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[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Measure Donor Acquisition Costs

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 wants to know how their donor acquisition costs stack up against other orgs. Dear Charity Clairity, What is the [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:28:16-04:00May 22nd, 2020|Ask An Expert, Donor Acquisition|

[ASK AN EXPERT] What To Do With a Controlling Board President

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 fed up with their controlling board president. Dear Charity Clairity, Our non-profit organization president controls everything. The president [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-05-12T17:35:58-04:00May 15th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Nonprofit Boards|

[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Communicate a Fundraising Event Cancellation

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 how to have that hard conversation with ticket buyers when a fundraising event has to be canceled. [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-04-15T09:47:11-04:00April 17th, 2020|Ask An Expert, COVID-19 / Coronavirus|

[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Balance Your Nonprofit’s Budget in a Crisis

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 how to approach their next fiscal year's budget in the midst of COVID-19. Dear Charity Clairity, I [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-04-17T10:56:35-04:00April 10th, 2020|Ask An Expert, COVID-19 / Coronavirus|

[ASK AN EXPERT] How Can We Convert Tickets Into Donations When Events Get Canceled?

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 had to cancel an event and would like to ask ticket buyers to convert their purchase into a donation. [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-03-28T16:10:07-04:00April 3rd, 2020|Ask An Expert, COVID-19 / Coronavirus|

[ASK AN EXPERT] Recognizing DAF Donors

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 how to recognize donor advised fund donors. Dear Charity Clairity, How do I publicly recognize donors who [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-17T16:06:52-04:00March 21st, 2020|Ask An Expert, Donor-Advised Funds|

[ASK AN EXPERT] Low Click-Through Rates on Email Campaigns

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 happy with their email click-through rates. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m noticing our click-through rate for our year-end campaign [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-17T16:07:39-04:00March 14th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Email|

[ASK AN EXPERT] Raising Major Gifts For Operational Expenses

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 wants to raise major gifts to support operations. Dear Charity Clairity, I would love to do major gifts. I [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:28:37-04:00March 6th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Major Gifts|

[ASK AN EXPERT] How To Promote Bequest Giving

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 think it's a good idea to promote bequest giving. Dear Charity Clairity, My boss doesn’t think it’s [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:28:50-04:00February 28th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Bequests|

[ASK AN EXPERT] How to Restart a Stalled Capital Campaign

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 capital campaign has hit a brick wall. Dear Charity Clairity, We have started and stopped a capital campaign a [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:29:33-04:00February 21st, 2020|Ask An Expert, Capital Campaigns|

[ASK AN EXPERT] Calculating Donor and Donation Retention

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 wants to know how to calculate their donor and gift retention rate, and how they impact one another. Dear Charity [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:29:45-04:00February 14th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Donor Retention|

[ASK AN EXPERT] Tips for EDs Hiring Their First Fundraiser

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 an executive director who is looking for advice on hiring their first development staff member. Dear Charity Clairity, I’m an executive director [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-06-15T09:30:12-04:00February 7th, 2020|Ask An Expert, Nonprofit Culture, Nonprofit Management|

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