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.

[VIDEO] What Now? Grant Seeking During a Crisis

Rachel Werner will discuss short- and long-term solutions and how to work with funders in a strategic way for sustainability. Full Transcript: Steven: Standby. All right. Rachel, is it okay if I go ahead and get this party started officially? Rachel: Let's do it. Steven: All right. Awesome. Well, good [...]

By Kristen Hay|2020-08-07T09:02:47-04:00August 13th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Grants, Webinars|

7 Post-COVID-19 Nonprofit Success Factors

What will the world look like for nonprofits when COVID-19 is just a bad memory? This COVID-19 nonprofit sector will be smaller, at least temporarily, by about 20-25%, consisting largely of smaller organizations which have closed, compared to the normal 10% we normally lose annually. That means approximately 10% of [...]

By Dania Toscano Miwa|2020-08-12T10:04:02-04:00August 12th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Sector|

3 Nonprofit Leadership Strategies for Crisis Situations

In a recent article I discussed three strategies to successfully fundraise mid-pandemic. Here I’d like to look at some of the principle underlying nonprofit leadership strategies that serve as pre-conditions to successful fundraising, crisis or no crisis. As true as these tenets ever were, they hold particularly true during a [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-08-10T11:18:36-04:00August 10th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management, Strategic Planning|

[VIDEO] Keys to a Successful Virtual Fundraising Event

Lisa Schra, Advancement Director at Living Stones Academy, and Paul Hart, a long-time brand and communication volunteer at LSA, will share about their recent “Stones of Hope” gala-type fundraising event. Through this event, Living Stones saw an increase of 50+% in revenue and attendance. They will share their suggestions for [...]

By Kristen Hay|2020-08-02T10:32:00-04:00August 6th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Fundraising Events, Webinars|

3 Strategies to Successfully Fundraise Mid-Pandemic

All the best strategies you’re innovating now, and having success with, should be continued as you fundraise mid-pandemic. This is your pandemic silver lining! It’s taken this quarantine crisis for some nonprofits to do what they should have done before. Stop looking for bad news and reasons to not fundraise [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-07-31T15:16:58-04:00August 3rd, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Disaster Fundraising, Fundraising, Strategic Planning|

[VIDEO] Take Your Fundraising Event Virtual

Kristin Steele will help you think about what a virtual event can do for your mission and your fundraising, and take a look at what you need to put together a successful and impactful event. Full Transcript: Steven: All right, Kristin, 11:00 a.m., my time. 8:00 a.m., your time, I [...]

By Kristen Hay|2020-07-29T20:38:28-04:00July 30th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Fundraising Events, Webinars|

Changes in Fundraising Since Quarantine Began

If you look for bad news, you’ll find it. There’s plenty of handwringing going on. A recent report, “Fundraising Impact of COVID-19,” from CCS Fundraising finds 63% of 1,183 responding nonprofits between April 20 and May 1 report a decline in fundraising since the start of the pandemic, while 25% [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-08-07T13:38:55-04:00July 27th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus|

20+ Engaging Virtual Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

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 [...]

By Jay Love|2020-07-22T10:27:54-04:00July 22nd, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Fundraising Events|

Fundraising Mid-Pandemic: Your Honor and Responsibility

Whither goest now? When coronavirus response fundraising began several months ago, you probably didn’t envision you’d still be working from a home office. Or that your ‘business as usual’ still wouldn’t be. Or that you still wouldn’t have the ability to plan for a date certain when everything would go [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-07-20T08:50:31-04:00July 20th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Donor Communications, Donor Cultivation, Donor Engagement|

3 Fundraising Strategies for a COVID-Era 2020 and Beyond

If you run a nonprofit, I don’t need to tell you that 2020 has proved to be overwhelming. This is especially true for those of you who are leading your organization’s fundraising initiatives. You know this better than anyone! Since the spring, many organizations have scrambled, adapted, and struggled. Perhaps, [...]

By Sherry Quam Taylor|2020-07-17T09:22:54-04:00July 17th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Donor Communications|

Cultivate Donors in a Virtual World with Video Emails

Being productive and saving time are two of my favorite things - right up there with delighting donors and helping make fundraiser’s jobs easier. One of my favorite things to collect, next to drool-worthy fundraising examples, are timesaving fundraising tools. I recently did a webinar with my fundraising friends Rachel [...]

By Rachel Muir|2020-07-20T13:28:10-04:00July 15th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Donor Communications, Donor Cultivation, Donor Engagement|

How Nonprofits Can Weather An Economic Crisis

"It's not what happens to you, it's how you respond to it." -- Epictetus, Greek philosopher How you define the problems facing you matters, because it affects how you respond to it. There are two basic ways to define the largest problem most nonprofits face during an economic recession: Expenses [...]

By Claire Axelrad|2020-07-12T15:39:49-04:00July 13th, 2020|COVID-19 / Coronavirus, Nonprofit Management, Nonprofit Sustainability|

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