Empowering strategies and tools for fundraising success
The Key to Hiring Fantastic Fundraisers?… Treat Them like Major Donors!
Are you hiring for a fundraising position but find yourself desperately tearing out your hair because qualified candidates are not applying? Here is my guide to recruiting fundraisers like a fundraiser, broken down step-by-step with useful tips, samples and resources.
9 Ways to Give Thanks to Your Donors this Holiday Season
This holiday season, let's make our donors feel truly valued. By implementing these strategies, you can cultivate deeper relationships, inspire donor retention, increase future giving, and create a lasting impact.
Spark Hope and Confidence in Your Organization: 5 Ways to Plug Your Board Into Your Advancement Team
Is your board unplugged from your current team, fundraising efforts or new initiatives? Here are 5 quick and easy ways to get board members connected as part of the team.
7 Steps to Create Individualized Stewardship Plans: Your Pathway to Transformational Gifts (Free Template Included)
What would you do if you lost your top 10 donors tomorrow? Having a personalized retention strategy is paramount. Included is a template for a 12-month set of customized and strategic set of engagement steps — an Individualized Stewardship Plan — all customized around what matters most to the donor and the impact they are making through your institution.
Boosting Board Engagement: 10 Effective Strategies Between Meetings
Are you seeing a decline in meeting attendance or lackluster volunteerism amongst your board members? Here are 10 ideas to keep board members feeling connected and valued between meetings so they're more likely to actively contribute to your institution’s mission.
Establish Yourself as an Authentic Leader from Day One: Start Strong with This Free Email Template!
Ever walk into a new leadership role at your K-12 school or university, feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to impress and get your team bought in? Set the right tone and build a thriving development team from day one: demonstrate your Authentic Leadership by sharing your personal manager 101 document.
Could a Blended Campaign Be Your Answer to Achieving a Fundraising Goal that Seems Out of Reach?
Feeling pressure to launch an impactful fundraising comprehensive campaign, but worried about hitting a lofty goal? There's a new game-changing approach: a Blended Campaign. It combines the dollars brought in through philanthropic gifts with the commitments secured from university sponsored projects/research.