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Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen working with nonprofits to develop their Cases for Support, I find that many development leaders grapple with the same recurring questions: how do you talk about all those competing needs and many funding priorities when some…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNonprofits typically rely on a combination of funding sources to carry out their missions, and rarely is it an even split. Some organizations place more emphasis on individual donors, while others focus on grants, fees for services,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile development offices everywhere are feeling the effects of The Great Resignation, turnover has long been cited as a top challenge to fundraising success. And when those offices are understaffed or experience transition, stewardship is often the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s a funny time to talk about cartilage. We happen to be writing this piece in the days before Halloween when skeleton decorations abound. Cartilage, among other things, they have not. The more we reflected, we realized…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWestern Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, inspired the largest gift ever made to public higher education: $550 million. The gift is $50 million more than the previous record held by a public higher education institution and more…
Reading Time: 3 minutesSometimes the simplest of statements are the hardest to implement. As the 1992 presidential campaign unfolded, political strategist James Carville wanted to remind the Clinton campaign staff to stay on message regarding the campaign’s top priorities. The…
Reading Time: 4 minutesPerhaps your organization has just completed a strategic planning process. You have the vision, the goals, the KPIs, and the OKRs to take your nonprofit to the next level in serving the needs of your constituents. Now…
Reading Time: 4 minutesOver the past few decades, there have been many giving ideas, concepts, and strategies that have brought true joy to donors and charities who strike genuine partnerships to alleviate vexing societal challenges. The notion of the donor-advised…
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs we enter 2021, Graham-Pelton surveyed development leaders at a select group of top social change organizations regarding their opinions, expectations, and concerns about fundraising for the coming year and the strategies they intend to utilize to…
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” — Henry David Thoreau No doubt there are few among us eager to relive 2020…and indeed, we are wise to heed Thoreau’s encouragement to keep…