Click here to join the conversation with our live discussion page. Volunteers can be an enormous asset for your nonprofit…as well as your cause. The evolution of how nonprofits make the most of volunteer power has gone from stuffing envelopes to canvassing neighborhoods to serving as “advocates” with specific audiences. Many nonprofits rely on volunteers [...]
Transcript now available. Click here. For years it was the workhorse of many nonprofits: the newsletter. With the advent of email, blogs, and now social media, does the “traditional” printed newsletter still have a place in your communications plan? Join the #fundchat community on Wednesday, June 12 from 12-1 p.m. EDT for, “Do Traditional Newsletters [...]
Transcript is now available. We call it: transparency, efficiency, and…”making-do.” Others call it: limiting, a disservice, and…”dead wrong.” Yes, we’re talking about overhead, or what fundraisers refer to as “cost per dollar raised.”
The transcript is now available here. We know fundraisers can make the ask, but can they also lead an organization? In this edition of #fundchat, we’ll take a look at whether fundraisers also have what it takes to lead, particularly in the nonprofit sector. Join the conversation on Wednesday, May 22, from 12-1 p.m. EDT [...]
Transcript is now available, click here. What could be more fitting than a focus on Twitter for your favorite nonprofit Twitter-chat? Join the #fundchat community on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 12 – 1 pm EDT for “Leveraging Twitter to Build Awareness, Engage Community & Inspire Donations.” Many nonprofits have a Twitter account. But how [...]
Transcript is now available. Click here. An annual fund is often considered the “bread and butter” of any effective nonprofit fundraising program. But many organizations need help simply getting a program off the ground. Where do you start? How do you write an effective letter that results in contributions? What about all of those mailing [...]
The Transcript is now live. Click here. Every so often, the debate about ending or altering the charitable deduction rears its ugly head. As fundraisers, we hear it so regularly, we become immune and start to tune it out. Yes, the debate is back, but this time, there’s a feeling that perhaps we need to [...]
The transcript is now available. Click here. Celebrated fundraising pro Penelope Burk is a champion of a donor centered approach to fundraising that puts the donor squarely in the middle of every practice, procedure, and process. Many nonprofit leaders, inspired by Burk’s message, proudly proclaim that from now on, their organization is “donor centered.” But as [...]
Transcript now available! Click here. The signs are unmistakeable: When giving a report on fundraising goals for the year, Board members begin to squirm in their seats and refuse to look you in the eye. When a seat opens up on the development committee, Board members suddenly stop taking your phone calls. When you ask [...]
The transcript is now available, click here. It’s true, a picture is worth a thousand words. And some of the savviest nonprofits (charity:water anyone?) are using new photo and video tools to engage their donors like never before. New cheap and mobile software and apps make it easy for anyone to share images and video [...]