Nonprofit Monthly Giving Programs: A Win-Win Strategy
Whether you're starting a nonprofit or improving a program, a strong monthly giving program is more than logistics. It’s about connecting with your donors in a way that brings them along on your mission. Here’s everything you need to know to launch, manage, and grow a monthly giving program that not only drives donations but also builds a loyal community around your cause.
Why Every Nonprofit Needs a Mission-Driven Website (and How to Get One!)
A well-designed website goes beyond sharing information; it builds trust, fosters connections, and amplifies your impact. With the right website, your organization can focus on empowering communities, advancing causes, and transforming lives.
Essential Parts of a Great Nonprofit Website
Your website is often the first point of contact potential donors, volunteers, and members have with your organization. A well-designed website can make a significant difference in how your nonprofit is perceived and how effectively you can inspire action.
Effective Social Media Strategies for Nonprofits
It breaks my heart as someone deeply passionate about helping nonprofits elevate their marketing and storytelling online to see missed opportunities and misallocated resources. Nonprofits often create these overly boring Canva graphics that fail to engage their audience.
Live Workshopping of Annual Appeal Letters
Ready to level up your annual donation solicitation letter? Then check out these tops tips in the live appeal letters workshop! This workshop is complete with actionable tips and tricks to raise more money with your annual appeal letter - by reviewing actual nonprofit appeal letters.
Nonprofit Marketing Nerd Business Launch Announcement
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 marks the kickoff with weekly YouTube videos. We're talking advice, strategies, and those 'aha' moments that can help level up your marketing and storytelling game. And hey, there's a special treat waiting…
How to Build a Successful Nonprofit in 8 Steps
In case you haven’t figured it out already, nonprofit leadership isn’t a walk in the park. But if you have the ambition and the tools, starting a nonprofit can be a deeply rewarding experience for everyone involved.
7 Actionable Tips to Get Your Board Members More Engaged Today!
One of the key ways to get your nonprofit on the right track for 2024 is to make sure you and your board are on the same page - and engaged. Take action on these 7 things to move your nonprofit organization forward.
Promoting Your Business Online in Uncertain Times
When things get messy, people (including you) need to focus on the important things. So how do you promote your business when there are clearly bigger issues at play? Here are some tips to keep you connected to your community in a positive way.
How Nonprofits Leaders Should Respond to COVID-19
The only think certain in life - right now - is uncertainty and constant change given COVID-19 and its effects on individuals and communities. This is the true test of your leadership ability!
What are the Roles & Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board Member?
What does a nonprofit board of directors do? What are the primary roles and responsibilities of a board member of a nonprofit organization? What does effective board governance look like? The answers to these questions are not intuitive.
Turn Your Fundraiser Guests into Raving Fans
We've all been there. Boring conference chicken. Even more dry speakers. And, we're sitting at the fundraiser just waiting to write a check and run home to catch up on this season of The Bachelor. Are you ready to improve your next nonprofit fundraiser? Or even better - turn your fundraising attendees into regular donors?
#1 Step to Get Your Nonprofit Board Positioned for Success in 2024
Maintaining an effective nonprofit board isn’t rocket science, but it does involve intention. And, although you might tell yourself “they’re technically my boss,” if you want to have a badass nonprofit and move your agency to the next level, YOU need to know what might be going “wrong” with your board so you can develop strategies to fix the board issues!
Giving Tuesday? 6 Questions Your Nonprofit Needs to Ask First
So if you're like most nonprofits, you've probably done this Giving Tuesday thing over and over again and, potentially, unsuccessfully. So, before you get started diving into Giving Tuesday this year, I want you to ask yourself these six questions about whether Giving Tuesday is right for your organization.
7 Fundraising To-Dos to Increase Your Holiday Donations
For almost all nonprofits, the last 3 months of the year are THE MOST important. 31% of all annual gifts come in in December. With Giving Season Just around the corner, check out these 10 tips to do Giving Season right as a nonprofit fundraiser!
The #1 Mistake Nonprofit Executive Directors Make
So, your board just had a discussion about the organization’s allocation of staff and resources over the coming months? They’re debating whether the proposed new service fits into your mission?
These meetings start out fine. But then, someone goes deep. They give an example of a potential problem, or they ask how we should handle this minor detail, or they give their opinion about some small item. That’s where it starts. And, then we get drawn into “the enticing complexity of operations.”
How to Create an Engaging Story for Your Next Nonprofit Fundraising Campaign
Most fundraising content I read doesn’t have a story. But to increase donations during your next nonprofit fundraising campaign, you need to tell the story. Stories evoke feelings from your potential donors. So you should use storytelling to evoke feelings in your next fundraising campaigns.
Improve Your Nonprofit's Fundraising Campaigns with Donor Messaging
Donor messaging is such a vague space people oftentimes don’t know what to do or where to start. Sometimes it’s because nonprofits want to cut corners, get creative, and forget about their branding. But the truth is, your agency’s branding should guide what kind of messaging you need to show donors, what that messaging looks like, and how you'll do it.