This post is a guest blog by Bonnie Meyers at Meyer Partners Donors are foundational to your nonprofit’s success, so you don’t want your donors to think of you as their pestering friend that always asks for money. The ideal donor relationship should include a balance of donation correspondence and other involvement opportunities for your supporters. Build your nonprofit’s base …
How You Can Engage Alumni in Fundraising Efforts: 4 Ideas
This post is a guest blog by Patrick Alderdice at Pennington and Co. It’s important for every nonprofit organization to keep a pulse on fundraising trends and adjust their strategies accordingly to give their campaigns the best possible chance of success. And right now, for colleges, universities, fraternities, sororities, and other school-related organizations, all signs are pointing to a rise …
Marketing Your Online Auction: 3 Tips to Boost Interest
Guest post by Sarah Sebastian, Director of Corporate Communications for OneCause As those in the nonprofit world realize, few things are as effective—or as time consuming—as fundraising events. Auctions are among our favorites for engaging donors and raising revenue. However, they do require investments of your time and resources to drive results, even when held virtually. To make sure you maximize …
Increasing Donations: 5 Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraisers
This post is a guest blog by Jay Love, co-founder and current Chief Relationship Officer of Bloomerang As a nonprofit fundraising professional, you might feel like your fundraising efforts stall from time to time. Maybe you’re experiencing the summer fundraising slump. Or, perhaps you’ve invested a lot of energy into recruiting new donors and engaging existing ones, but your fundraising …
How to Create Better Virtual Learning Experiences with Tim Sarrantonio
The Nonprofit Social Media Summit is back and better than ever! This year the Summit is all virtual and coming directly to your screens on November 2nd and 3rd, speakers include Amy Sample Ward, Afua Bruce, Lisa Mae Brunson. And of course yours truly, and many more. We’re covering everything from TikTok to time management, Facebook ads to influencer marketing …
4 Ways Strong Nonprofit Web Design Gets You Better Results
This post is a guest blog by Ira Horowitz of Cornershop Creative Your nonprofit’s website can play a key role in getting more support for your cause, whether you’re working to combat child hunger in your local community or supporting efforts to preserve endangered species around the world. However, as you take a closer look at your website, you may …
What’s Next for Nonprofit Galas and Auctions? with Sherry Truhlar
Listen to the full episode here or in your favorite podcast app! One year and over 40K downloads! 🥳 To celebrate the one-year birthday of Nonprofit Nation, I created a brand new free resource for you: The Nonprofit Social Media Content Planner. Get your copy here. It’s no secret that charities of all sizes have had to rethink their gala, auction, …
You Made “The Ask” – Now What? with Elizabeth Abel
Listen to the full episode here or in your favorite podcast app! One year and over 40K downloads! 🥳 To celebrate the one-year birthday of Nonprofit Nation, I created a brand new free resource for you: The Nonprofit Social Media Content Planner. Get your copy here. Making “the ask” is a pivotal moment in the donor journey, as it is a …
How to Measure + Increase Your Marketing Effectiveness with Rachel Clemens
Listen to the full episode here or in your favorite podcast app! One year and over 40K downloads! 🥳 To celebrate the one-year birthday of Nonprofit Nation, I created a brand new free resource for you: The Nonprofit Social Media Content Planner. Get your copy here. Marketing effectiveness can be hard to measure, but we all face increased pressure to understand it …








