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Nonprofit Leadership Transition: Best Practices

NonProfit Hub

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. .

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The Ideal Year-End Fundraising Campaign Timeline

CauseVox

Spreadsheets and shared files (such as on Google Docs or Dropbox) are phenomenal ways to keep everyone on the same page. Download this Sample Year-End Fundraising Goals Spreadsheet: You’ll see this fundraising goal sheet is broken up into 2 parts: A donor thank-you campaign from 11/2-11/13 and a fundraising campaign from 11/14-12/31.

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Nonprofit Leadership Transition: Best Practices

NonProfit Hub

The notion of “leaving well” is subjective and, of course, there are an unfathomable number of unique elements in every nonprofit leadership transition. If you’re part of the organization being left, use these as a guide to help the exiting person leave well and feel free to download our sample transition checklist here. .

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13 Tasks to Do Right Now to Plan for Fundraising Success

Get Fully Funded

Get a legal pad and a pen or pull up a Google Doc or a Word Doc. Give yourself three two-hour blocks over the course of a week or so. Give them sample language to include with their email to friends and family members. And start writing. How much money do you need to raise? What strategies do you have in mind?

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Beth’s Surprise Party: A Case Study in Crowdsourced Action

Amy Sample Ward

First, we created an open Google Doc where we put in the introduction language, so anyone that clicked through from someone’s blog or Twitter post would have context about what was happening (and included a numbered list up to 53, so people could easily see where to add their name and blog address). See the Google Doc for links.).

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New Book: How To Implement Multichannel Online Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Colleagues Allyson Kapin who founded a web agency called Rad Campaign (they designed my blog) and Amy Sample Ward, who the NTEN Membership Director (and I’ve known since 2007 ) have published a new how to book called “ Social Change Any Time Every Where.” Encourage brainstorming. Develop shared language.

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How to Write a Successful Annual Fundraising Plan in 6 Steps

Get Fully Funded

You see, your annual fundraising plan is a treasure map that leads you to the exact activities that will raise the most money for your nonprofit over the course of the coming year. It’s too easy for you to change course or let things slide if you don’t have a written plan, and that leads to lack of accountability. But you know what?