The Basics of Mobile Fundraising
The term “mobile fundraising” gets tossed around quite a bit. You’ll hear it at your nonprofit’s board meetings. It…
5 Tips for Asking for Different Types of Donations
When someone goes to build a new house, they generally have to look to several different vendors to provide…
3 Proven Practices for Major Gift Solicitation
Major gifts are the largest donations a nonprofit receives, excluding the occasional massive planned gift. They are, therefore, incredibly…
Ways to be Successful at your Next Nonprofit Conference
There are a whole host of nonprofit conferences coming up, and if you plan on attending any of them,…
How to Get Started With Elementary and Highschool Fundraising
The children need erasers! And air conditioning! And teachers! The children can’t just sit there and be expected to…
Don’t Be a Stranger – Seven Smart Ways to Improve Donor Loyalty
How do you hold a donor’s attention these days? As more nonprofits use digital technology to step up their…
Fostering Empathy Online: An Important Piece of the Fundraising Puzzle
Fostering empathy and connecting with donors online has the potential to influence giving and build long-term relationships and support…
Nonprofits are Turning to Twitter to Drive Interest Around Fundraising Efforts
As social media continues to grow in popularity, the investment by early adopters into online fundraising and technology is…
The Secret to Targeting Businesses for Cash Donations
In 2004, I moved to India to help start a new research lab in Bangalore for Microsoft. With the…
To Gain New Online Donors, Give Up Some Old Notions
There’s a lament heard repeatedly at many nonprofits: “Our donors are aging out, our traditional media is underperforming, and…
Keeping Donors & the Public Relevant
Many in the nonprofit sector believe that fundraising is the single most challenging and most important component in running…
How to Broaden Your Donor Base to Young People
As the holidays are fast approaching, many nonprofits are very much in the fundraising mindset. From my experience at…