Let Go of the Money to Hold Onto Your Donors
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsThe best way to develop a donor relationship is to back off from the money. Engage your donor's heart instead, and open the door to a BIG Ask.
Want Donors To Throw Money At You? Take This Approach
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsTransform your major gift visits and learn how to convince donors to give without making an ask.
How Important is Technology to Your High Net Worth Donors?
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsHow best to communicate with your high-net-worth donors? How important is your website and related technology to them?
What’s Motivating High Net Worth Donors Today? Part 1
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsDiscover the motivations of high-net-worth donors and get effective strategies for successful donor outreach.
Capital Campaign Roadblocks to Fundraising Success
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsGail Perry and Kathryn Gamble discuss challenging capital campaign roadblocks including poor feasibility study results, and 3 other issues.
#1 Year-End Fundraising Tip: Warm Up Your Donors Before The Ask
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising Campaigns If you are starting to prepare for your annual fall fundraising campaign, it's time to get busy! Here's a first step to a successful year-end fundraising campaign: Warm up your donors first, before you do anything else. Simply start reconnecting…
Create a “Friendmaking” Committee of Board Members
Annual Giving, Friendmaking Do you want to get your board members actively making friends for your organization? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could form a "Friendmaking Committee" of board members who'd be out there opening doors and hosting small friendmaking events?…
How to Write a Solicitation Letter for Donations
Annual Giving, Asking for Donations, Fundraising Strategy, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsAppeal letters are the backbone of your annual fundraising campaigns that your nonprofit absolutely relies on.
Nonprofit Fundraising Trends for 2023
Annual Giving, Capital Campaign As fundraising consultants, we’re always keeping an eye on the latest nonprofit fundraising trends and developments. As we move into 2023, there are several key trends that can help your organization ride the waves of success and fundraising…
Investments & Stocks as Gifts: Your Biggest Opportunity for Year-End Giving
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsYour biggest opportunity for mega year-end gifts is to seek gifts of stock.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Ideas & Strategies
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsThere are three key steps you can take as early as possible that will help you engage the right leadership donors.
When “Friendraising” Works Better Than Fundraising
Annual Giving, Board Members & Fundraising, Donor-Centered FundraisingGifts of Stock: Your Biggest Opportunity for the Year-End Giving Season
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsYour biggest opportunity for mega year-end gifts is to seek gifts of stock.
Donor Renewals: The Easiest Gifts to Close for Your Year-End Campaign
Annual Giving, Year-End Fundraising CampaignsDonor renewals offer the quickest, easiest gifts for your year-end campaign. Here's how to keep your current donors from slipping away.
Messaging in the New Landscape: Why Simple Storytelling is Not Enough
Annual Giving, Marketing & CommunicationsMessaging to donors needs to change. You need to be more authentic, friendly and completely transparent about finances.
Step Up Your Ask With These Proven Strategies
Annual Giving, Asking for Donations, Major Gifts We are coming up on year-end and, as usual, there is one thing on fundraisers’ minds: “How can I effectively use this season to ask for gifts?” I hope you are not thinking of using these themes or phrases in your appeals: “Please…