Monthly Giving

A nonprofit in the process of launching its monthly donor program has its annual gala coming up this spring. Donors typically pay $100 to $150 for a ticket to attend. Usually this is the event where you’re looking for “people who can show you the money...

The imagery that was used in African Wildlife Foundation’s Fall 2016 campaign was stunning to say the least. The images alone are able to draw in the donor with compassion and hope for these animals...

Last week, NonProfit PRO organized a webinar called “Effectively Managing a Monthly Giving Program that Exceeds the Thousand-Sustainer Mark,” sponsored by CharityEngine. The organization featured was the Wounded Warrior Project, and the focus was on how they acquired sustainers and then managed those sustainers...

Hard to believe, but it’s been almost 25 years since I became a fundraiser, working for a large nonprofit, managing its monthly donor program. At the time, the development department consisted of someone responsible for donor appeals, another for acquisition of new donors and someone for major donors...

Happy New Year! I hope you had some time to share with family and friends or just relax. I had a wonderful holiday and finally got to hang those pictures I had been meaning to hang in my office for months! That took care of at least one new year’s resolution...

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

First off, I hope that this is going to be a somewhat quiet week leading up to Christmas or other holidays you may be celebrating. I am very ready for a few quiet days catching up on my reading and my favorite Christmas movies!...

A few weeks ago, I shared how I made 20 online donations on Black Friday. For some, this was a repeat donation; for others, it was my first. Of course, all organizations sent me an auto-responder message and a “thank you” email message. So far, so good...

Consider starting the new year off right with another new tradition: Ask your donors (especially those who gave smaller amounts over the holidays) to consider giving monthly. St. Nick says that’s a tradition worth introducing or expanding in your organization...

On Black Friday, I sat down behind my computer and made donations to some 20 organizations. The same amount for each. Some I already donate to monthly, and some I only give to this time of year...