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There are more significant donors in your midst than you may realize. Consider these opportunities: 1. Donation Page: Does your online giving page encourage or default to a monthly option? >> Set-up/update your online monthly giving form. Be sure to include ACH (e-check) payments. >> Have a few of...

I love working with mission-focused individuals who aim to bring together as many resources as possible: like carefully assembling a puzzle. My job is helping them to discover the many ways in which new and current revenue streams can be developed and sustained. It’s important to consider the...

The time to plan direct mail production is now, if your organization relies on a significant amount of seasonal revenue late in the year. Place a tickler file note for yourself for your spring mailer. Rinse and repeat right after April 15, 2021. A. Drop Date - 2020 election mail peaks on November 2...

Today I invite you to examine three important five-year trends that I believe will continue, regardless of where the pandemic economy takes us: 1. Fundraising growth through social media continues to rise. [Don't forget about YouTube as a fundraising tool, now the world’s second largest search...

What in the world is a wine window? Created during the plague hundreds of years ago, long since shuttered, wine windows are being repurposed during COVID-19 to serve up gelato, coffee, wine, and other household goods. Amazing. Who would have thought? Some historic traditions could likewise be...

18 to 22 months are the mean and median tenures of development staff these days, depending on which of the many studies on the subject you cite. Further, a good % of jobs remain open and unfilled for 3 to 6 months, sometimes longer. On my list to do better, knowing the reality of development...

What are you doing to take advantage of your natural strengths in resource generating – while also evaluating the results of specific actions? Do you have a solid understanding of why your supporters (media, donors, followers, subscribers, volunteers) are initially drawn to, and continually...

The sacred mushroom hunting that Matteo is doing below could be compared to the process fundraisers go through in identifying, cultivating, and securing large donors, both household and institutional. Let's talk about major gifts and grants for a minute: +++=> Sorting - Have you tried running a...