COVID-19 / Coronavirus Archives

We have compiled a library of crisis fundraising advice, articles, opinions, webinars, videos and resources in the wake of the new coronavirus and its impact on the nonprofit sector.

How to Promote Corporate Giving Even Amidst COVID Cutbacks

Budgets slashed, companies (both non- and for-profit) faced furloughs and cutbacks, and even now, events are significantly limited or on-hold. It may seem like a bleak outlook for nonprofit organizations. But the good news is that businesses and individuals are still prioritizing giving so you can still promote corporate giving. [...]

By Tracy Ring|2021-03-16T15:07:58-04:00March 18th, 2021|Corporate Relations, COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Partnerships|

[VIDEO] COVID One Year Later: What Have We Learned About Fundraising?

Linda Lysakowski, ACFRE will show how organizations have survived and even thrived during this unprecedented time and how you can use this information to make your organization even stronger going forward. Full Transcript: - [Steven] All right, Linda. I've got 3:00 Eastern. Is it okay if I go ahead and [...]

By Kristen Hay|2021-03-15T11:59:45-04:00March 13th, 2021|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Webinars|

What Will a Post-COVID Nonprofit Economy Reveal?

The onset, and the resilience, of the novel Coronavirus has been a gut punch for the world. Individuals, governments and businesses – for profit and nonprofit alike – are struggling in these disruptive times. What must your organization do now to position your mission to thrive, not just survive, once [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2021-03-04T13:22:25-05:00March 8th, 2021|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Disaster Fundraising|

Should You Aggressively Promote Legacy Giving When People are Dying?

It’s a pandemic. People are dying. A lot of them. So should fundraisers no longer promote legacy giving during this time because it appears ‘unseemly’ to talk to folks about death right now? Or should they go the other way and promote legacy giving aggressively, seeking to get into donors’ [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2021-02-11T14:44:03-05:00February 1st, 2021|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Legacy Gifts / Planned Giving / Bequests|

For the Love of Fundraising: I Wish I’d Thought of That in the Time of Coronavirus

If 2020 showed us anything, it’s that fundraising isn’t easy. Raising money for a non-profit can be stressful at the best of times, but lately it’s been even more challenging. When coronavirus arrived, an unwelcome visitor on all our shores, lockdowns quickly followed. We were all afraid for ourselves and [...]

By Joe Burnett|2021-01-19T15:38:22-05:00January 21st, 2021|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Fundraising Events, Nonprofit Conferences|

4 Ways to Use Stability to Achieve Organizational Agility in Challenging Times

Researchers have uncovered a key component of organizational agility, and it's not what you might expect. A study by Elaine Pulakos and Rob Kaiser published in Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research (2019) reveals stability as an essential part of agility. This finding seems counterintuitive—isn't agility all about change? Yes, [...]

By Sheena Sullivan|2021-01-14T11:17:30-05:00January 15th, 2021|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Sustainability, Research|

15 Tips and Tricks for Hosting a Successful Online Event

In the last several months, we’ve all become very acquainted with online events. Everything from Sunday brunch to staff meetings, large scale conferences to trade shows have moved to a virtual platform. But, to pull off a successful online or virtual event you will need to do more than string [...]

By Kristen Hay|2021-01-28T08:39:36-05:00December 24th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Fundraising Events|

Reimagining the Nonprofit Board in the Throes of a Pandemic

A vivid imagination allows us to envision or mentally rehearse future possibilities. As nonprofits nationwide consider how they can return from the torment inflicted by the coronavirus, reimagining the nonprofit board and governance provides an opportunity to refresh, recover, rebuild, and rethink. We all realize the importance of organizational governance, [...]

By JC Rivers|2020-12-18T09:28:43-05:00December 18th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Nonprofit Boards, Nonprofit Sustainability|

Organizational Agility During Times of Uncertainty

Organizational agility has been a hot success topic for a few years, and it’s more relevant now than ever. As we face COVID-19, a raging global pandemic, many organizations have had to figure out how to pivot to sustain and thrive while business is not as usual. Agility is an [...]

By Sheena Sullivan|2020-12-11T14:23:12-05:00December 16th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Sustainability, Research|

Ethics and Fundraising During a Pandemic

October is the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Ethics Month, so let’s talk about something most of our organizations have been doing even more frequently during the pandemic (or crisis, or election, or natural disaster, etc.) and why it’s an ethical issue: making decisions for our donors by neglecting to ask [...]

By Sarah Willey|2020-11-04T10:55:38-05:00October 23rd, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Disaster Fundraising, Fundraising|

Leading Your Nonprofit with Intention in Tough Times

In a recent article about ‘how to juggle too many nonprofits balls’ and still keep your donors close, I talked about the need to lead with intention. I think it’s always good to be intentional. About everything. It sounds easy enough. But, in practice, it’s not so simple. It takes [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-10-16T15:54:24-04:00October 19th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management|

How Do Nonprofits Meet this Moment?

Not long ago, I presented a webinar for Bloomerang on Organizational Planning in Times of Uncertainty. One of the questions that came up was how to meet, receive and be present for the challenging moment that we’re in: In our turbulent time, so many leaders, friends and colleagues are struggling [...]

By Renee Rubin Ross Ph.D|2020-10-15T15:29:22-04:00October 16th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy|

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