As many organizations begin eyeing the post-COVID fundraising landscape, many may find themselves in need of increased capacity to better serve their communities and drive their missions forward. For these nonprofits, the pandemic brought about simultaneous surges in both support and need for their services—an exciting but certainly unprecedented and [...]
How Plan a Capacity Building Campaign These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times demand an extraordinary response. Are there more demands for your services than ever before? Are you worried about raising enough money to meet the rising need? If so, a capacity campaign might be the perfect solution for [...]
How many hours have you spent reviewing the results of online donor screening? How much time do you spend on the internet trying to track down information about donors? Now, here’s the critical question. How much time do you spend out of your office actually talking to donors and asking [...]
You don’t just have to do one major capital campaign every few years! Spice up your annual fundraising with mini-campaigns. These bite-size special campaigns breathe life and excitement into fundraising that often feels like a slog. You can use them to raise money for specific projects and at the same [...]
I’m sure you’ve heard it before: “You want advice, ask for money. You want money, ask for advice.” And if you haven’t heard that old saw before, now you have. And it’s worth taking seriously! I’ve just finished reading the remarkable book Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade [...]
HINT: It’s NOT because it raises the money to build buildings! […]