Memento Mori: 4 Steps to Launch Your Planned Giving Program Professional fundraisers often shy away from building a planned giving program for one simple...
How to Build and Use a Gift Chart for Fundraising Strategy Success in fundraising depends upon setting realistic goals and crafting an actionable strategy. A...
6 Essential Elements of a Successful Grant Proposal Writing a grant proposal for a foundation or a major donor can take hours, even days. To make sure...
The Best Fundraising Software for Your Nonprofit A common complaint of many business and nonprofit leaders is that their database feels unmanageable...
4 Easy Ways to Establish Better Relationships With Your Donors By establishing personal relationships with your donors, you establish a solid foundation for a...
Seeking a Foundation Grant? 5 Key Things to Look For in IRS Form 990 Nonprofit development directors know there’s nothing quite like the thrill of sitting back in your...
Cleaning Up Your Donor Database in 4 Simple Steps Your database is a garden. It’s ever-growing—new donors, new gifts, new opportunities—just like...
The 3 Keys to Hiring a Successful Fundraiser We all know the goal is to hire that fundraising "unicorn"—the mythical nonprofit employee or...
4 Ways Foundations Make Bad Decisions (and How to Fix Them) If you work for a foundation, you probably don’t get much negative feedback. As a neutral party,...
The Best Donor Tools and How to Use Them Good research can mean the difference between going into a meeting and feeling at ease or on edge.
