Get out there and ask -- don't stop fundraising! Some nonprofits Iâve talked to have told me theyâre toning down their year-end campaign this year. Maybe itâs because⊠theyâre short staffed due to pandemic-related lay-offs. theyâve cut back on their programming and donât feel âworthyâ of making a philanthropic ask [...]
October is the Association of Fundraising Professionalsâ Ethics Month, so letâs 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 itâs an ethical issue: making decisions for our donors by neglecting to ask [...]
What you donât do right now will come back to bite you in the butt. Because you exist within a fast-moving, competitive environment. If youâre not actively cooking things up youâll have little nourishment to offer. So, whatever is on your back burner, move it to the forefront and get [...]
So itâs time to host your virtual event? Take a deep breath. The good news is there are many tools to help make it a success. At M&C, we help organizations market and launch fundraising and educational events. And, itâs been a busy six months! Here are some tips from [...]
How you think and feel about money is called your money mindset, and it directly impacts how much money you will have and how much money you will raise. You, your board or staff may have beliefs about money so ingrained in you, you donât realize what they are. These [...]
All the best strategies youâre innovating now, and having success with, should be continued as you fundraise mid-pandemic. This is your pandemic silver lining! Itâs 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 [...]
Now is a time to communicate more, not less, to sustain and build mutually beneficial relationships with constituents. People feel isolated and frustrated about the fact they aren't having the impact they used to have, in business or their community. You can help alleviate their exasperation! Right now is still the [...]
If youâre going dark on your donors right now out of fear â real, misplaced or some combination thereof â youâre doing everyone a disservice. Your organization, and all those who rely on your continued existence, will be left in the lurch without donor support. I mean it! Donors donât [...]
YMCAs during the COVID-19 outbreak should do all of the great things they're known for and what they do best: continue to care for people. They'll take a new outlook that will be different than what we are accustomed to as staff members and volunteers continue to work every day, [...]
Here we are all living in the new normal that is the COVID-19 pandemic. Most organizations are worried about or are already struggling financially in the wake of COVID-19. The looming economic recession will impact individual donorsâ finances and larger funders may reprioritize where they give grants in the next [...]
During the coronavirus outbreak, fundraisers are being bombarded with advice urging them to reach out to their donors now. As is the case during any situation, the more you segment your communications for specific audiences, the more likely those communications are to resonate with the recipient. Now, however, is a [...]
The Coronavirus has some brought some level of worry to all of us. We worry about the needs of those we serve, the needs of our community, the needs of our families, the needs of our organizations, and our own needs. The list goes on. These are unprecedented times. I [...]