#GivingTuesday is a global movement that began six years ago, and according to GivingTuesday.org, it is “is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration.” Over 20,000 nonprofits participated last year (2016) and raised … Read More
I met Anetra Henry-Hunting in a Nonprofit Consultant’s group on Facebook, and asked her to be my guest blogger! I hope you enjoy reading this blog post she wrote as much as I did! Isn’t social media grand?? Do you … Read More
Many smaller nonprofits rely on fundraising for their operations. What many small nonprofits neglect to do is accurately forecast their income and expenses in the form of a realistic budget. Every budget should include the following: Income – all sources … Read More
Many nonprofit staff approach me saying, “My board won’t fund raise! I’m so frustrated, I don’t know what to do about it!” If you are lucky, your board will be open to participate in a board fundraising training, where they … Read More
I had a very interesting discussion recently with a nonprofit executive director. We were talking about the importance of thanking donors, especially long-time, loyal donors. Then she happened to mention how she had been giving to one of her favorite … Read More
Access the Giving USA 2017 Infographic here. Each year, fundraising industry and nonprofit professionals eagerly await the results of the prior year’s Giving USA data. This year’s report which covers U.S.giving trends for the year 2016 revealed yet again that individual … Read More