In this webinar, Sherry Quam Taylor will let you in on a few things you might be doing that are keeping your donors from giving their best gifts to you – and thus keeping you from growing up and over that $1M mark. Full Transcript: Steven: Okay. Sherry, my watch [...]
If you're like me, you're starting to think more about the dots between #GivingTuesday and year-end giving – and how fundraisers should leverage #GivingTuesday and year-end to raise more money, and certainly more than we did last year. If you're asking yourself questions like this, you can catapult yourself ahead [...]
Someone recently asked me what I think is the most common mistake made in fundraising appeals. I had an immediate answer. Most fundraising appeals lack a theory of change. Theory of change isn’t something we talk a lot about in fundraising and yet it plays a crucial role in helping [...]
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Today's question comes from a fundraiser whose boss doesn't like their thank you letters. Dear Charity Clairity, My boss hates our thank you letters and says [...]
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Today's question comes from a fundraiser who is pressed for time but wants to thank donors personally. Dear Charity Clairity, Is an immediate e-mailed or texted [...]
The “email welcome series” is a frequently-recommended tactic for communicating with new donors while saving staff time in the process. The idea being that when a donor makes their first gift, they're queued up to receive a series of emails (three, five, etc.) over a period of time (a few [...]
Giving season is right around the corner, and we know that, in between sips of pumpkin spice lattes, fundraising and development teams across the country are busy finalizing their plans to maximize giving opportunities. But have you ever considered that the months leading up to giving season are actually a [...]
Have you ever wondered who these ‘expert’ speakers are that you see presenting at nonprofit conferences? How did they get in that position and how, when you’re ready to push yourself out of your comfort zone, can you get there? It’s not just about testing yourself and doing something different. [...]
I’m here with some truth bombs. “The season to give is not a reason to give.” Want the #1 way to ensure your donors give and give generously to your cause this holiday season? Tell them now what kind of impact their most recent gift had. Tell them even if [...]
In this webinar, fundraising master trainer Chad Barger, CFRE will help you maximize sponsorship revenue at your next fundraising event. Full Transcript: Steven: All right, Chad, I'm just going to give it another 20 seconds and then we'll get going. Okay. Chad: Perfect. Steven: All right, Chad, my watch just [...]
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Today's question comes from a fundraiser who isn't sure whether to aim high or play it safe in a major gift ask. Dear Charity Clairity, When [...]
Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach, also known as Charity Clairity. Today's question comes from a fundraiser struggling to get others in the organization to embrace donor centricity. Dear Charity Clairity, I understand the importance of being [...]