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9 Capital Campaign Best Practices to Help You Succeed
If you’re preparing for a capital campaign, then you’re probably becoming more and more aware of how much work goes into planning and running a fundraiser of this magnitude. Well, we’re here to tell you that there are ways you can keep your campaign on the right track. We have nine best practices to help you with your capital campaign.
Planning Your Next Capital Campaign: 9 Steps to Success
Launching a capital campaign is like moving into a new home. If you want the transition to your new home to run smoothly, you’ll need to plan ahead. The same can be said of capital campaigns; a lot of preparation goes into them so that your nonprofit can reach or even exceed your goals.
Don’t You Forget About Me: Why Gen X Is Ignored and Why Your Organization Should Pay Attention
Millennials, Millennials, Millennials!
What’s the big deal with Millennials? Has everyone forgotten about Generation X?
For a brief spell in the 90s, Generation X – my generation – dominated public interest and headlines as the hopeless “slacker” generation, originators of grunge rock and 70’s nostalgia. (Did you catch the “Brady Bunch” reference above?)
Five key nonprofit trends for 2017
And what you can do about them now…
By Jen Pendleton, vice president, Aly Sterling Philanthropy.
If you’re like me, your inbox over-runneth with good intentions and unopened blog posts. I love this stuff but can’t get through all of it. Sometimes I just want someone to tell me what I need to know! If you agree, this is your lucky day! I’ve put together my own little forecast on nonprofit trends for 2017 – a summary of what you NEED to know as we march on forward to another exciting year.
Now’s the time to plan for nonprofit success in 2017. Five questions to get you started…
Are you on track to finish strong in 2016 and begin 2017 with optimism and confidence?
For nonprofits, this means effective fundraising processes are in place, boards are productive and leadership is focused on your organization’s unique challenges and opportunities. Prioritize your next steps by answering the following questions about key Q4 focus areas for nonprofits…
Act now to register for The Fundraising Series for nonprofit leaders!
Make 2016 your best year yet! Register for The Fundraising Series, the best fundraising training around! This three-part workshop is designed to provide nonprofit leaders with a deeper understanding of why donors give and how your nonprofit can raise more money.
What your wealthiest donors want you to know…
We spend a lot of time in the office talking about where philanthropy is headed. Changing donor demographics and new technology are turning the current fundraising model upside down, and there are significant changes on the horizon. It’s a fascinating topic that impacts the nonprofit community in real, tangible ways. Are you staying informed on trends in giving?
Are you using this information to evaluate your current processes and make adjustments? Are you seizing opportunities to use technology and create new partnerships?
5 Simple Tips to Jump-Start Your Digital Fundraising Efforts
What are the best online platforms for crowdfunding and other digital fundraising campaigns? We get asked that question all of the time. And the truth is, there are many options available but not one that meets every nonprofit’s needs or preferences. While we can’t (and won’t) recommend a specific platform, we do offer five simple tips to guide your efforts…
Conquer Q4 with 3 Key Tasks!
If you’re like us, seeing Labor Day in our rearview mirror is bittersweet. While we’re ready for fall routines and traditions, we don’t want the longer, warmer, lazier days of summer to end. But it’s undeniable: the end of the year is upon us. If you use a paper calendar, you’ve ripped out the “re-order” page. If you work with budgets, your three-month projections run through December. December?!
What is lifestyle philanthropy and why should you care?
Giving is more integrated into everyday behaviors and events than ever before, leading to a phenomenon we like to call “lifestyle philanthropy.” We think it’s pretty great, because it makes philanthropy accessible to everyone and raises awareness of important issues like hunger, disease and homelessness…
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