to focus your efforts on re-engaging since they have already demonstrated an interest in your organisation.There are several…
How to follow up on your direct mail appeal letter
Do you mail a spring or fall direct mail appeal letter and hope for the best? Well, "a wing and a prayer" is not a strategy. A strategy by definition is a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.Here are some…
How a gift range chart can help you raise more money even in your small nonprofit
One might think that gift range charts are just for large projects such as capital campaigns or for significant fundraising efforts. And, while, yes, there is some truth to that, gift range charts can be used effectively in even the smallest…
Oh, the woes of a nonprofit fundraising database!
So, let's talk database.What? That seems like something so mundane. Well, it may be, but it is so critical to fundraising.Throughout my professional career, I have been victim to bad databases, and I have been asked to work with bad databases.One…
New “DCS” interim development services
Development Consulting Solutions is announcing NEW interim and project-based service offerings:Who is DCS?
There are limited Certified Fund-Raising Executives (CFRE) providing outsourced fund development services and serving as interim…
Do not take Fundraising best practices at face value!
Best practices. We hear that phrase often. This week, I even read a question asking if "best practices were misleading?"Are we throwing that phrase around to legitimize our field? Our do we have best practices and what are they?Well, I contend…
Fundraising audits inside and out
The fundraising audit is a major step in fundraising planning. When you think about planning, you think about where are we, where do we want to be, and how are we going to get there?The fundraising audit helps you to determine, where are…
How do you encourage your supporters to share your Facebook content?
How do you encourage your supporters to share your Facebook content within their own networks?When one of your Facebook fans clicks the “share” button under a wall post or a photo, that content will be posted to their own wall and shared…
How to get started in social media for your non-profit?
Hmmm…"where do I even begin" is something I am sure that you have asked yourself many times as you contemplate dabbling in social media.Well it is my hopes that this feature will get you started out on the right foot.Here are the places…
Do you believe in Twitter?
New to Twitter?Think that this is the place to be for your nonprofit, but, don't know how to get started?Well, I felt that way too.But, I am going to share with you 5 steps that you can take to get your tweets off to the right start.Here…
