Blue Avocado

MARCH 5, 2024

A new nonprofit begins as a figment, something fully realized only in the founder’s mind. For staff, working in a start-up nonprofit is often an exercise in mindreading. In a successful nonprofit, the board’s primary responsibilities include exercising fiduciary duties and supervising the Executive Director.

Nonprofit 85

Nonprofit Children Problem Phase 85

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For one thing, donors will be far more inclined to give to nonprofits that prioritize the protection of their gifts. Now that you’re started strategizing with your donors’ best interests in mind, it’s time to take things one step further by thinking entirely from their perspective. However, the donor journey isn’t quite over.

Process 59

Process Donation Tips Retention 59

Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Why that gift is important, how it will make a difference, and why someone should give now is part of the story you weave with the narrative, images, and video. Especially if the emails are not mobile friendly or responsive, the “donate” button is the easiest way for someone on a mobile device to click to make a gift. Gift premiums.

Fundraising 44

Fundraising Gift Audience Story 44

VQ Strategies

OCTOBER 8, 2020

An important part of making the case is demonstrating how engaging volunteers (and doing that well) can continue to support and enhance our organizations’ mission delivery at all phases of this global pandemic crisis. In the emergency phase, leaders must move to the frontline and fight the fires. Focus on renewal not recovery.

Leadership 98

Leadership Phase Volunteer Skills 98

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

So when I’m talking about giving generously, board members need to make their own personal gift. So keep that in mind. So keep that in mind. On a private plane, I didn’t know banks own private planes, but they flew me on a private plane to talk to the Mabee Foundation in Oklahoma and we got $250,000 gift from there.

Roles 118

Roles Resource Develop Video 118

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

But there are still opportunities, and there is some changes that funders have made to be mindful of those things during COVID. So definitely, that’s been top of mind and something that I’ve seen quite frequently. . So before I go into ARPA, are there any questions, Steven, that I should be mindful of?

Grant 114

Grant Build Video Strategy 114

Bloomerang

JULY 17, 2021

I know we’re all gifted fundraisers in the house for the most part. Ben, isn’t the popcorn thing blowing your mind? Oh, no business increased, coaching increased, the amount of change management exercises I had to take organizations through increased. Okay, y’all. Some of us are like, “Am I though?”

Management 88

Management Work Video Slides 88