We love hearing about nonprofits’ successful fundraising strategies in action, and sharing these stories allows nonprofits to learn from each other. Nonprofits face new challenges, big and small, every day, from an international pandemic to a stubborn mid-tier donor. Learning about other organizations that overcame similar challenges will [...]
Blackbaud Doesn’t Want You To Use eTapestry I received a flurry of emails, calls and texts from partners and current eTapestry customers after Blackbaud sent out the following email in July 2016: […]
When you started your nonprofit, you likely had a core group of supporters who provided donations and funding on a regular basis. This made it very easy to reach out to each supporter individually and personalize the communication. However, as you became more well-known in the community, the list of [...]
Tenacious, Intelligent, Resourceful, Passionate, Insightful, Caring, Determined, and Fun are among the hundreds of words used to describe my friend and mentor, Simone Joyaux, since her passing last week. Those words, and so many more beautiful thoughts and tributes about Simone, can be found on almost every fundraising blog, publication, [...]
As COVID-19 took hold of the country, your organization had to undergo a pretty drastic change. Deciding whether to cancel your events or move them to the virtual sphere was just one of the many great challenges in 2020. In 2021, the coronavirus vaccine is available, and with it being [...]
2021 is about to begin, is your fundraising team ready? Will your nonprofit’s mission funding needs grow smaller or will the need be greater? Most organizations will fall in the latter grouping with the mission fulfillment needs rising faster than funding could ever achieve. 2021 is unique for so many [...]
During the age of COVID-19, many nonprofits, especially those that have been focused on growth, paused their fundraising strategies to deal with the results of the pandemic. Social distancing guidelines made in-person fundraising nearly impossible to do safely, and the economic downturn limited the philanthropic gifts individuals are willing to [...]
Where Will Your Largest Fundraising Impact NEXT Year Come From? This question was being debated among several of my Bloomerang colleagues last week. This is a common occurrence at Bloomerang, since our entire existence is based upon bringing best practices to life for professional fundraisers. Among the breakthroughs that are [...]
Capital campaigns are springboards to increase the impact of your nonprofit. They raise money to move your organization from business as usual to doing more good for more people. They increase your capacity to make a difference in the world by providing special funds to increase your capacity; perhaps with [...]
As we approach the end of 2019, it's the perfect time to create a list of 2020 resolutions to radically improve your fundraising efforts, raise the morale of your team, and improve your knowledge of this marvelous career as professional fundraisers! 2020 will mark the beginning of my 37th year [...]
Each quarter the Fundraising Effectiveness Project releases their latest findings from billions of dollars donated through the participating donor database companies providing anonymous data from the majority of their customers. This allows the philanthropy world to establish metrics in a similar fashion to all of the key industries within the [...]
In the fourth quarter of each year the National Philanthropic Trust releases their annual Donor Advised Funds Report. This is significant for every nonprofit engaged in fundraising to take notice because donor advised funds or DAFs for short, are truly changing the landscape of major gift fundraising and therefore [...]