#230
Well-positioned recurring donation options are essential toward increasing the size and volume of funding and help dramatically improve retention rates and engagement levels.
#229
Corporate giving looks different than giving from individuals and foundations. It’s estimated that 60 percent of corporate giving is direct while 40 percent is through corporate foundations. About 25 percent […]
#228
“Know your audience” is the advice often given to a speaker when making a public address. It’s also advice given to a fundraiser when attempting to inspire individuals to support […]
#227
The back office systems that facilitate fundraising are essential. Specifically, fundraisers benefit from and require proper donor and prospect databases, stewardship protocols, online gift processing, communications tools, and much more.
#226
Great fundraisers take meticulous notes when meeting with or talking with a prospective donor. Those notes are placed into a call report and uploaded into the database. Most importantly, the […]
#225
You know you are a fundraiser when you visit a nonprofit organization’s campus and either immediately look for the donor wall and the names listed or would choose to spend […]
#224
Sometimes the greatest value of the development professional isn’t in the doing but is in serving as the accountability partner to the CEO, the Board member, or the staff member.
#223
The 990 of a foundation and nonprofit will often tell you more about the organization than its website. The 990 should be one of the first stops when trying to […]
#222
AAA Prospect Strategy – The intersection of access, ability and affinity often results in strong giving among prospective donors to an organization.
#221
The best prospect pipeline is filled with financially-capable and mission-aligned prospective donors as well as existing donors, each of them in a different stage of readiness to be asked.