Questions to consider when expanding your fundraising office What’s the best way to scale your fundraising office? How do you go from one person on the staff to two or more? What roles should each additional person fill? Those are just some of the questions to consider when growing your fundraising...

Last January, we were all feeling optimistic about the future. A new decade had arrived, the economy was humming along, and nonprofit organizations were lining up to reserve dates for their 2020 galas and fundraising events. At that point, very few of us had heard of a nubby little virus percolating...

High-performing nonprofits with 100% board giving share these six evidence-based strategies Advice from board members at high-performing nonprofits can help overcome a widespread philanthropic challenge: the lack of board member fundraising. Researchers examining board engagement with fundraising...

Fundraising can seem like a raucous ride on white water rapids. A group of hearty adventurers on a flexible raft, bounding and bobbing at breakneck speed; navigating the currents; all while trying to not fall overboard; followed by an exhilarating sense of accomplishment at the end of the voyage...

You’ve heard the common saying “If you want to understand somebody’s values, look at how they spend their time and money.” It’s a simple measure of resources to identify what is truly treasured. Fundraisers are philanthropic facilitators. We build relationships to identify donor passion and align...

Above Photo Credit: Ian Berry Drummers drag rhythms in dirgey solemnity down neighborhood streets as horns moan, mock and moo. Man, hot notes echo against the sky with such weight as to be objects. Objects of sorrow so passionately played that the dead begin to cry. Then that trumpet calls and...

As many in the fundraising community look to hone their communication skills and cast a wider net for potential donors, a rarely talked about methodology is building steam in some of philanthropy’s more daring minds. “It’s a completely untapped market. It’s an unknown market at this time, but we are...