In the latest edition of npVoices, host Steve MacLaughlin interviews Gregg Carlson of the Giving USA Foundation about the 2013 Giving USA report. Giving USA 2013 The latest Giving USA report is fairly encouraging. In 2012, $316 billion was given to charity. This means...
As a fundraising coach, I take a critical look at fundraising letters and emails. It’s always thrilling to be pleasantly surprised! Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to look in my inbox and see this email subject line: Email subject line: “You made...
Nonprofits are making a big mistake when reading studies that show that over 50% of charitable giving happens in December. They are putting off their year end appeals until December! Did you notice that last December? My inbox was flooded with nonprofit emails begging...
This month’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival involves writing an anonymous letter to your board. Anything was fair game. Here is my letter. An anonymous letter to a nonprofit board member Dear Jane, Thank you. Thank you so much for giving your time and money to make our...
Peter Genuardi & I are fellow bloggers for npENGAGE. I finally met him at NTEN’s annual conference a couple months ago. He’s the Founder & CEO of Strenth in Members. He helps organizations build better relationships with their supporters by...
In the past week, I was privileged to be the guest on three terrific podcasts! In each I was asked various aspects of fundraising. Ted Hart’s Nonprofit Radio On Ted’s show, about 15-20 minutes in, we talked about Ask Without Fear! and the ins and outs of...
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