Excerpted from How to Turn Your Words Into Money It was bad enough that I thought throwing a dirt clod at Kevin would be fun. But I made it worse. A group of us were throwing rocks down a hillside, aimingRead more…
Step-by-Step Checklist to Plan a Successful Capital Campaign
Step-by-Step Checklist to Plan a Successful Capital Campaign Every successful capital campaign has several phases with specific strategies for each one. If you go step-by-step through the correct sequence of each phase, you’ll set up your campaign so it’s mostRead more…
Foundations of Fundraising: Knowing Your Purpose Webinar 24 November 6pm GMT
Knowing your purpose is the foundation of fundraising. There are three questions you should ask of yourself and your organization to know your purpose. The three questions are: What’s God showing me? What’s he telling me to do about what he’sRead more…
European foundation sector report highlights diversity
Across Europe organizations celebrated the work of philanthropy and foundations on European Day of Foundations and Donors earlier this month. The day – 1 October — highlighted the work of public benefit foundations in Europe and promoted the idea ofRead more…
5 Ways Board Members Can Raise Money
There are many ways board members can help in fundraising. Today I am exploring five easy ways that trustees can help impact the bottom line. We have to remember that most board members are naturally hesitant about fundraising. After all,Read more…
The Future of Fundraising Is Peer-to-Peer
When I was leading fundraising efforts at a national nonprofit, the focus of everything I did was the individual donor. From coming up with new ways to get donors to give to creating messaging that resonated with their interests, IRead more…
Tracking your Donors – 5 Trends
As you track your donors, there are 5 trends you need to carefully monitor. A donor is giving exactly what they promised. A donor increased his or her pledge. A donor stopped giving. A donor decreased his or her giving.Read more…
To Create a Plan that Is Truly Transformational – Ask These Questions
Do you want to raise the kind of money that not only funds your mission — but also actually transforms your organization? What does it really take to pull off something like this? Why do some organizations tackle huge goals and aspireRead more…
2014 Individual Donor Benchmark Report
The 2014 Individual Donor Benchmark Report intends to help grassroots organizations in the USA strengthen their fundraising efforts. The Report found that the single most important thing organisations can do to strengthen their individual donor fundraising is to create a fundraisingRead more…
7 Benefits for Raising Funds
Many people are given the assignment to raise funds, and yet the reality is they have never raised funds before. So it is fair to ask the question “Why raise financial support?” I want to unveil for you the benefits ofRead more…