Guest blog by Sandra Davis, Donorly Fundraising lulls happen, whether they’re due to the annual summer slump in giving or caused by changes in the nonprofit sector. While organizations can take steps to weather these slow periods, the real testament to your nonprofit’s fundraising strategy is your plan to bounce back. Injecting new life into your fundraisers is more of …
Powerful Nonprofit Leadership Strategies for Changing Times
Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! Nonprofits tend to be trapped in complacency and married to the status quo. But what does it mean to lead in a time when the only constant is change? How can we exist in and manage teams when our realities continue to be …
How to Bend Hearts to Your Cause
Listen to the full episode at NonprofitNationPodcast.com or look up Nonprofit Nation on your favorite podcast app! There are more than 10 million nonprofits and non-governmental organizations worldwide. Nonprofit organizations account for 5-10 percent of the United States’ economy and about 10 percent of U.S. employment. Nonprofits can be a force for good in the world, whether they are organized …
It’s Never Too Early To Start Your Year-End Fundraising Campaigns
September is the ideal time to begin your end-of-year fundraising campaign. Donations jump 163% in December, and the average gift size increases by 36%! So what are you waiting for? This neat infographic from Salsa Labs features details about end-of-year giving and more. They also have a helpful free e-book you can download, called the Essential Guide to Year End Fundraising for …
4 Ways to Use Social Media to Strengthen Donor Relationships
Donor retention (how many donors continue to give to your organization after their first gift) is at an all-time low. It’s abysmal and worrisome. The Association of Fundraising Professionals found that 70% of all donors that nonprofits recruit into giving a gift never donate again to that organization! Can you imagine if Coca-Cola or Nabisco lost 70% of their customers …
11 Ways Nonprofits Can Reach Donors on #GivingTuesday
#Giving Tuesday, a campaign that promotes a national day of giving that celebrates and encourages charitable giving, set for Dec. 3 this year, offers nonprofits a great opportunity for to raise funds online – but they need to be prepared. Nonprofits raised more than $10 million last year on #GivingTuesday, 53% over 2011. Almost 3,000 nonprofits participated and drove the …
Social media won’t solve your nonprofit’s problems
Many nonprofit organizations subscribe to the “if you build it, they will come” fallacy. If you host an event, people will register. If you add a Donate Now button to your homepage, people will donate. If you create a Facebook page, people will Like the page and share your content. The problem is that none of these fundraising and marketing …
Pinning for Good: How UNICEF Uses Pinterest to Raise Awareness and Raise Funds
If you are like me, you have become hopelessly addicted to Pinterest. The uses, both personal and for business, are endless. Pin expensive, sparkly shoes and bags! Pin ideas for your Christmas party! Pin ideas for your child’s bedroom! Pin blog articles! Pin inspiring quotes! On the surface, Pinterest seems pretty shallow – an extension of our rampant consumerism. It …