Everyone in the nonprofit sector will eventually find themselves questioning how to write a fundraising email. How you craft these messages will have a huge effect on both new and returning donors. Of course, there’s countless different ways...
Whether you’re running an event focused on a special cause or simply sending out annual appeal letters, email is one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal. Of course, utilizing proven email fundraising best practices will increase your...
There are countless charity event checklist templates available on the internet. Any of them can help you organize and host a successful affair, but you’ll notice that there are many items unshared between different lists. While not every...
It’s not a coincidence that some of the most successful nonprofits also have the best end-of-year fundraising campaigns. The simple truth is that you can’t have one without the other. While you’ve probably got a few great ideas in...
Nonprofit organizations typically collect donations for specific causes. Once a year, however, a message is sent out to all donors requesting funds for annual operations. There are plenty of annual appeal letter examples online that can help you...
On such a buzzy day in the nonprofit world, your #GivingTuesday campaign will be the key to standing out. As Executive Director of The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Melissa Sciacca leverages over a decade of experience in wildlife conservation to...
Starting a Major Gifts Program Should Be on Every Nonprofit’s Agenda For nonprofits that question whether their organization is too small to have a major gifts program, the answer is clear: Even the smallest nonprofits, in most cases, should...
Wayne Elsey, Author, “3 Key Elements to Take Your Nonprofit from Surviving to Thriving.” Let’s dive right in. You’ve written several books and now this one with DonorPerfect. Why? DonorPerfect has been a leader in fundraising growth for decades...
This post was contributed by Wayne Elsey, founder and CEO of Elsey Enterprises. Philanthropy is not merely evolving. Disruption is taking place in all areas of our global society, and the primary force is technology. I realize that disruption can...
Starting and maintaining a nonprofit organization can be far more difficult than dealing with the same issues in a typical corporation. In a perfect world, this would make other aspects of successfully running a nonprofit simpler, but this isn’t a...