My last article of this two-part series, âNonprofit Giving Trends and Future Fundraising Strategy,â began a discussion of smart fundraising strategies to take advantage of best practices and current trends. It covered broad brush strategies all nonprofits today should incorporate into their donor fundraising/marketing mix. Today, I want to offer [...]
You may be wondering where to focus your fundraising as we emerge from the fog of 2020 and into, perhaps, a less cloudy future when it comes to nonprofit giving trends. Wonder no more. The data is available, and we know dire predictions of the death of philanthropy early in [...]
I leafed through my stack of mail the other day, and there it was: another colorful, overfull packet from Treesavers International (not the nonprofitâs real name). I opened the thick envelope and pulled out a stack of stat sheets, membership forms, and return address labels Iâll never use (seriously, nobody [...]
Now more than ever, effective fundraising is what your nonprofit depends on to survive. Your team likely spends countless hours planning events and campaigns in order to raise money for programs and projects that will further your cause. All this fundraising definitely involves sending appeals to your donor base. Whether [...]
Unless youâve been living under a rock for the past few years, youâve inevitably encountered the phrase âdonor-centricâ in the context of nonprofit fundraising. Apart from being one of the most ironic terms in the businessâshouldnât every organization that relies on funding from donors be focused on...donors?âits meaning has gone [...]
I spent 4 years at United Way of Greater Los Angeles and 3 of those years as a major gifts officer raising $800k+ my first year and $1-2.5M+ each year after that. The end of the year was such a busy time. Holiday parties (remember those! What I wouldn't give [...]
Bitcoin makes headlines for its growing popularity and increasing price, but how can Bitcoin be used by nonprofits for the best fundraising outcomes? Bitcoinâs growing popularity Recently Bitcoinâs price hit $55,000, a new all time high and bringing its market cap to $1 trillion. The entire cryptocurrency market cap is [...]
âIf a board member isnât passionate enough to give, how can they share their passion for the mission with the wider community?â âThere should be a give or get.â âIf a board member wonât give, then they donât understand their responsibility as a board member.â Just Because Everyone Believes It⊠[...]
Today weâre going to talk about the BIG PICTURE. Because fundraising abhors a vacuum. Thereâs no point trying to fundraise unless you do so in service of your vision, mission and values with fundraising pre-conditions in place to help. Duh, youâre saying. Why are you stating something so obvious, youâre [...]
The United States government awards federal grants across all sectors, as a means to fund ideas and projects that address community needs. There are 26 federal grant-making agencies and more than 900 federal programs in the US government, and billions of dollars in grants are awarded each year. All government [...]
Did you know that organizations with a written fundraising plan consistently outperform organizations without one? Itâs shocking how many organizations aren't writing a fundraising plan. This phenomenon was recently documented in a study by Adrian Sargent from the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy. In their study 37% of organizations under a [...]
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 create an ask letter for their new endowment campaign. Dear Charity Clairity, We are preparing [...]