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25 Nonprofit Website Musts
March 1, 2015

To best serve your multiple constituencies it's vital that your site functions as more than a simple online brochure. Here are 25 nonprofits website musts.

#TBTFundraising: Rekindle Your Passion
August 1, 2014

Many of our fundraising successes of the past can teach us about good donor communication today. The personalization, the passion, the inserts, the simplicity and the basics are never old-fashioned when it comes to good fundraising.

A Mobile and Social Fundraising Success Checklist for Nonprofits
April 7, 2014

Here is a mobile and social fundraising success checklist excerpted from "Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits" by Heather Mansfield, founder and principal blogger at Nonprofit Tech for Good. By reading the book and implementing the steps necessary to launch a comprehensive mobile and social fundraixsing plan — and checking off the must-do items as you go along — your nonprofit will have in place mobile and social fundraising plan flexible enough to adjust to rapid changes in fundraising and communication technology that will occur over the next decade.

Look Who's Talking at Engage!
April 4, 2014

Not only do speakers at Engage reside over our in-depth cases studies and delve deep into attendees' concerns and questions, but they're available all day long to chat and further explore whatever it is the audience is looking to explore.

5 Hidden Threats to Direct Marketing and Fundraising in 2014
December 19, 2013

As nonprofits and direct marketers look ahead to 2014, the future is anything but certain. Here, five top industry insiders share their wisdom on the potential threats facing our industry — and offer their best advice — so you can be prepared for whatever 2014 has in store.

David Whitehead of AARP Foundation, Dennis McCarthy of Blackbaud, Anirban Basu of Sage Policy Group, Joe Schick of Quad/Graphics and George Lizama of Production Solutions make their predictions and offer advice.

Meet Our 2014 Editorial Advisors
December 1, 2013

FundRaising Success is blessed and proud to work with some of the brightest stars in the fundraising firmament. Meet our latest 2014 Editorial Advisory Board members.

A Look Back — and Forward
November 1, 2013

Fundraising Success is 10 years old! Here, fundraising pros recall the state of fundraising in 2003, and talk about what's changed and what they hope to see happen in the next 10 years.

5 Online Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs in Developing Countries
September 11, 2013

Thanks to Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific, I’ve presented a series of online fundraising and social-media trainings to more than 300 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) throughout Asia Pacific over the last three years. The experience has made me aware that access to information about trends in nonprofit technology, online fundraising and social media often does not reach small NGOs. Here are five online best practices to get small NGOs started: 1. Launch a new, mobile-optimized website. 2. Launch an e-newsletter. 3. Acccept donations online. 4. Study and mimic large NGOs. 5. Create a Facebook Page.