Happy New Year! A record number of people came to FundraisingCoach.com for fundraising help in 2013. Here are the the top 2013 posts based on website traffic! They cover everything from social media tips, to strategies on year-end fundraising, to how board members can...
At this point in the year, you’ve already sent your direct mail fundraising letter. (You have, haven’t you?) So this can be an awful time, marked by nail biting and incessantly looking at database reports to see if anyone has given. It can feel like fundraising is...
#GivingTuesday is here! Last Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the USA. Last Friday was “Black Friday,” the day retailers hope to sell enough to end the year in the black. Yesterday was #CyberMonday, the online retail version of Black Friday. Today is...
Giving Tuesday is right around the corner. Does your nonprofit have a plan? What is #GivingTuesday? Here in the United States, the Friday after Thanksgiving has become known as “Black Friday”– it’s the day many retailers sell so much that they...
This is the time of the year to be asking people for money. Based on conversations with clients from around the world, December 31 is a powerful motivator for people’s giving. As I’ve been telling my Fundraising Kick members, you need to be out asking...
Congratulations to Facebook and the Red Cross for making it ridiculously easy to support those devastated by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines! Even if you don’t have the connections or relationship to get this type of top billing on Facebook, there are loads of...