Fundraising Strategy

There are a lot of ways to raise money.  There are a ton of fundraising platforms, hundreds of different types of events you can host, and thousands of grants you can apply for.  But the single best piece of advice that I or any other … [Read more...] about Why Your Non-Profit Should Double Down on Individual Giving

There are a ton of tips and strategies floating around for nonprofit fundraising.  From simple tactics to complex step-by-step plans, there’s tons of nonprofit fundraising advice available on the web. In this article, I wanted to cut through … [Read more...] about My 7 Best Tips for Nonprofit Fundraising

A gift range calculator is essential for running any fundraising campaign at your non-profit.  These tools will help you develop a successful plan for your campaign, build a great donor pyramid, and understand exactly what types of donors you … [Read more...] about How to Use a Gift Range Calculator for Your Non-Profit

Asking for gifts - and particularly major gifts - is one of the toughest things to do in non-profit fundraising.  So many fundraisers, board members, and non-profit leaders get anxious when it comes time to make an ask.  Yet making great asks is … [Read more...] about Boards and Asking Styles [Book Review]

In the knowledge or information age, the skills that nonprofit leaders seek when hiring have changed. What worked in the past doesn't today. In other words, for the knowledge age, you want to have a team of people who have the top soft skills to … [Read more...] about The Top Soft Skills for Recruiting Nonprofit Talent

In the non-profit fundraising world, there seem to be two wildly diverging schools of thought on silent auctions: On the one side, there are those who say that auctions are so time-consuming and energy-draining that they simply aren’t worth … [Read more...] about 4 Silent Auction Ideas to Help You Increase Your Event Revenue