Fundraising, Marketing & Communications

As nonprofit fundraisers, marketers, and communications experts look to to the future, it is essential to embrace that change is certain and that to survive, let alone thrive, nonprofits will need to adapt quickly to how they respond to their funders and culture as a whole.

Based on the constant necessity for nonprofits to acquire and grow donors, understand the changes in what motivates donors to give, and adopt new technologies, there has never been a more challenging — and exciting — time for nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and communications. 

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

Mahatma Gandhi

It’s time to review your Best Practice Areas.

Best Practices Subject Matter

  • Measurable Objectives & Outcomes with Regular Reporting
  • Integrated Marketing Plan Based on Strategic Priorities
  • Donor Growth, Funder Matching & Engagement Strategies
  • Communications, Technology & Social Media
  • Fundraising Ethics
  • Regulatory Compliance

Resources

Transactional vs. Transformational Giving: Nonprofit organizations and their donors have unwittingly created a culture of “transactional giving.” Today’s approach to fundraising is formulaic: offer a simple proposition describing what a specific donation will achieve.

Why Informed Givers are Bigger Givers: Something big happens when major donors become more knowledgeable in their giving — they give more. The U.S. Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy shows a clear link between charitable giving knowledge and gift size. Major donors who considered themselves as “expert” gave 7.9 times as much as “novice” donors.

Why Major Donor Development is Your Greatest ROI Opportunity: You may have seen this scenario play out before: you stretch yourself and your resources to raise enough funds to meet your organization’s current budget. Then, your board approves an increase in next year’s budget to meet the growing demand for your organization’s services.

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