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.
Check out our Ultimate Guide to Nonprofit Fundraising for the best fundraising ideas and strategies.
Social Enterprise & Earned Income: A Key To Revenue or a Distraction?
It sounds like a great idea to start a social enterprise that provides both income and impact, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.
Empowering Next Generation Leaders through Crowdfunding
Launching a crowdfunding campaign is the easy part. The real work is building a community of supporters, a movement of change-makers.
Some Say Fundraising Is Just Sales: They’re Wrong!
You need belief in your organization’s ability to make an impact; belief in those your organization serves; and belief in the funder and their desire to create change in partnership with your organization.
Fundraising for “Friends of” Organizations
Work your advantages as a “Friend of,” and your fundraising efforts will have you feeling like the cat’s pajamas!
Scarcity or Abundance? An Experiment in Collaborative Fundraising
With a scarcity mentality, we are competing for a slice of pie. Collaborating with a mentality that there’s enough to go around, can we grow the pie?
The New Fundraising Frontier: Impact Investing
There’s a growing movement among foundations toward impact investing: equity investments, loan guarantees, and everything in between.
In-Kind Fundraising: A Great Way to Expand Your Budget
In-kind solicitation enables you to supplement your budget in meaningful ways, create stronger, lasting mutual relationships, and more.
Achieving Equity: We Need a New Approach to Funding
Equity is ultimately about creating a level playing field and ensuring that everyone has an honest chance at achieving their potential.
Branching out: Raising more dollars by understanding donors’ differences
Broaden your fundraising tactics to be more inclusive of multigenerational giving. Employ technology to save time and resources.
Ask Rita: Is it Legal to Require Nonprofit Employees to Donate Gifts?
Nonprofits are always looking for creative ways to raise funds, but requiring employees to make financial donations is unlawful.