Autumn has arrived. We welcome the season with a sweater and a glass of cider as the leaves burst with vivid color and then slowly fall to the ground. Autumn is also the time when we hustle for the last big fundraising hurrah of the year. Before you get fully immersed...
So many of us worry about how to generate major gifts. We forget about the tremendous little nuggets already in the database. Many more small donors than large ones, right? Did you know that 100 monthly donors are worth an average of $24,000 a year? That they’ll stay...
Did you know . . . more than $373 billion was given to charities in 2015? (Giving USA) Your organization likely received a modest portion of that charitable giving. But did your organization get all that it needed to support your mission and ministry? Not talking...
Gratitude is defined as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” Gratitude to our donors — those who support our organizations with their time, talent and treasures, should be about expressing our thankfulness...
You had a good year for fundraising. You made your goal. Congratulations! New donors! Fantastic. But, did you know that you could have raised even more money by doing one little thing? Yes, one simple little thing. Your organization could raise more money for your...
