Fundraiser Education

When we seek fundraising training to improve our skills—and get better results—one of those skills is distinguishing between “saying” and “hearing...

For this blog, I leave you with the idea that Trump supporters, having overtly displayed their attitudes on Facebook, in interviews, in conversation, with yard signs, are now in a position in which the odds of changing their minds are close to zero...

The bottom line for you is to get out of the daily grind and attend a nonprofit national conference at least one time each year. Your academic and social batteries will be recharged and you will quickly realize others have the same problems as you. I bet you leave your conference inspired...

A nonprofit giving society offers an organization an excellent way to cultivate, steward and upgrade donors—which not only increases retention rates, but also boosts the lifetime value of those donors to your organization...

I have also heard through the years from a few former pro football players that the term NFL means “not for long.” What they mean is players do not typically play a long time in the NFL because of the nature of football...

First, learn who your most likely donors are, then plan how to reach them. The sort of fundraising training that many seem to receive is from the “ask everyone and anyone” school. This approach will raise money; it won’t raise the most nor will it raise it the longest, however. Why? Because you’re going to spend a lot of your time doing what I call “pandering to the ungiving...

In other articles, I've talked about how adding more payment options has helped my organization. By including mobile and online payments, we've seen an increase in donations across our donor demographic. This includes praise for direct debit, debit and credit cards and mobile payment tools. Now, with the advent of digital currency, also known as…

Four phenomena jumped out at me that I realized are transferable to the nonprofit world. I was reminded that successful leaders—whether in sports, business, education and or the nonprofit world—share many traits and cultivate important habits...

Community Brands, a company that provides software solutions for associations, nonprofits and schools, recently appointed Rick Bradberry as its new chief marketing officer...

Barbara Bush leaves a void in the American political scene. She was a woman of class, and, when your husband and son became president, a woman of fortitude. She was fiercely loyal to her family, as she should be. Regardless of your political views, the true character of this woman is reflected in the deep affection that the Obama and Clinton families have for her...