Average Gift Amount: A Fundraising Key Performance Indicator
A few essential pieces of data help fuel a powerful development department. These metrics, often called Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs,help fundraisers gauge the health of their activities....
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Steer the Boat or Chart the Course?
Many people confuse management with leadership. This is especially true of managers who believe successfully completing a task or mission is the essence of leadership. Accordingly, many managers...
View ArticleKeep Your Gift Acceptance Policy Strong
The idea of your organization receiving a windfall may seem like only the stuff of dreams. But stories of nonprofits experiencing unexpected major gifts happen all the time. When a donor chooses to...
View ArticleMake Your Words Work for You
Simple Steps to be a Master Communicator Communications is the key to your success. We can have the greatest product, mission, or idea in the world, but if no one hears it, what good is it? At the...
View ArticleNew Year, New NPO! Popular Nonprofit New Year’s Resolutions
It’s almost 2024! To celebrate the crest of another year, here are five New Year’s resolutions for today’s nonprofit professionals. 1. Lose Weight It’s time for nonprofit professionals to lose a...
View Article2023: Year-End Deadlines for Charitable Giving
If you’re making a charitable donation to your favorite nonprofit, make sure you’re eligible for an income tax deduction for the current year by meeting these important year-end deadlines. Also, be...
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Online Will Planners: Should Your Nonprofit Have One?
Online will makers are everywhere you look these days. From Freewill, Rocket Lawyer, Trust & Will and GivingDocs to the comprehensive LegacyPlanner, it feels like everyone is offering their own...
View ArticlePlanning for Mortality
I’ll never forget the first time my wife and I met with our lawyer to create our estate plans. Our lawyer had the paperwork spread out on a conference table. He explained what each form covered. There...
View ArticleHow to Focus your Fundraising in January
After the fundraising marathon of November and December, thinking about another development strategy in January may seem like going overboard. Or exhausted fundraisers may not be ready to add another...
View ArticleLive Well, Leave Well.
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View ArticleAccept Real Estate: Risk Free
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Up Close and Personal with Viken Mikaelian
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View ArticleMake Planned Giving a New Year’s Resolution
According to Forbes Magazine, here are the top five New Year’s resolutions for 2024: Improved fitness: 48% Improved finances: 38% Improve mental health: 36% Lose weight: 34% Improved diet: 32% Here’s...
View ArticleThank “You.” Who Gets Gratitude?
In any given year, donors may give you thousands quarterly via a mailed check or an online donation for $0.12 that you are not sure was on purpose. It begs the question – is a gift, a gift? Does...
View ArticleGive Donors Community
When people give to charity, they want many things in return. They want to feel good, and feel that their donation has made a difference. They may also need some tax benefits. In addition, they may...
View ArticleOnly 1% of Nonprofits Take Planned Giving Seriously
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View ArticleNonprofits Did Not Do Well Last Year
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The Power of Endowments
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Why Your Nonprofit Should Steer Clear of AI
SUMMARY AI might look enticing, but when you strip away all the hype it’s a ticking time bomb. AI-created content has created some serious problems for its early adopters. Do you really want to lose...
View ArticleIs AI Dumbing Us Down?
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