It’s the end of the calendar year. This is the time when your annual fundraising goals will likely be met, surpassed or put onto life support. Because even if you operate on a fiscal year, now is the time when most people do most of their annual giving. So make sure to get all your…
DetailsOf course you’re working on your annual appeal and year-end fundraising plan. And if you want detailed specifics on how to do either you can grab one of my E-Guides: Anatomy of a Fundraising Appeal Letter plus Sample Template Year-End Fundraising Solution Kit – To-Do’s + Checklists Right now I want to give you a…
DetailsThe summer months are a great time to plan to hold an “inspiring philanthropy” (aka board fundraising training) session; then provide volunteers with assignments so they can hit the ground running! These are best held in September/October – in time to fire folks up for year-end major gift asks. Consider inviting a facilitator to run…
DetailsFor many of you this is your fiscal year end. That means making sure you don’t lose any of those donors you to such pains to acquire last year. It also means tying up loose ends to assure you don’t leave money on the table. For those of you on a different fiscal year, save…
DetailsThis is a good month for a brief donor survey. Donor surveys offer you a “twofer.” One is for you (useful information); the other is for your donor (a way to usefully participate other than giving money). [See 2 Reasons Donor Surveys are Valuable]. Find out what it is about your organization that your donors…
DetailsThis is a good time of year to focus on reactivating lapsed donors. April showers bring May flowers… as it is said. What better time than spring (at least in the northern hemisphere) to focus on the same cycle of renewal that many parts of the earth go through? Develop/implement a strategy to reactivate lapsed…
DetailsIt’s budget time! And I want to talk about your annual report. If you’re on a fiscal year, you may now be struggling with what expenses you can cut so you can add in others for things like P2P fundraising, monthly giving, mobile fundraising, and wealth screening (to name a few). One of the first…
DetailsWho can forget that Valentine’s Day is this month? What an opportune time to show your donors some . Send your donors valentines to show them your (if you want to plan further in advance, consider doing something like this for Mother’s or Father’s Day). For some great ideas, check out my boards:…
DetailsWelcome to your r Dashboard and Monthly Clairification Tip! Let’s get the New Year off to a great start by revisiting your Mission Statement. Why? Because everything you do emanates from the WHY of your existence. The Mission answers the question: What would happen if your organization ceased to exist. For example, a food bank’s…
DetailsWelcome to your r Dashboard and Monthly Clairification Tip! You’ll find something new here each month — paralleling what you’re likely thinking about during this time period. This month I’m giving you multiple tips because, heck, it’s a very critical month for fundraisers! Did you know nonprofits receive 50% of their annual contributions from October…
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