4 Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Your Team’s Wins This Year
As nonprofit executives, fundraisers, and board members, we have a big responsibility: secure revenue so…
It’s Time to Update Your Acknowledgement Letter
It’s time to update your acknowledgement letter. Trust me, I understand: with just a few…
10 Creative Ways to Thank Your Donors This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving season is here again! I’m so ready for the delicious food, quality time with…
6 Tips to Nail Your Thank You Calls (And Retain Those First-Time Donors)
Let’s imagine you just made your first gift to a nonprofit. Maybe you spent some…
Are You Ignoring Your Volunteers?
Any nonprofit professional will tell you volunteers are essential to their nonprofit’s success. Some smaller…
5 Ways to Improve Your Stewardship & Achieve Your Best Year-End Yet
Year-end is approaching, and that means every fundraising team has one focus in mind: bringing…
Eek, It’s a Ghost! Nope…just Your Fundraising Program.
It’s spooky season, and there are a lot of reasons to be scared. Horror movies.…
How Fundraising Planning is an Act of Self-Care
Simone Biles was expected to win the women’s all-around gymnastics gold medal at this summer’s…
Is it an Oversized Pumpkin or Your Overly-Ambitious Fundraising Plan?
Here in the Midwest, it’s pumpkin-picking season again, and I am here for it. When…
How to Move Away From Funding the Gap
Have you ever been asked to raise an unrealistic amount of money for your nonprofit?…
Why You Shouldn’t Make Fundraising Decisions in A Vacuum
I’m not a chess player but I do know this, chess players are always thinking…
Why Nonprofit Professionals Leave Their Jobs–and What You Can Do About It
The average lifespan of a nonprofit staff member is only 16-18 months. This is concerning…
There Must Be An Easier Way
I was cooking the other day, and the knife I was using simply wasn’t cutting…
How to Assess What’s Working in Your Fundraising Program—and What’s Not
If you’re like many of the fundraising professionals I meet, you’re likely wearing many hats…
What to Consider Before Accepting Your Next Job Offer
After many months of cover letters, resume tweaking, and Zoom interviews, you just got a…
You’re Interviewing Them, Too
Whether you lost or left a prior job due to pandemic-related factors or are ready…
5 Ways to Nail Your Next Interview
The job seeker market is thriving. Many nonprofits and individuals put hiring and job seeking…
Our Top 3 Tips for Your Resume Right Now
As the summer winds down, we begin to think about our year and how we…
Giving Tuesday: Tips for 2021 Success
2020 changed our world in so many ways. As we fumbled through the isolation of…
5 Tips for Better Storytelling in Your Year-End Appeal
Guest Blog by Lis Martin, Managing Partner and Head of Content, Statement Coming off of…