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Becoming a fundraiser

Have I ever told you how I became a fundraiser? I’m hesitant to share because I don’t often find myself interesting enough… But I think in this case, there were a few reasons why my first fundraising job became a career lasting decades. And I hope that’s useful to you. My first nonprofit job was […]

Filed Under: Arts Fundraising, Blog, Fundraising Tagged With: donor communications, Fundraising, learning

Small organization with big dreams? 7 tips to help you grow

Small organization fundraising You’re not alone. Here in the U.S., most nonprofits are smaller organizations, with nearly one million organizations having annual revenues below 50,000 U.S. dollars. Here are some tips to help small organizations fundraise: 1.      Invest Most small organizations struggle with money. How to get it. What to spend it on. So your financial decisions […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: donor communications, Fundraising, small organization

How to prevent a fundraising crime

It’s usually an inside job. There you are, minding your own business. Getting the job done. You know the work inside and out. Sure, there are days… and nights, when all you want is a stiff drink and a chance to relax. But there are needs to be met. People to be fed. Or housed. […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: appeal writing, donor communications

What keeps you up at night?

Do any of these nonprofit fundraising challenges sound familiar? I get it. That’s been me, for years, working with small to medium-sized nonprofits, and struggling to build a stronger donor base. Let’s look at some of the root problems that put you in this spot. Fundraising challenge: Starving for good In most organizations, fundraising is […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donors Tagged With: donor communications, donor retention, Fundraising

Don’t let the AI robots steal your humanity

AI is the new kid on the block. You know, the one with rich parents. Who has the best toys. You were eager to play. But you had to wait for an invitation, of course. Then the big day arrived! And you realized the kid didn’t have anything interesting to say. Just sort of repeated […]

Filed Under: Blog, Donor communications Tagged With: AI, donor communications

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