As a fundraising professional, you are responsible for driving the success of your organization's fundraising efforts. Fundraising is a constantly evolving field, with new strategies and techniques emerging all the time. To stay at the top of your game, it's important to invest in continuing education. Continuing education can take many … [Read more...]
The 9 Most Important Issues Facing Fundraisers Today [2023]
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As a nonprofit fundraiser, it can be challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of fundraising and donor engagement. Not to mention the exponential growth in technology and rapid developments in data management. Add to that the fact that most development shops are under-resourced and understaffed, and you don’t exactly have a … [Read more...]
Stop Fundraising and Start Thinking Like a For-Profit Business
How often do you take a step back from your organization and look at the bigger picture? If you do, I'm guessing you'll discover there are lessons nonprofit organizations can learn from for-profit businesses. I’d like you to try a little thought exercise... Stop fundraising -- just for an hour or two. Take a little time to think about … [Read more...]
Major Gift Fundraising: Reflections, Observations, and Predictions for 2023
While trying to decide what to write for my final post of the year, I looked back over some of my older posts for inspiration. I cherry-picked a collection of nuggets that I hope will be inspirational and motivational. Everyone Should Have a BHAG, Including You! I began the year with a post about creating a BHAG, a Big Hairy Audacious Goal … [Read more...]
How to Earn an A+ on Your Donor Report Cards
If your donors were grading your fundraising efforts and their experience with your nonprofit, what sort of grade would they give you? (Hint: It’s not all about getting straight A’s, but it’s about doing the best you can. For more on this, see the end of this post.) 6 Areas to Earn an A+ on Your Donor Report Cards Simply pushing … [Read more...]
7 Things You Learned in Kindergarten that Apply to Fundraising
Robert Fulghum’s bestselling book, All I really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, is close to 40 years old and is still as relevant as it was when it was written. Many of the credos below, which I’ve taken directly from Fulghum’s book, can be applied to fundraising. As the fall fundraising season gears into full swing, I thought it … [Read more...]
5 Times I Was Wrong About My Approach to Fundraising
The first decade of my fundraising career, I made many mistakes. Of course, mistakes aren’t necessarily bad if you take the opportunity to learn from them. Fortunately, I’m older and wiser now, and I hope you can learn from my own missteps. After 25 years of fundraising, I’ve learned a lot and am happy to pass along these tidbits to you. … [Read more...]
How Nonprofit Executive Directors Should Support their Development Director
Occasionally I like to share different perspectives on my blog. For this post, I connected with Canadian colleague Larissa Stoddart, Founder and CEO of Growth & Co., for her insights on effective nonprofit leadership. Executive Director and Development Director: A Critical Relationship AE: Larissa, let’s start with a relatively easy topic. … [Read more...]
Fundraising is Not Always Fun: 7 Strategies to Help You Cope
You don’t need me to tell you that fundraising isn’t always fun. Sadly, many fundraisers are miserable at work. I hope you’re not one of the miserable ones, but I imagine your days aren’t constantly filled with joy either. I know fundraising can be a drag, which is why I’ve written several posts over the years about putting the fun back in … [Read more...]
6 Nuggets of Fundraising Wisdom I Wish Someone Shared With Me
It feels like yesterday that I was the youngest professional in the room. But the reality is that that’s not been the case for many, many years. In fact, today I’m probably closer to the end of my career than the start of it. As I look back, there are a number of "life lessons" I picked up through personal experience that I wish someone had … [Read more...]
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