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Funder’s Corner: The Grateful Donor

Funder’s Corner: The Grateful Donor

September 16, 2019December 19, 2023 Pamela E. Davis

How are you motivating donors? Pamela Davis shares her perspective as a grateful donor on what motivates her to give (and what doesn’t).

How to Cultivate Big Donors with a Small Staff

How to Cultivate Big Donors with a Small Staff

July 15, 2019December 14, 2023 Robin Sukhadia

Six strategies that can help nonprofits when embarking on major donor cultivation, even if your development department is tiny.

Win Back Your Lapsed Donors: 3 Effective Strategies

Win Back Your Lapsed Donors: 3 Effective Strategies

May 6, 2019December 13, 2023 Kelly Velasquez-Hague

Motivate lapsed donors to resume their support for your nonprofit with strategies that make it easy for them to give and stay updated on your progress.

NextGen Nexus: The New Face of Philanthropy, Courtesy of Young America

NextGen Nexus: The New Face of Philanthropy, Courtesy of Young America

May 6, 2019December 19, 2023 Derrick Feldmann

Nonprofits must speak directly and authentically to Young America’s beliefs to have any hope of converting them to highly active supporters.

3 Online Fundraising Tips for Small Nonprofits

3 Online Fundraising Tips for Small Nonprofits

March 11, 2019December 6, 2023 Abby Jarvis

How to use digital fundraising tools to ease your nonprofit’s workload and raise more money in the process.

Finding Your Data Path to Success, Part 2: What We Learned Along the Way

Finding Your Data Path to Success, Part 2: What We Learned Along the Way

March 9, 2019December 19, 2023 Betsy Block  and  Corey Newhouse

Mapping where data is stored, along with creating a logic model that shows important outcomes to track, helps your nonprofit focus resources.

What I Learned as a Funder: Frank Tips for Nonprofits

What I Learned as a Funder: Frank Tips for Nonprofits

January 23, 2019December 13, 2023 Catherine Crystal Foster

Funders and nonprofits should keep sight of the fact that human beings are on the other side of the table. Social sector work is about people.

Funder’s Corner: Finding Your Data Path to Success

Funder’s Corner: Finding Your Data Path to Success

January 23, 2019December 19, 2023 Darian Rodriguez Heyman

Interview with Ken Doane of SH Cowell Foundation, one of the remaining funders committed to supporting capacity building.

Want Equity? Then It’s Time to Break the Rules!

Want Equity? Then It’s Time to Break the Rules!

November 12, 2018December 12, 2023 David Greco

Do not buy into the idea that things will never change. The work is too important, the consequences too severe, for us to let fear stop us.

Social Enterprise & Earned Income: A Key To Revenue or a Distraction?

Social Enterprise & Earned Income: A Key To Revenue or a Distraction?

November 12, 2018December 13, 2023 Marc Rand

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