Fundraising
A key part of running a successful nonprofit is securing the vital resources needed to fuel your mission. Explore the ever-evolving strategies, innovative techniques, and best practices that drive successful nonprofit fundraising campaigns.
These articles aim to provide valuable insights into donor engagement, grant writing, crowdfunding, and event planning, all designed to help nonprofit organizations thrive financially.
The Best Route to Approaching Donors: Hand-Head-Heart
Effective donor engagement strategies: Consider and articulate how supporting the mission benefits your donors too.
Your Nonprofit Got its Grant. Now What?
Getting a grant isn’t just a handshake and a check — they can come with many conditions. Is your CFO ready?
Nonprofit Fundraising: Are You Choosing the Right Grants?
Grants are an important source of funds for nonprofits, but some may come with strings attached that can create more headaches than positives for your organization. A strategic approach can help you be sure you’re applying for the grants that best meet your needs.
9 Principles to Make Your Nonprofit Fundraising Effective — and Fun!
Raising funds for your nonprofit doesn’t have to be stressful. Learn how one California nonprofit proved that, when designed thoughtfully and collaboratively, fundraising can be successful and enjoyable.
Rethinking Perpetuity: Resetting Endowment Expectations After the Pandemic
With endowments, let’s rethink ‘forever’ and explore new, flexible ways to ensure your nonprofit organization’s longevity and effectiveness.
7 Things Nonprofit Leaders Can Say to Funders to Effectively Manage Limited Resources
Seven things nonprofit executives can begin saying to set boundaries with funders and say no without consequences.
The Power of Collaborative Fundraising
Learn about tangible benefits from collaborative fundraising and the five simple steps to ensure your collaboration goes as well as possible.
7 Key Factors for Building Peer-to-Peer Fundraising at Your Small Nonprofit
For small nonprofits it’s difficult to know where to start with fundraising for target programs. The problem is compounded when your nonprofit is located in a disadvantaged community. If you find yourself in this situation, peer-to-peer fundraising, centered on grassroots recruiting, could be the route to achieve your objectives in a well-defined timeframe.
The Data Is In: Nonprofits Are Getting More Operational Support
A compelling case for how nonprofits can build organizational capacity and infrastructure to ensure longevity by getting funding for those investments for their nonprofit.
Fundraising and Public Speaking
10 concepts that both public speaking and fundraising have in common: Goal setting, knowing your audience, visualizing success, and paying attention to the details.