Laura Solomon answers nonprofit professionals’ questions in this interactive webinar, as a follow-up to her session in February. Laura returned to expand on the following topics: Fiduciary duties of directors – these include the duty of care...
This post was originally published here (American News Report) Remember when selecting your prospect or donor universe was straightforward? Remember when a program had one or two models to supplement straight RFM segmentation? Those days seem far in...
This post was originally published here (Nonprofit Quarterly) A recent study from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business looked into what effect “suggested amounts” have on levels of giving. What they found is excruciatingly...
This post was originally published here (Nonprofit Quarterly) The 2017 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study has been released, a national study in which the email marketing platform EveryAction collects deliverability data from 55 different...
This post was originally published here (The TechSoup Blog) Are you trying to raise funds for a worthy cause? Maybe you’re a teacher, and you want to help your class go on a big trip. Maybe you’re trying to raise money for a charity or...
This post was originally published here (Management Tips – The NonProfit Times) New technologies, including multi-dimensional software suites, have given a quantum leap to changes in the ways nonprofits maintain their databases. As with any...
In 2015, Americans donated more money to charities, $373 billion to be exact, than ever before in history. More and more, people are realizing that traditional programs aren’t enough to solve all societal ills. Of course, the number of donations an...
In the recent DonorPerfect webinar Growing Your Monthly Donor Program Without Breaking the Bank, one of the attendees asked this question. The answer is: It depends! I see organizations that have 5% of their donors give monthly, I also have clients...
This post was originally published here (The TechSoup Blog) I don’t usually wait with bated breath for annual giving trends and studies. But this year was different. Many fundraisers (including me) were eager to understand how the emergence of...
This post was originally published here (Nonprofit Quarterly) Journalists were once taught to let the stories speak for themselves, but when it comes to professional identity, that may be a luxury that nonprofit journalists and news sites cannot...
In a recent survey, the Nonprofit Research Collaborative found that the number of nonprofits reporting an increase in donations dipped slightly in 2016. Some organizations said the 2016 election had a negative impact on receipts. Fundraising is...
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