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This page provides fundraisers of all identities with resources for better understanding the LGBTQIA+ nonprofit experience, from engaging the LGBTQIA+ community as donors, to creating an inclusive workplace for LGBTQIA+ fundraisers. 

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24 Jul 2026

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22 Jul 2026

Esta es la segunda parte de este artículo: Lo que revela un análisis más profundo En 2023, Sea Change Strategies y Edge Research encuestaron a cerca de 6,000 donantes de nivel medio de 36 organizaciones no lucrativas, entre ellas el Consejo para la Defensa de los Recursos Naturales, la Unión...

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
20 Jul 2026

After years of working with boards of directors of civil society organizations across Latin America, I have observed a pattern that repeats itself over and over. When an organization brings on new board members, it spends a great deal of time discussing the mission, programs, impact, and strategic...

Resource Boards and Volunteers
14 Jul 2026

As a hospital development officer, you’re no stranger to shoring up fundraising efforts with software. A tech-focused survey of the nonprofit sector found that healthcare fundraising teams already use an average of 6.2 primary applications, making the healthcare vertical on the higher end compared...

Resource Online Fundraising/Social Media
13 Jul 2026

In the nonprofit fundraising world, one plus one used to equal two: attracting more small-dollar donors led directly to increased revenue. But that math isn’t mathing anymore. These days, total dollars are up, but the giving base is shrinking. This trend matters because nonprofits have spent years...

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
13 Jul 2026

En el mundo de la procuración de fondos para organizaciones no lucrativas, antes uno más uno era igual a dos: atraer a más donantes de pequeñas cantidades se traducía directamente en mayores ingresos. Sin embargo, esa cuenta ya no da el mismo resultado. En la actualidad, el monto total recaudado...

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
08 Jul 2026

Los Conectores y los Aliados Internos generan de manera proactiva interés y conciencia sobre una campaña. Los Influencers, en cambio, atraen naturalmente el interés hacia ella. Los Influencers son referentes reconocidos que otorgan una legitimidad innegable a una campaña, al mismo tiempo que...

Resource Boards and Volunteers
06 Jul 2026

Relationship mapping has become a familiar exercise in major gifts fundraising. Organizations gather names, identify mutual connections, and look for pathways to prospective donors with significant capacity. But some of the most useful relationship mapping conversations have very little to do with...

Resource Donor Relations/Stewardship
30 Jun 2026

¿Cómo pueden los procuradores de fondos fomentar el sentido de conexión y pertenencia de los voluntarios durante una campaña especial? Todo comienza al vincularlos con responsabilidades de campaña que se sienten naturales para ellos. Ya sea una campaña de capital, una campaña de aniversario o una...

Resource Boards and Volunteers
24 Jun 2026

Ahora que ya tenemos los elementos clave para saber qué es lo que genera pertenencia entre nuestros donantes, podemos hacer un autodiagnóstico de la misma. Auditoría rápida de pertenencia Responda sí (1) o no (0): ¿Los donantes reciben un agradecimiento específico dentro de las primeras 48 horas?...

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