

The Essential Guide to Livestream Fundraising
by: Julia Campbell When you hear the term “livestreaming” what comes to mind? Chewbacca Mom? The Super Bowl? The “Together at Home”...

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Oct 23, 20201 min read


3 Tips to Stay on Track With Your Capital Campaign
by: Andrea Kihlstedt Capital campaigns are complex, multi-year endeavors. They require many team members, multiple phases, and without a...

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Oct 22, 20201 min read


Making Professional Development Fun: 10 Best Practices
by: Matt Hugg I need to apologize to any conference presenters reading this. Back in the day (you know, about a year ago?) whenever I...

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Oct 21, 20201 min read


Where Are Your Monthly Donors Hiding?
by: Erica Waasdorp A while back, I interviewed Sami Sheehan of Lollypop Farm, a tremendous advocate of monthly giving. When we first...

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Oct 20, 20201 min read


4 Lessons to Make a Difference in Your Community
by: Paul D'Alessandro The difference between nonprofits, social enterprises and B Corps As we know, Americans are very generous people....

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Oct 19, 20201 min read


5 Ways to Diversify Your Nonprofit’s Revenue Streams
by: Aly Sterling In 2020, nonprofit professionals have needed to adapt to unexpected circumstances and learn new approaches. You’ve...

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Oct 15, 20201 min read


Millennials: Thinking About Getting Into Nonprofit?
by: Kristy Fontelera I'm going to go a little off topic this month. As you probably realize, the articles I write typically involve...

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Oct 14, 20201 min read


Virtual Events: Every Bit as Good (Bad) as Online Schooling
by: Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss The "A Guide to Evolving Beyond Virtual" report was released last month by Blackbaud. It offered some...

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Oct 13, 20201 min read


Why Basic Can Be Boring Yet Necessary in Major Gifts
by: Richard Perry It has always been amazing to me that many people, when faced with a challenge or opportunity, immediately go on the...

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Oct 12, 20201 min read


Showing Donors the True Impact of Your Nonprofit
by: Leeann Alameda In the past few years, I’ve interviewed dozens of donors and other nonprofit stakeholders, and when asked what...

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Oct 9, 20201 min read


Using Google Ad Grants to Promote Year-End Giving
by: Nhu Te Is your nonprofit organization taking advantage of Google Ad Grants? With this offer exclusively for nonprofits from Google,...

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Oct 8, 20201 min read


LinkedIn Stories: Highlights for Nonprofits
by: Taylor Shanklin For anyone who has ever said or thought “LinkedIn is not Facebook,” well it just got a little bit closer to the...

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Oct 5, 20201 min read


Can You Fake Caring?
by: Willis Turner That’s the question a young copywriter asked me the other day. The topic was expressing sincerity in fundraising...

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Sep 30, 20201 min read


Rock, Roll and Philanthropy
by: F. Duke Haddad I love music, especially rock and roll. I had planned to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in 2019....

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Sep 29, 20202 min read


3 Reasons Your Nonprofit Isn’t Growing
by: Pat Duffy Are you making these often overlooked growth-killing mistakes? For every nonprofit receiving a donation, there are myriad...

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Sep 25, 20201 min read


Why Nonprofit Boards Must Be Masters of Change Management
by: Pam Cannell Organizations are facing an extraordinary level of change at an accelerating pace. Research shows that since the year...

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Sep 24, 20201 min read


What Are Nonprofit CEOs Saying Now?
by: Otis Fulton and Katrina VanHuss We returned from a trip to the U.K. on March 11 to find the country changed. Since then, we’ve been...

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Sep 22, 20201 min read


Social Media Fundraising: 5 Can’t-Miss Ideas for Nonprofits
by: Kristy Fontelera We understand that at this time, nonprofit organizations need a lot of resources. In this climate of massive...

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Sep 10, 20201 min read


How to Keep Your Nonprofit Team From Quitting
by: Wayne Elsey Even before the pandemic, nonprofits had trouble keeping staff. Unfortunately, the situation that has transpired in 2020...

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Sep 8, 20201 min read


5 Brochure Copywriting Breakthroughs to Generate Donations
by: Chris Yuhasz To help you get the most from your outreach efforts, here’s a collection of five brochure copywriting breakthroughs....

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Aug 31, 20201 min read