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Looking Back to Look Forward
What is strategic planning all about? It is a process done to prepare – strategically – for the future. To have a guide for what’s next. To help prioritize where your organization should spend its time, talent and treasure.
But a plan is worthless if it isn’t actionable and achievable. And to start, you first have to look back.
Nonprofit Fundraising Motivations for End-Of-The-Year
You know when it is the end of the year. And you have a never-ending to-do list to finish out the year?
Watch my latest video that discusses this common feeling for fundraisers during end of the year.
Where Are Donors Putting Their Money?
$72.67 BILLION were contributed into Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) from individuals in 2021.
Perhaps they are worth learning about?
The Most Important Giving Tool Your Nonprofit May be Ignoring
What gift planning vehicle is your nonprofit forgetting about?
🌟 Donor Advised Funds.🌟
Check out this video on how to ask about them from your donors.
Unlocking Sustainable Support: 5 Factors to Successfully Incorporate Recurring Giving into Your Fundraising Program
Have you heard the news? People like easy.
One-click purchases online with arrivals the next day.
Food delivery services.
Auto-correct.
I could go on.
How can nonprofits take advantage of this? Read on to learn more.
Be Like Beyonce
It’s that season of September. Sapphire. Virgo. Beyonce. And how to strengthen your confidence as a fundraiser.
Read on to learn about how all these relate.
Summer Fundraising Principles - It's About the "Why"
Interested in learning about guiding fundraising principles to help you raise more money? Your message needs to start with the “why”.
But what does that mean?
Watch this video to learn more.
Summer Fundraising Principles - Guiding You to Raise More Money
Interested in learning about guiding fundraising principles to help you raise more money? It all starts with building relationships with your donors to your nonprofit to ensure sustainable funding.
Watch this video to learn more.
Should We Celebrate?
Do you have a fiscal year ending coming up, like let’s say June 30th? Or September 30th?
Do you make a big push in advance of these dates to encourage your donors to give before your fiscal year closes?
What about big anniversaries for your nonprofit?
Do you make a big deal of these milestones? Launch a capital or anniversary campaign?
These dates and milestones are important INTERNALLY but really do not mean much EXTERNALLY.
So what to do?
The Time I Lost a $100,000 Gift
When a donor stops giving, what do you think?
Do you usually think it is something you did or could it have nothing to do with you?
Is it possible that your donor, is like, a person? And they got busy? Or forgot?
Read on for tactics to go back and re-engage your lapsed donors.