Fundraising

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week crossed the $50 million threshold in online fundraising for the 2018 election cycle, more than doubling its 2016 pace ahead of the party's push to take control of the House in November's midterm elections. The figure far outpaces the House Democratic campaign arm's previous records. It topped $50…

We’re barely into the New Year, and I’ve already seen a dramatic drop off in the number of those exercising at the gym. I see this every year. Why? Because there’s desire, but no commitment. You don’t change trajectories for the better with a few days of good intentions. The same is true of nonprofits’ who are looking for better fundraising outcomes in the coming year...

Buried deep within a mountain in Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago east of Greenland, is a repository of seeds and plants stored as a backup in case of global disaster. Since Norway opened the vault 10 years ago, hundreds of thousands of donations have poured in. Now, its getting its millionth donation—and a makeover. As Helen Briggs…

Every successful nonprofit has stemmed from a great web of brilliant ideas; the tricky part is putting those ideas into action.

Cultivating curiosity is essential in fundraising, yet it is an underutilized approach and hardly ever discussed within our profession. Some people think it’s rude to ask too many questions—I get that; but surely we fundraisers should be asking more questions than we do...

“How to Win Friends and Influence People” has been the go-to guide for those seeking business-savvy social skills for decades. In this book, tycoon Dale Carnegie popularizes the power of influence and uses his enormous wealth and popularity as a basis for his expertise...

In 2016, the country’s top 50 philanthropists combined to give roughly $5.6 billion to various causes, according to an analysis of publicly made gifts. In 2017, the top 10 givers alone almost doubled that sum, sharing $10.2 billion overall to various organizations. In fact, the first, second, and third place top donors, who dropped a…

In this interactive webinar, speakers discuss the challenges of managing the program when you reach more than 1,000 sustainers.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is touting major fundraising numbers fueled by increased grassroots activism, continuing a streak of record-breaking donations ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The fundraising arm of the House Democrats raised $7.68 million in October, including $2.81 million in online donations, according to numbers released Thursday. DCCC said it was its…

You may have heard of the fundraising technique called “fundcrushing.” It was presented to me recently as a novel way to raise money. It’s based on the mistaken assumption that your prospective donors will respond if they know truly how huge the challenge is you want to solve...