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How to market qualified charitable distributions (QCDs)

How to market QCDs How do QCDs work? When do donors have to make a decision? How are other organizations doing it? Learn that and… Read More


Marketing for IRA Rollovers: A Strategic Guide for Nonprofits

Welcome! If you’d like to learn about marketing for IRA rollovers, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re a Director of Development at a… Read More


What everyone is missing about the 2018 $410 billion giving figure from Giving USA

$410 billion. Hooray! Right? Not so fast! Lots of folks are not so happy. So today I’m going to tell you what they are missing that… Read More


4 big reasons why you should not ask for money when you survey your supporters

Over the summer I was admonished by an “expert” in the field. I’m used to it by now. I’ve been helping nonprofits (instead of private sector… Read More


The 80-20 Rule is dead!

76/10, not 80/20! Last year the Congressional Budget Office released a report about wealth in the United States. Here are some points to consider: The top… Read More


Why You Should Stop Emphasizing Tax Savings When Promoting Planned Gifts

A well-known speaker once led the opening presentation at the ACGA Annual Symposium right in my backyard— Baltimore, Maryland. In his presentation, he mentioned that… Read More


It was bound to happen sooner or later, here’s why and what to do…

If you have not yet heard the news, Fidelity Charitable now sits at the top of the Philanthropy 400 list that ranks nonprofits according to the… Read More


5 ideas you should share with supporters to close more year-end major gifts

Whenever I see articles about year-end major gifts, they always seem to say the same things such as, “Don’t forget to look at your list… Read More


Why everyone talks about segmenting emails but hardly anyone ever does it

They’ll talk about it at conferences. You’ll read about it in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Online discussion groups will say it’s the key to marketing… Read More


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