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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, Campaigns, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Online, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Using multi-channel digital fundraising “shoestring” strategies to acquire new donors.

In this day and age, as development professionals, we need to keep our eye both on donor retention and acquisition. It is one thing to retain your current donors. But if you are not constantly acquiring new ones, your donor file will naturally…
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April 5, 2019
Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Grant Writing, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Stewardship

How to craft an effective and impactful plan for your next fundraising fiscal year

For many, as the calendars switch to spring, our organisations begin their budget planning season in preparation of a new fiscal year. As a result, development departments are often hard-pressed to come up budget sometimes right in the middle…
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March 23, 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, Direct mail, Donor relations, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Special Events, Stewardship

How to raise more money through fundraising special event corporate sponsors

What happens next after you develop your sponsorship prospect list for your next special event? Do you send them all the same letter?  Do you make personal phone calls?  To whom?  How do you get in the door?  Who should you ask first?I…
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February 22, 2019
Blog, Campaigns, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Stewardship

How to take care of yourself as a busy nonprofit fundraising professional

It all happens to us. Time silently ticks away, and deadlines loom.  And, then, BAM, out of the blue, a crisis occurs with a client, or some other proverbial "fire" starts burning.  Perhaps it is a last-minute grant deadline suddenly arises,…
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February 15, 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, Campaigns, Direct mail, Individual Giving, Major gifts, Online, Planned Giving, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising

Analyzing your calendar year-end fundraising efforts for effectiveness

Many groups end the year and then move onto their next project starting January 1. While forward-thinking and acting is important, it is also equally as critical to do some analysis of the past year; calendar year-end, particularly, since…
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February 2, 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
Blog, Campaigns, Direct mail, Donor Acquisition, Donor relations, Individual Giving, Online, Planning, Resources for the professional, Small shop fundraising, Stewardship

How to ensure a successful new nonprofit fundraising year

Now that it is January, you may think that it is time to relax a bit after that hectic holiday season. However, now is the time to ensure that you have strong follow-up to your calendar year-end appeal.  If you have closed out one fundraising…
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January 10, 2019
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  • The top 10 ways to strengthen your donor Call to Action and raise more moneyThe top 10 ways to strengthen your donor Call to Action and raise more moneyJune 12, 2020 - 5:26 pm
  • Raising more money from your current loyal donors through repeat and best-ever giftsApril 21, 2019 - 8:02 pm
  • Using multi-channel digital fundraising “shoestring” strategies to acquire new donors.April 5, 2019 - 2:50 am
  • How to craft an effective and impactful plan for your next fundraising fiscal yearMarch 23, 2019 - 5:07 pm

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