Social Network Fundraising: The Recent Donor Perfect Webinar
I took the opportunity to tune in to the Chronicle of Philanthropy-hosted, Donor Perfect-sponsored webinar on Tuesday November 19th. I’m glad I did! Here’s a link to the slide show if you’re interested...
View ArticleUpdate on Annual Appeal Follow-Up
You are likely tracking response to your Annual Appeal, and have a good idea if this will be a good, fair, or ugly campaign by the results thus far. Does it look like your 2013 results will exceed...
View Article‘Tis the Season to be Thankful
When you get back to work at your nonprofit following the year-end holidays, take a few moments to gather the troops and discuss “Are we doing a good job thanking our donors?” Talking it over with...
View ArticleStrategic Thinking III: No Money, No Mission
We want our Nonprofit Boards of Directors to be thinking strategically. The work of the board needs to be in the area of direction-setting for the Nonprofit. Operations are the staff’s business....
View ArticleCommunity Connectivity for your Nonprofit
No nonprofit is an island. We achieve success in our Mission by employing networks. We connect people who together can add more value than they can individually, all by their lonesome. So finding...
View ArticleMeeting the Challenge of Change: Leadership
Nonprofit Organization leaders know that a measure of their success is their flexibility and adaptability. Or, in other words: The constant in nonprofit governance and management is change. Funders...
View ArticleYour Board and the Annual Appeal
This post comes to you in early November. This is the time when nonprofit organizations are sending, or preparing to send, their annual appeal for support to donors (and donor prospects). Nonprofit...
View ArticleDonor Stewardship: Expressing Gratitude to Our Supporters
Thanksgiving week is a good time to take a few moments to gather the troops and discuss “Are we doing a good job thanking our donors?” Talking it over with staff as well as your development committee...
View ArticleStrategic Thinking V: Following Up After the “Ask”
So as I was saying last year about this time, when I wrote my first four posts about “Strategic Thinking,” we need to act in a way that reflects the broader direction we want to go in our fundraising...
View ArticleWelcoming Comments, Discussion with Nonprofit Donors
Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) is a frequent social media/marketing commentator teaching at NYU. I’ve followed him on Twitter for several years. I am particularly drawn to his observations on the changing...
View ArticleNew From Nonprofit Quarterly: How NPO’s are Using Social Media
Current issue of Nonprofit Quarterly features some data on how Nonprofit Organizations are using social media, and some recommendations how to use social media more effectively. Worth a look!...
View ArticleNever Say Die: The Importance of Persistent Mission Communication
The Gallup survey of US confidence in the economy currently (stable) and future (wary)...
View ArticleNH Nonprofit Leadership Summit Big Hit
Congratulations to Mike Ostrowski, Interim CEO NH Center for Nonprofits for the work of his team to present a topnotch conference. Jeanine Tousignant, VP of the Center’s Board, served as Master of...
View ArticlePrepare the Annual Holiday Season Appeal to Donors
It’s time once again to consider the “something old, something new” that should go into our 2015 Annual Appeal. Just for you: A few new 2015 twists on Annual Appeal practice: For Starters: Time to get...
View ArticleBack to Your Donors: The Extra Mile Campaign
Most nonprofits have wrapped up or are wrapping up their holiday appeal. Most of these direct mail (or, more inclusively, “direct response”) campaigns are run in November – December, with follow-up in...
View ArticleThe Path Is the Goal
Scrolling through Twitter this evening, I came to a post from @DeniseWakeman: The path is the goal – Buddhist Saying. This stopped me short. Made me think. Why am I getting a ring of truth from this? I...
View ArticleJoin the Social Media Conversation: Sunday May 1 8:00 PM EDT
Looking forward to an hour on Twitter Sunday May 1 8:00 PM on #CargillChat on Twitter with @CargillCreative Bob Cargill. The guy with the marketing sensibility that points us in smart directions on how...
View ArticleThe Mood of the Nation and Nonprofit Fundraising
Apparently we have Donald Trump as the Republican Party standard-bearer for President in the November election. And it is likely that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic Party choice…but there is...
View ArticleRelationship Check-up: The CEO and the Board Chair
We can have a solid strategic plan, a clear concise mission, an ample donor database. But if the CEO and the Board chair don’t have and seek a strong working relationship, it undermines confidence of...
View ArticleInfographics Tell A Story
This Infographic fro World Wildlife Fund is a great example of a nonprofit telling its story in graphic form. Easy to understand. Nicely illustrated. Helps make a connection....
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