Every fundraising campaign needs specific SMART goals. To measure fundraising success, most nonprofits typically choose a combination of the following key metrics: Raise $XAcquire X new donors and/or major donorsRecruit X fundraisers It’s important to focus on these metrics when tracking your fundraising efforts. However, there are other metrics you should also consider to take your organization’s fundraising strategy to the next level. Here are six specific fundraising goals that […]
The days, weeks, and months following the year-end season can be more critical to the long-term health of your organization than the holidays. That’s why it’s never too early to think about donor retention. Start planning how your nonprofit will engage donors into the new year based on today’s fundraising trends and insights. Let’s cover how you […]
The days, weeks, and months following the year-end season can be more critical to the long-term health of your organization than the holidays. That’s why it’s never too early to think about donor retention. Start planning how your nonprofit will engage donors into the new year based on today’s fundraising trends and insights. Let’s cover how you […]
Design brings your message and mission to life. And with Canva for Nonprofits, creating visuals that captivate your audience is much easier. Canva creates a templated approach to tackle marketing and communications as a group effort or a dedicated team member leading the charge. Whether you’re a regular Canva user or haven’t tried it yet, these eight […]
Ariana Younai is the Head of LinkedIn for Nonprofits, the organization responsible for providing discounted talent, campaigning, fundraising, and learning solutions from LinkedIn to the nonprofit sector—an effort she helped build from the ground up over the past decade. She is responsible for the strategy behind LinkedIn for Nonprofits’ vision to drive nonprofit capacity in […]
The charity walk or run is a go-to event for nonprofits of nearly all sizes to raise funds. But with so many organizations choosing this route, you may want to go in a different direction for your next fundraising event. If you want to try something new while still following a long-standing fundraising model, a benefit concert […]
Current events call donors to action. And nonprofits can harness this to attract donations from more individuals by understanding how timely need influences the donor psyche. Today, we’ll recap the four events that caught donors’ attention in 2022. We’ll also dig into the learnings from the causes that sparked donors’ passion for timely giving to […]
The actions and trends that drive nonprofit donations are always changing. In this post, we’ll cover six magic words that can help increase donations, why these words work, and how to incorporate them into your nonprofit marketing, direct appeals, website, and donation form. Set Your Strategy With the Latest Fundraising Insights Picture this: you walk into […]
When the year-end giving season comes to an end, your team is ready to take a few well-deserved deep breaths. But you don’t want to let your elevated giving and donor engagement fall by the wayside now that the ball has dropped and the new calendar year has begun, either. Luckily, workplace giving can play […]
Everyone has to play by the rules, including nonprofits. Nonprofit bylaws establish procedures, structures, requirements, and guidelines for how it operates. In other words, it keeps everyone accountable for their actions and prevents conflict and confusion. Avoid the temptation to copy and paste old sample bylaws from the internet. While these can provide a good […]