Supplemental conversation about our webinar with @KristinRaack, Planning for Year-End Giving Now to Minimize Stress and Maximize Results.
Hi all, I am looking into a texting service to communicate with volunteers, share information about nonprofit events and fundraising. Does anyone use one that they like? Thanks!
Email is critical to a nonprofit's success. It helps with fundraising, marketing and much more. It's a great tool for connecting with individuals, building relationships and converting subscribers into donors. I am thrilled to share with you a new project launched in partnership with Foundant Technologies: The Weekly SEND…
I recently wrote a blog that you may find interesting. If you don't have gift acceptance policies, you should. If you do, have you reviewed them recently and do you follow them? This is a quick and informative read. Kent Kent C. Weimer, Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® Director of Trusts, Estates and Gift Planning…
What do you take with you when invited for coffee by someone who would be a potential donor?
Let's use this space to continue the conversation about the strategies discussed on our webinar: How do you break through "donor fatigue" in annual donors? What are you doing to drive deeper connections with mid-level donors? How have you uncovered the "hidden gems" of larger gift-givers in your database using the art…
Just a friendly reminder that May 15th (which is on a Sunday), so technically May 16th is the deadline for submitting your 990 to the IRS. If your 990 isn't quite finished, don't panic, it's easy to request an extension. Here is the web address for IRS Form 8868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File an…
What do you perceive as the next step in your career path in fundraising or in the nonprofit field?
Interesting tidbits on social media marketing from Nonprofit Tech For Good. Would love to hear about your success (and sometimes not success), utilizing social media for your nonprofit. https://www.nptechforgood.com/101-best-practices/10-facebook-best-practices-for-nonprofits/
Wondering if any of my grant professional colleagues are responsible for their organization's annual report. We hadn't done one in years and just did the first after many years last year. I'm working on this year's and wondering when you send yours out- what month? Do you include an ask in the Annual Report or have it be a…
