Category: Best Practices
Using electronic communications to strenghten community and grow giving
With the end of the fiscal year looming, St. Raymond de Penafort parish needed to quickly raise $30,000 to cover a budget shortfall and keep parish op ...
Fall fundraising tips to boost your campaigns
Autumn is officially here! As I look outside, I see the leaves slowly starting to change; turning that warm red and deep gold that signals Autum ...
Throwback Thursday: Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge?
Do you remember the phenomenally successful campaign, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from four years ago? The viral, crowd sourced fundraising campaig ...
The Age of Convenience
It's the age of convenience. Everything - in every walk of life imaginable - is geared toward making things easier and more convenient for users. We h ...
Tips on inspiring year-round giving
Spring is (finally) in the air and with the blooming of spring comes the season for marquee nonprofit fundraising events. From grand galas to spring ...
Drawing lessons from the Kentucky derby
Were you one of the millions of Americans who tuned into the Kentucky Derby this past weekend? I've always wanted to go and take in the action at Chu ...
Small nonprofits: How do you stack up?
So your nonprofit isn't as big as the United Way or Goodwill, but you're still doing good work. But all the Big Research that you could compare your o ...
Techniques to perfect the art of storytelling
'Happy National Tell a Story Day! Do you know someone who is a good storyteller? Someone who can captivate an audience with the tale they are weaving ...
Connect with your donors: Tell your parish story
Churches are lucky among nonprofits; time to connect with your community is built into religious life. For Catholics, that means Sunday Mass. And as ...
Spring spruce-up – time to update your donor database!
It's Spring, at least according to the calendar (we celebrated the spring equinox on Sunday, March 20th). Now's the time to start sprucing up your don ...