Phonathon Planning: Seven Crucial Steps To Success

Fundraising season is here and that means Giving Tuesday, end-of-year campaigns and annual appeals are here. The phonathon is making a comeback and you should consider using it for your end-of-year campaigns. Running a phonathon is an opportunity to bring in volunteers to reach donors in a fun and exciting atmosphere. Here are seven steps… Continue reading Phonathon Planning: Seven Crucial Steps To Success

Phonathon Planning: Recruiting and Training Volunteers

As social media marketing and mass media start to see declines, people are moving back to tried and tested fundraising methods. The phonathon is making a comeback and you should consider using it for your end-of-year campaign. The success of a phonathon relies on strong, empowered volunteers to reach your donors. This article provides a… Continue reading Phonathon Planning: Recruiting and Training Volunteers

Donor Advised Funds: Are You Ready For Change?

Donor Advised Funds are about to have a big coming-out party. Donor-advised funds (DAFs as they are commonly called) are the vehicle of choice for wealthy individuals. DAFs are useful alternatives to private foundations and make it easy to give money to a charity at a time of their choosing while claiming immediate income tax… Continue reading Donor Advised Funds: Are You Ready For Change?

8 Fundraising Trends from the 2022 Bridge Conference

Last week I spent two days at the Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference (yep it’s a mouthful). This is a conference dedicated to fundraising best practices, the latest donor trends, integrated marketing solutions, and much more. The Bridge Conference had over 1,000 Fundraising professionals participating in 100 sessions. Additionally, there were 100+ vendor… Continue reading 8 Fundraising Trends from the 2022 Bridge Conference

Your Summer Guide To Fundraising & Donor Development

Summer is the perfect time to enhance your fundraising and donor development. The office is quieter and it comes right before fall fundraising season. This guide helps you plan and organize your fundraising and donor development for the coming year. Part One: Clean-Up Before you move forward you need to look back and make sure… Continue reading Your Summer Guide To Fundraising & Donor Development

Successful Online Fundraising Campaigns: 7 Crucial Components

Running an online fundraising campaign takes time, planning and effort. At times, the details to take into consideration can seem overwhelming. It is often difficult to figure out what is crucial to the success of the campaign and which details are not as important. In this post we break down the logistics of a fundraising… Continue reading Successful Online Fundraising Campaigns: 7 Crucial Components

6 Reasons Why Your NonProfit Should NOT Implement Wealth Screenings

Did you get the “kid in the candy store” look when thinking about how a wealth screening could put your nonprofit on sound financial footing? Where did it all go wrong?

Battle Of Donation Widgets: The Six Left Standing

In today’s world of shiny new online toys, a plethora of donations tools are readily found online. These apps come in many shapes and sizes with some of them full fundraising platforms while others are more focused on simple donations forms. Most of these tools are designed to be simple to use and eliminate the… Continue reading Battle Of Donation Widgets: The Six Left Standing

Moves Management: Who are Your Major Donors in 2022?

If you do not have a good idea of who will be supporting you in three years you may be in trouble. Stop fundraising by the seat of your pants and secure the future of your organization today! Learn how moves management can keep you organized, take the stress out of fundraising and most importantly… Continue reading Moves Management: Who are Your Major Donors in 2022?