Strategic Planning

In this episode of the Nonprofit Chatter, Nhu Te, Editor-in-Chief of NonProfit PRO, and Taylor Shanklin, VP of Marketing at Pursuant, discuss how nonprofits can map the ideal donor journey. We will be joined by Melissa Garonzik, Director of Annual Giving at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation, and Matthew Mielcarek, VP of Analytics & Insights Strategy at Pursuant...

The disruption economy is changing consumer expectations more quickly than ever. Disposable income and wealth distribution, commerce, technology, laws and politics are all changing. And nonprofits are not insulated from these market disruptions just because of the good work they do. Without strategic shifts, charities risk massive revenue loss that threatens their missions and makes it far less likely they’ll solve the problems they were created to solve...

What kinds of things should nonprofits look at, and seek advice on, if they are considering embarking on a campaign? In this video, Orr Group leaders discuss three critical components: 1) the need for a big idea and a big vision to motivate and inspire donors 2) the value of a dynamic, authentic and credible…

Why does your nonprofit need journey mapping? Managing a nonprofit is complex, and no one who has ever tried it would argue this point. After all, the population you serve is broad...

Faced with a growing population in need of its services, but an economy in the midst of the greatest recession in generations, how one organization consciously bucked conventional fundraising wisdom and heavily invested in fundraising at a time when most were scaling back...

I hate to be sad or depressed. I know some people like a good cry; they feel it is cleansing, cathartic. I am not one of them. I’ve even been accused of wearing permanent rose-colored glasses because of the lengths to which I will go to avoid tearjerker movies or sob-inducing novels...

Welcome back to #NPPTrendingNow, a weekly video series where NonProfit PRO Editor-in-Chief Nhu Te breaks down the top three coveted stories of the week. Here's what we've got going on for you this week: what we can learn from Brett Kavanaugh, focus on audience development and common major gift obstacles...

Many organizations are too often focused on established paradigms. As a result, they miss unique opportunities to leverage organizational talent and opportunities to reinvent their industries. At the Israeli-American Council, we strive to make sure we don’t miss the “Teslas”; and we have created a laboratory for experimentation in the field of social enterprise...

The nonprofit sector evolves year after year. In order for nonprofits to better understand how to succeed in the space, they have to learn and stay up to date with the latest nonprofit trends, strategies and innovations...

Fundraising seems pretty simple, doesn’t it? You ask for money, you get money. Unfortunately for us, that’s not the way it works.