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Articles on nonprofit communications strategies to strengthen donor relationships and advance fundraising goals.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhether you’re requesting meetings off-site or inviting a prospect to visit your nonprofit for a special activity or tour, email is most fundraising professionals’ go-to for communication. Though email is a ubiquitous outreach tool, creating an email…
Reading Time: 11 minutesAs every nonprofit professional knows, each new capital campaign or other fundraising initiative is a challenge. Even when you understand your audience and why they choose to give, carefully crafting your messages and appeals to meet the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the complex landscape of nonprofits, achieving success requires more than just delivering quality services. Success demands a delicate balance between various aspects of operations; in particular, the convergence between development and communications emerges as a linchpin…
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn today’s rapidly changing nonprofit landscape, innovation is critical to staying relevant and achieving impact. However, with limited resources, it can be challenging, daunting, or downright unrealistic for nonprofits to pursue groundbreaking new ideas. Fortunately, sometimes the…
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery healthcare organization – whether it is a standalone community hospital, an academic medical center, or a growing health system – is at a unique place in its philanthropic history and striving to raise charitable dollars to…
Reading Time: 4 minutesMacKenzie Scott is arguably the most innovative and influential philanthropist in a generation. By challenging the status quo that philanthropy should be a drawn-out, heavily scrutinized process that comes with strings attached by the donor, her giving…
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: 4 minutesAlthough an organization’s Development and Communications departments have distinct roles, their ability to work together is critical to the success of fundraising efforts and the sharing of your organization’s mission. However, without proper care, the relationship can…
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommunication holds the key to a nonprofit’s success. A well-crafted, resonant message not only enhances outreach but also fortifies relationships, drives donations, and fuels the mission. When fine-tuned, this skill becomes a powerful tool, propelling an organization…
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I’m not much of a writer.” How often have you heard this from colleagues throughout your professional life? If you’re like me, the answer is many times over. Perhaps you have even said it about yourself. As…