Hi everyone! I’m curious how each of you manages fundraising campaigns that span multiple channels—whether it’s email marketing, direct mail, social media, peer-to-peer fundraising, or in-person events. In my fundraising and development coursework, I’m learning that using multiple touchpoints can really boost engagement,…
Hello, I recently had great training regarding fundraising prospecting and cold calling. My background is programs and customer service and my feedback was that I sounded like a recording and I could be more commanding. I was giving energy that said "you can get rid of me." It was a great lesson because I realize I need a…
Hi, we are a nonprofit employee emergency relief fund helping our employees across the US through unforeseen financial hardships. We are proudly funded by employees for employees but would like to be able to learn if there are any outside funding/grant opportunities that we could explore to help with our limited funding.…
I'm working with a nonprofit in "Start-Up" mode that has actually been established for about ten years, but is now seeking new sources of funding (they were primarily funded by a single donor). Now that we've applied for a separate 501c3 as a "Friends Of (name of nonprofit)", what are our best practices for explaining this…
REGISTER HERE Thursday, April 27 | 9 am PT / 12 pm ET | 60 minutes In our upcoming sector education webinar on April 19, Communicate for Good: Raise Awareness, Revenue, and Impact One Word at a Time, renowned communication expert, speaker, author, coach, and University of Washington professor @EricaBarnhart will share…
Watch the recording: Email is critical to your organization's fundraising and marketing efforts. As a one-to-one communications platform, email is a great way to build relationships and eventually convert subscribers into donors. That entire process starts with onboarding new subscribers via your website. In this webinar,…
"The nonprofit sector should anticipate a year of economic uncertainty amidst the threat of a looming recession in 2023. Organizations with a solid risk management strategy will be best positioned to survive and thrive. Nonprofits will need to contend with many challenges in 2023, including labor shortages, inflation,…
If you are building a new building, and using a capital campaign to fund it, what percentage of the total goal do you require as a donation for naming the building? Thanks! Kent
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Hello! My organization is relatively young (not yet 10 years) and we're just establishing a major gifts program. We want to connect with prospective HNW donors, especially in the NYC area, but struggling to figure out how to find them and land meetings. Any ideas, tips, tricks? Groups to join, events to attend, etc? Thanks!