What does your storytelling plan look like? Is it documented – perhaps something you share with your colleagues? Is it in your head? Do you have a storytelling plan? If you’re like many nonprofit communicators, you have no shortage of stories to...
The pandemic continues to throw new challenges at us every day. These can be personal, like working from home and maintaining our mental health, and they can be organizational, throwing even the best-run nonprofits into chaos. Leaders are left scrambling to deal with challenges never experienced, like how to manage a remote work force effectively and still meet service delivery goals. Sustainability...
During times like these, audience engagement is immensely important. In this article, we’ll discuss a key method of maintaining a strong relationship with your members: segmentation. By segmenting your audience, you are dividing your contacts up into specific segments to...
How can charities become “investment-ready”? On today’s podcast, Narinder Dhami, Managing Partner at Marigold Capital, shares with us what impact investors, grantors, and other funders are looking for when choosing charity partners and how charities can assess whether an investor...
What do funders really look for in a proposal? How do they decide what to fund and what not to? These are the burning questions we have when putting in hours and hours of work on a funding application. On...
If things are not broken, why change? But what are some fundamental assumptions and myths that we believe in working in the charitable sector that hinder us from enabling changes and delivering impact? On today’s podcast episode, Rickesh Lakhani, Executive...
Want to learn more about the closure of GoFundMe Charity and what it means for your organization? Join our free webinar on March 4 where we’ll discuss how to manage the transition and what to look for when selecting the right crowdfunding technology for your nonprofit or charity. ...
Donating with cryptocurrency is an emerging trend. With a lot of information (and hype) out there about cryptocurrency, it can be confusing and even a bit scary when considering whether your charity should start receiving cryptocurrency donations. On today’s episode,...
Original Broadcast Date: February 4, 2021 Summary: If there’s anything 2020 showed us, it’s to expect the unexpected. Before last year, many professional fundraisers considered event-based fundraising like galas and marathons to be a tried-and-true method they could always rely...
Prospect research or prospect development often seems to be fundraising processes that are exclusive to charities with more resources. How can small charities do meaningful prospect research and development without draining their bank account? On today’s podcast, prospect development expert...