We’ve compiled a list of 6 powerful resolutions your non-profit can adopt for an amazing 2023.
Read MorePicture it: you’ve got some openings on your board, but you don’t know where to start looking for new board members. Don’t despair, there is a smart way to step through this challenge – AND get your organization to the next level.
Read MoreWhen your organization has a major event and several board members attend, it is an exciting situation. However, engaging your board members as Special Events Ambassadors during events can support your organization with stewardship and fundraising efforts.
Read MoreTake a note from the corporate conglomerates — when the summer heat hits, it is the perfect time to think about year-end.
Read MoreBoard governance is critical to your organization’s success, as well as maintaining an engaged Board of Directors that understands its responsibilities — and what it is not responsible for. Ultimately, governance ensures everything is working as it should by clarifying and maintaining the outlined roles.
Read MoreSometimes, after long periods have passed, board members can, unfortunately, become bored. Somewhere along the way, their energy or excitement has subsided, and they stop committing mental energy to their board role and wait to term off.
Read MoreThere is an incredible opportunity to make the Betty White Challenge into a lasting, positive day for your organization by retaining these donors and their financial support.
Read MoreAs we transition into a new year, non-profit executives should take some time to lay a solid foundation for a successful and strategic 2022.
Read MoreAs we transition into a new - and hopefully better - year, non-profit executives should take some time to lay a solid foundation for a successful and strategic 2021.
Read MoreWhile legacy practices – the things that your nonprofit does year after year simply because “that’s how it has always been done” – make for easy planning and consistency, they could be preventing your organization from thinking strategically about each initiative and hindering your ability to keep up with the needs of today’s donors.
Read MoreWe believe data is important to drive sound decision-making and avoid the “see-what-sticks” approach on which many organizations rely heavily. We utilize data when helping clients with their fundraising strategies; however, organizations can extrapolate the concept to support innovation and new ideas with evidence, ultimately leading to a higher success rate.
Read MoreFor many professional fundraisers, especially at smaller nonprofits, the idea of a shift in focus or priority can be daunting and the ability to make that change may be out of your control. So, when nonprofit leaders think about establishing a culture within your organization where data is respected, embraced, and acted upon, it can seem like a daunting task.
Read MoreDoes your organization have a strategic plan? Do you have an idea of where you want your organization to go in the next three to five years? This is imperative to ensure success - you can’t guess where you’re going, you have to plan to get there.
Read MoreWith the new year upon us, non-profit organizations too often tend to use the first few weeks of the month to recover from the holiday giving season, clean out old e-mails, organize their offices, and stress about the months ahead. But during this “downtime”, non-profit executives should perform important tasks and ascertain critical information to ensure their organization is on the right path.
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