by: Richard Perry Several blogs ago, I wrote about two words that I think are misused. If you haven’t read it, I recommend you read it...

by: F. Duke Haddad Nonprofits need effective advisory boards. Many of these organizations have limited staff and volunteers, and need the...

by: Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss COVID-19 threw the nonprofit world into a state of uncertainty. Many nonprofits that rely on...

by: Willis Turner All fundraising copywriters read (or should read!) lots of direct mail packages. We do it to keep up with the...

by: Alena Akselrod Certain phrases tend to become so cliché that we should stop using them. In this category, I submit: uncertain times....

by: Erica Waasdorp This past weekend, I read the second book by the Veritus Group principals Richard Perry and Jeff Schreifels: “It’s Not...

by: Kristy Fontelera Professional writers and people who enjoy reading understand that language is continually evolving. We recently sent...

by: Erica Waasdorp Over the holidays, I took some time to finish a few books in my stack of fundraising books to read. Trust me, I learn...

by: Willis Turner All fundraising copywriters read (or should read!) lots of direct mail packages. We do it to keep up with the...

by: Kelly Velasquez-Hague A high point in a challenging year has been the creativity and resilience displayed by the nonprofit sector....

by: Alan Tyson Nonprofits face an uncertain future in the year ahead. While their services have never been more in demand, the lingering...

by: Nhu Te It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like no other, and it’s definitely a year that will be remembered for generations...

by: Richard Perry There are two words in fundraising that cause my stomach to tighten every time I hear them: “prospect” and “annual” (as...

by: Pamela Barden Pandemic. Wildfires. Snowstorms. Killer hornets. Monoliths. The election… And the list goes on. We had more than enough...

by: Laurence Pagnoni Predictions are worth the weight of the paper they are printed on. Nonetheless, here are my top 10 fundraising...

by: Rachel Cyrulnik Over the course of the past week, I’ve driven three children to the doctor for seasonal colds and small bugs that I...

by: Mark Becker Last month, I wrote about pulling together the right team for your peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. Once you have your...

by: Nathan Safran "The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving" .— Oliver Wendell...

by: Catherine LaCour Nonprofits need to structure themselves to be radically collaborative and transparent The social good community is...

by: Wayne Elsey It’s that time of year again where we see lists of things from the best books to read to listicles about trends. As...