As a major gifts officer, you face a unique challenge: your boss likely doesn’t understand what you actually do all day. This disconnect creates frustration on both sides and can undermine your effectiveness. Let me break down why this happens and what you can...
In many cases, fundraising campaigns feel like a race against time, whether you’re raising money for a disaster response project or just working toward a goal that will help you improve your regular programming. When faced with a ticking clock, the speed with which...
Have you heard the saying, “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product”? This wisdom applies perfectly to fundraising services that sound too good to be true. Yes, billions of dollars flow through philanthropy every year. Hundreds...
This guest post is from Cindy Wagman, the founder of https://https://www.nonprofitfractionals.com/. She shares a powerful way nonprofits are bringing in top executive expertise in a new way. Be sure to check out Cindy’s training “Fractional Executives:...
In our most recent nonprofit leadership study, we looked at how different leadership styles affected a nonprofit’s culture of philanthropy. We chose four styles that had a large body of academic research behind them: servant leadership, transformational...
It’s well-known in the nonprofit world that the second gift, sometimes even referred to as “the golden gift,” is when donor retention rates start to rise. So why do donors continue to give to your nonprofit after their first gift? Or conversely, why do so many...
