Nonprofits face a critical challenge: maintaining a steady stream of donor support over time. One key solution lies in effective donor stewardship—a strategic approach to nurturing relationships with supporters.
Trust is a foundational aspect of your nonprofit’s relationships with donors. Discover five tips for ethical fundraising to increase donors’ confidence.
Cut through the buzz to learn the essentials of AI for nonprofits. How does it work, and how are organizations already using it to fundraise in smarter ways?
New nonprofits must diversify their sources of funding to ensure their long-term success. Learn how to cultivate support with CSR in this detailed guide.
Nonprofits must educate and engage supporters to keep them invested in the long term. Learn how to strike a balance in your marketing campaign with this guide.
Looking for ways to build an effective nonprofit community outreach strategy? Read this short article for tips on how to create a timely and productive plan.
To kickstart your text-to-give fundraising efforts, you need to build a large contact list of donors. Use these tips to encourage supporters to opt in.
Birthday fundraisers can make a notable impact on your nonprofit. Learn how to encourage your supporters to launch campaigns tied to their special days.
Nonprofit websites aren’t immune to common website issues. Read on to learn about some common problems and how to prevent them with regular maintenance.
Hosting a charity golf tournament is a great way to raise dollars for your cause and strengthen your community. Here are four ways golf can make a difference.
Your nonprofit’s events are essential for raising funds and connecting with supporters. Learn how to optimize your future planning with event feedback surveys.
A solid risk management strategy can be your nonprofit’s saving grace in times of uncertainty or turbulence. Follow these five steps to begin mitigating risks.
Your nonprofit’s brand is a critical part of your identity. If your organization evolves, your brand should too. Here’s how to facilitate a successful rebrand.
As a business owner, you have the ability to impact change in your community and realize returns with corporate social responsibility, or CSR, efforts.
As you raise funds and fuel your mission in 2023, the single most important investment you can make is building an authentic community of belonging. It enables organizations to expand their influence beyond the boundaries of geography and enter into more frequent and meaningful interactions – leading to greater conversion from organizational awareness to active belief and support of your mission.
If you’re sold on building a community but stuck on where to start, check out these four foundational building blocks.
Your nonprofit’s digital strategy is essential for attracting new supporters and keeping your current ones updated on your ongoing activities. To stay competitive with other organizations in 2023, look back to past data to inform your future strategies, stay informed about the greater nonprofit sector, and partner with a consultant to ensure your technology is up to par.
Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns can be highly effective, but they’re not without challenges. Here are five common obstacles and how to overcome them.
Those of us in the nonprofit sector aren’t immune to productivity culture. Our measures of success are driven by dollars raised, personal visits completed, accounts managed, new donors acquired, impact reports produced, and so on. We set goals each year to surpass the activity of the last. All in the pursuit of advancing a mission we care deeply about.
But in the process of setting and accomplishing these quantitative goals, are we remembering to pause for a qualitative assessment of our lives? To play the long game by reflecting on what truly holds value. I, for one, did not.
Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns can be highly effective, but they’re not without challenges. Here are five common obstacles and how to overcome them.
Your supporters want to help forward your mission but may not always have the budget to give. Learn how to help your supporters give more without overspending.
Don’t be intimidated by your website’s content management system! Here are five strategies for organizations to easily optimize their WordPress websites.
Writing a contract for the next time you hire a fundraising consultant doesn’t have to be hard — these four basics will help you make a rock-solid contract.
For nonprofits, every resource matters, and maximizing your fundraising potential should be one of your organization’s top priorities. By creating a better donation process and leveraging supporter relationships, your nonprofit can make the most of every generous contribution, providing more benefits for both your organization and your supporters.
Are donors leaving your nonprofit’s website without contributing? Learn the top 8 reasons your donors aren’t giving on your website and how to fix them.
Your website has many important responsibilities: it’s the face of your nonprofit, a place where supporters can complete key tasks like donating, and your prime digital tool for building a community online. Of course, for your website to be useful, visitors will need to find it first. You can help more supporters discover your website by leveraging SEO best practices.
Nonprofits face an immense amount of pressure to spend as much revenue as possible on their missions. In theory, you’re expected to put every spare penny directly into the cause without a second thought for your own operations. But the reality is that you are hurting your nonprofit’s ability to operate by not investing in your own organization.
There are around 1.3 million nonprofit organizations currently operating in the United States. These nonprofits require volunteers, board members and donors to help support their tireless efforts. While many nonprofits are used to dealing with various challenges and limited resources, no one could’ve expected the quick shift to the virtual setting everyone experienced last year.
In-person fundraising events are back in full swing. Stretch your nonprofit’s event planning muscles with these pro tips to keep in mind for 2023 and beyond.
Your donation page is where your donors begin the giving process and submit their payment to help push your organization’s mission forward. However, in order to collect payments and encourage online engagement, your website must be accessible and support a streamlined donor journey.
Humanity and technology don't have to be competing values. As we seek digital transformation in the nonprofit sector, it's important to let lived experience inform our future. This is the story of one donor relations practitioner who was part of a CRM implementation that was heralded as a success on the outside but took a personal toll. Our hope in sharing is to open transparent dialogue.