Fundraiser Education

Abila, Austin, Texas, the provider of software and services to nonprofits and associations, recently announced the release of its latest fundraising tool, Fundraising Advisor. The free, easy-to-use Web tool provides personalized fundraising advice to organizations based on answers to six questions.

Hillary Clinton is racing across red states and blue states at a frenetic pace for a frontrunner, hoping to show that her early dominance in the Democratic presidential race will also translate into a muscular financial advantage as the campaign's first fundraising period ends next week. The first true measure of Clinton's strength will come…

As fundraisers, we’re always thinking about gifts. This one won’t impact your 990, but it could be huge for your fundraising.

Why is it that most of us don’t tell our story when given the opportunity? A story is much more compelling than dry facts and figures.

Transitions—especially positive ones—can be very strong for you as a professional and for your organization.

Monthly, regular giving is at the heart of sustainable public fundraising. Most fundraisers recognize that, but not all of us manage to establish such a program in our organization. If you needed a light-hearted reminder how important this issue is—perhaps to share with the board of trustees or the CEO—here’s a video from nonprofit technology…

I recently remembered a talk I had with a client, Randi Corey of the Hydrocephalus Association, about her experience with surveys.

To enlarge the capacity of any system requires rethinking the assumptions, creating new processes and retooling current processes.

Development or fundraising policies may sound like the boring stuff we prefer to ignore, but they are actually a wonderful tool for fundraisers.

Some people may believe I have always loved asking for money. I haven't. As a child, the only thing I was good at selling was Girl Scout cookies. I've always contended this is because Girl Scout cookies sell themselves!