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5 Red Flags when Raising Major Gifts

This post was originally published to Amy Eisenstein's blog and is being shared here, with her permission. Red flags are often used as a sign of warning or danger. Unfortunately, most red flags are not literal, but figurative, and are often missed by the people who need them most. Once you know the red flags of major gift fundraising, they might be easier to identify and tackle. Here are the [...]

Corporate Partnership Q&A: Marriott + Children’s Miracle Network

Corporate partnerships between nonprofits and businesses can be incredibly beneficial to both parties. To provide a peek behind the curtain, this is the first in a series of interview-style articles where we will explore successful corporate partnerships from both the business and the nonprofit perspectives. Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Marriott International have an incredible partnership spanning more than three decades. With me today, are John Lauck from CMN Hospitals and [...]

For Fundraising Success-The Secret is in the Plan

Individual Donor Benchmark Report Released with More Influential Data for Small and Mighty Nonprofits What is the fundraising potential for small and mighty nonprofits? How can organizations expand their individual donor programs and see increased success? For nonprofits with budgets under $2 million, the guide to greater fundraising success is back with even more data to dive into! Click here to read the 2015 Individual Donor Benchmark Report. [...]

What Really Happens When Your Nonprofit Starts Tracking Time

Running a nonprofit is no easy business. It requires hard work to raise funds, hire and retain talent, and ultimately, deliver on your mission. Whether you're working to reduce poverty, improve access to healthcare, or advocate on behalf of a religious, political, or spiritual movement — time and budgets are limited. That being said, how do you determine which programs are the most beneficial to your organization? While it can [...]

3 Keys to Setting Up Your Fundraising Calendar for Success

Now that the 2015 giving season is over, you’re probably knee deep into planning your fundraising calendar for 2016. We invited special guest Brad Davies, Fundraising Expert from NextAfter to share his experience and talk through a specific strategy on how to grow your organization this year and turn your 2016 fundraising goals into a reality. Brad Davies is an online fundraising expert who was the project director of the [...]

Recruiting for a Diverse, Multicultural Team

No one wants to believe that they or their company has bias, especially nonprofit organizations whose purpose is to do social good. But, it happens. Conscious or unconscious bias may reduce your openness to people who are different from you, and in turn, can dramatically affect your hiring process. Research over the past eleven years has repeatedly demonstrated a tilted field in nonprofit hiring, especially in senior executive and [...]

How Can My Organization Leverage Analytics? Pro Bono Analytics

Analytics has become a buzzword that newspapers, magazines, blogs, and even television advertisements talk about. But, what is analytics, how can it help your nonprofit organization, and how can you get started? The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), the world’s largest professional society for advanced analytics, defines analytics as “the scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions.” INFORMS has recently launched Pro [...]

Mining Affinity Funders Efficiently

Affinity Funders: Those foundations sound like appropriate prospects. You know the ones. Their specialized missions seem to be a match, but perhaps the foundation has a more specific focus than is apparent at first glance. Perhaps your lead is not located in your region or state. Maybe it’s family-managed association that essentially underwrites its own projects. Or your hunch tells you this lead may be worth a little time. So [...]

5 Steps to Become a Better Networker

This post was originally published on Third Sector Today and is being posted here with permission. You curled your hair and put on your patent leather shoes. You even put on lipstick without your mom’s permission. You are ready for your first junior high dance. Will you ask Bobby to slow dance or stand near the wall with friends? Will you go near the chip bowl, or do you not [...]

Pro Bono: Who’s doing it …and how can you get it?

A new study from the Taproot Foundation shows just how important pro bono service has become in the nonprofit community and how this form of giving is actually a win-win for both the corporations and your nonprofit. Taproot’s mission is “to drive social change by leading, mobilizing, and engaging professionals in pro bono service.” The Foundation’s recent annual and global event, “Pro Bono Week” (Oct. 19-25) reinforced that pro [...]

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