If you can’t host in-person activities to raise money, fundraising videos are the next best thing. A video lets you take people visually and emotionally to the front lines of your nonprofit’s work so they can see for themselves the good work you do. The really nice thing is that your fundraising videos don’t
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Continue readingOn Friday, I conducted my third webinar-styled virtual gala fundraiser. This one was hosted on a beefed-up “Zoomzilla” platform. From a fundraising perspective, the program included a live auction with active bidding and a fund a need / sp…
Continue readingWith no children of my own, I often think about what my legacy will be when I die. I’ve realized, especially right now, that YOU are my legacy.
It is people like you who do the hard work and implement actions I recommend. You are carrying on the legacy of helping others do more, do better, and have all the money you need to do your important work.
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Continue readingOne of the most powerful and yet poorly-used tools in your nonprofit toolbox is the fundraising email.Way too many fundraising emails are not well written and probably done without much thought other than “we need money!”And that leads to the large number of complaints I hear from nonprofit leaders about poor results
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Continue readingThis week, international crowdfunding expert Anita Gallagher came to The Nonprofit Academy to teach us the latest trends on successful crowdfunding. The shift in messaging may surprise you. Appealing to the Head or Heart? For a long time, nonprofit fundraisers have wrestled with whether we should appeal to people’s heads or hearts. The first inclination
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Continue readingAs the COVID-19 “season” has progressed, I’ve been re-thinking my late 2020 fundraising galas, & I don’t think they’re happening. Consider a virtual auction event.
Continue readingAs the COVID-19 “season” has progressed, I’ve been re-thinking my late 2020 fundraising galas, & I don’t think they’re happening. Consider a virtual auction event.
Continue readingThe COVID-19 crisis has probably wrecked your fundraising plan and maybe your budget, too, forcing you to find a virtual fundraiser that will work for your nonprofit. You’ve probably postponed or cancelled events and you’re wondering how to survive without them. You may feel torn about asking for donations because even though your nonprofit
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Continue readingI won’t lie. I’ve had to dig deep lately to find good news & to feel support while living alone. If you’re feeling the same, there IS good news out there. Consider me YOUR support person today. I’ve gathered some resources for making things work as you go through your day.
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Continue readingFor most of us, fundraising isn’t something that comes naturally, especially a straight request for donations. Asking for money goes against everything we were ever taught, right? We all grew up learning that it wasn’t polite to talk about money and it definitely wasn’t right to ask your friends and family for handouts. It
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