If a capital campaign might be in your organization’s future, it’s never too soon to think about the steps of good capital campaign planning. If your board is just starting to talk about a new building at board meetings, aRead more…
Capital Campaign Objectives: What Can We Raise Money For?
This post is step one of a four-step roadmap for your capital campaign planning. As part of this series, step one is all about possibility and impact. “What Should We Raise Capital Campaign Money For?” If a capital campaign is inRead more…
7 Proven Strategies for Millennial Donor Engagement
The millennial age group is not and should not be the white whale of fundraising. Reel them in! Yes, they’re young and grew up with a different sense of the world than perhaps your older donors did, but they’re stillRead more…
Donor Stewardship Expert Advice from 29 Industry Leaders
Donor stewardship is one of the most, if not the most, important activities a nonprofit does. That being said, it can be a tricky beast. NonProfitEasy’s team has compiled advice from a variety of experts from the nonprofit sector on how nonprofits canRead more…
6 Applications from Asia for All Steward Leaders
I just returned from teaching a class with seventeen students at Torch Trinity Graduate University in Seoul, South Korea, entitled Biblical Stewardship and Christian Generosity.The experience was a highlight of my academic career because I learned so much from these globally-mindedRead more…
Quick and Dirty Guide to Online Donor Acknowledgement
With online charitable donations steadily on the rise, it is more vital now than ever to make your organization as online donor-friendly as possible. A major component of success in that market relies on your nonprofit’s ability to properly acknowledgeRead more…
A Giving Network Makes Weekly Grants to Encourage Worldwide Awesomeness
Foundations come in all shapes, sizes, and missions, and the grants process for many is often similar. The foundation requests proposals, applicants submit them, and the foundation announces winners a few months later. And with many funders, that process mayRead more…
Who is the hero of your story?
As a fundraiser, one of the most important questions you should be asking yourself is this: “Who is the hero of my story?” If your organization’s fundraising is like most, the answer is obvious: Most organization’s fundraising materials depict the organizationRead more…
5 Tips for Cleaning Up Your Donor Database
Consistent and regular maintenance on your nonprofit’s donor database is crucial to using donor information as effectively as possible. Your donor database is like a complex machine; without periodic checks, an unexpected issue is more likely to arise, but if you make sureRead more…
Listen Your Way to Your Capital Campaign Gifts
What’s the toughest lesson to learn when you are soliciting your campaign gifts? To know when to shut up. Failure – or success – with your capital campaign ask Just imagine: Here you are, ready to make a key campaign solicitation. You’reRead more…