Don’t let this happen to you! Last night, my wife and I were doing some year-end giving. We went to a nonprofit we love and found this on their donation page: Where there should have been a giving form, there was just a line of code. No way to give online at...
As we’ve been approaching the end of year, my coaching clients are asking me to help them prioritize their major gift fundraising contacts. Here are some of the ideas I share with them. 1. People who gave in November or December in 2014 but haven’t yet...
Do you fear your donors are bored with you? Here’s some good news: with all the holiday parties at this time of year, you have virtual laboratory for learning to be interesting! How to be interesting to your donors In his classic How to Win Friends and Influence...
We’ve been inspired to launch a nonprofit leadership survey. Last month’s post on fundraising problems being leadership problems really hit a nerve. And it’s no wonder. Charities are getting hit hard from outside pressures but based on my experience...
I’m pleased to welcome back Bill Tedesco, founder and CEO of DonorSearch, my favorite prospect research tool. I love how easy they make it for nonprofits to do the research that helps you treat your donors well and raise the money you need to fund your mission....
