How to Raise $100K or More for Your Organization in 8 Weeks
When it became clear the Pandemic wasn’t going away anytime soon, Andrea and I knew we needed to do something drastic to help nonprofits in need. We decided to apply a capital campaign fundraising strategy to condensed “mini-campaigns” designed to raise...
2020 Summer Reading for Nonprofit Leaders and Burgeoning Experts
Summer is a wonderful time to sit down with a good book. Personally, I read both for fun and to learn, and most years, I work through as many as 10 books in July and August. This summer of COVID-19 provides an even better opportunity to read and grow. It’s a...
Capital Campaign Materials for Online Donor Solicitation (Nix the Brochure)
If you’ve been soliciting donors online, you’ve probably already figured out that a capital campaign brochure doesn’t work very well. Honestly, I don’t think capital campaign brochures have worked very well for in-person solicitations either. The Problem with Capital...
An 8-Week Plan to Raise Immediate Emergency Funding
In today’s harsh reality, raising funds is more important than ever. Many organizations are struggling for survival in the wake of COVID-19 and the economic hardship it has created worldwide. Raising Emergency Funds Matters to Your Nonprofit How much you raise could...
Fundraising Analogy: Staying in Line Equals Building Trust with Donors
Kent Stroman is one of the most experienced and articulate fundraisers I know. He has a remarkable knack for finding just the right way to say things. It’s rare when I speak with Kent that I don’t come away from the conversation with a new way of thinking or a new way...