How Effective Is Your Board Fundraising Committee?
Nonprofit boards have struggled for years to develop effective board fundraising committees. According to the BoardSource 2012 Governance Index,…
Fundraising – Engage Supporters with a Multichannel Approach
We live in an era where information is available and can be published by just about everyone; if you’re…
Nonprofits Need to Remember the Form 990 is an Excellent Fundraising Tool
Form 990 is not just an IRS Form but a publicly filed document and some nonprofits forget they can…
Fundraising Tips – How to Target Businesses for Donations
The business community is an excellent source of funds for nonprofit organizations. Develop a strategy for asking for funds…
Getting Enthused About Fundraising: What Nonprofits and Board Members Need to Know
It’s a scenario I’ve seen time and time again as a consultant to nonprofit organizations: board members are told…
Planning for Effective Fundraising
The reason fundraising campaigns fail is they are not planned well. Let’s plan for a successful annual fundraising campaign….
Tough Economy Calls for Innovation, Nonprofits Raising Funds with Online Thrift Stores
There is a Ford dealership that just celebrated being in business for one hundred years. Quite an accomplishment when…
When Fundraising Gets Personal…Good Things Happen!
Among the many communications I receive from nonprofits are fundraising appeals. Often these appeals emphasize statistics, such as: last…
4 Ways To Fail at Fundraising
Fundraising is the lifeblood for many nonprofit organizations, but there is an art to it, and if you do…