by The Fundraising Coach Contributor | Jan 12, 2025 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Guest Posts
Did you know that total giving declined by 2.1% when adjusted for inflation in 2023? To win over new donors and retain current supporters, nonprofits must fully engage their stakeholders and prove why their causes are worth supporting. Small tweaks to your fundraising...
by The Fundraising Coach Contributor | Dec 3, 2024 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Guest Posts
Imagine this: A donor mentions your nonprofit during a casual conversation with a family member, sparking an interest in your cause. Later that day, the family member looks up your organization online, hoping to learn how they can get involved. However, after seeing...
by The Fundraising Coach Contributor | Nov 22, 2024 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, Guest Posts
If you’ve worked in the nonprofit sector for some time, you know that your organization’s fundraising potential depends on its ability to understand and engage its donors. The importance of knowing your donors increases with their giving level—prospective major...
by Marc A. Pitman | Sep 9, 2024 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters
Fundraising letters are still an important part of your fundraising process. Recently, I’ve been getting lots of questions about fundraising letters – both to me directly and on FundraisingCoach GPT (FRC GPT). So I thought I’d give you a simple...
by The Fundraising Coach Contributor | Jul 29, 2024 | 3. Ask
As an individual working at a K-12 school, you know just how valuable funding for your organization is. You’re probably tapping into all the fundraising sources you can, from soliciting online donations to hosting fun events to building relationships with major...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jun 21, 2024 | 3. Ask, Fundraising Letters, Internet & Social Media
Imagine you’re a busy donor checking your email on the way to lunch. You’ve just gotten out of a difficult meeting at work, and your personal inbox is crowded with promotional messages from brands you don’t remember signing up to receive emails from. You see a message...