How to Use Fundraising Automation Emails for Raising Major Gifts

4 days ago
Greg Warner

You’ve heard of marketing automation, and you’ve likely heard of fundraising automation too. And if you’re like many nonprofits, you…

New and Improved Fundraising Metrics

1 week ago

The metrics that will actually lead to improved fundraising performance will not be about tasking fundraisers but about creating the…

Low Dollar vs Major Gifts Fundraising – It’s the Underlying Strategy that Matters, not the Amounts

2 weeks ago

Low-Dollar vs. Major Gifts Fundraising – Strategy Over Amounts In the nonprofit world, leaders, board members, and staff are faced…

Donor Cultivation: A Term We’re Using Out of Context

2 weeks ago

"Cultivation." It's one of the most frequently used words in fundraising, but used by so many in so many different…

The Power of Emotional Intelligence in Fundraising: A Lesson from Bill Crouch

3 weeks ago

Over the last decade, I’ve had the privilege of learning from Bill Crouch, the founder of BrightDot and a fundraising…

A Fundraiser’s First Obligation

3 weeks ago

A fundraiser's first obligation is to philanthropy itself. All ethical fundraisers and fundraising organizations must commit themselves, at a bare…

8 Ways to Cultivate and Strengthen Your Mid-Level Donor Relationships

4 weeks ago

You know that your mid-level donor relationships matter. These amazing supporters have greater potential to become major donors. They have…

You Won’t Inspire Philanthropic Investment By Acting Like a Charity

1 month ago

Charitable appeals stress pressing need and urge the would-be donors to give immediately and out of empathy in response to…

The Truth about Wealthy People and Philanthropy Should Affect Your Fundraising… But Does It?

1 month ago

In your organization, it’s likely you have a bunch of people who make five or six figures interacting with people…

Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders in an Era of Declining Confidence

1 month ago

What must nonprofit leaders do to counter the public’s declining trust in institutions? First, the decline is real and pervasive,…