Looking Back Before We Move Forward
10 Things We Learned About Sustainable Fundraising Over the past eight weeks, we’ve explored questions that most of us have asked at one point or another. How do we get more donors? How ...
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Before You Start Fundraising, Ask If You’re Ready
A fundraising campaign usually begins with a real need. A program needs funding. The annual appeal needs stronger results. Planned Giving or alumni engagement needs attention. A new organizational pri...
Why Your Fundraising Isn’t Growing, Even When Effort Is High
When fundraising revenue is not growing, the conversation quickly turns to one question: How do we raise more money? From there, attention moves toward another grant application, an event, corporate s...
Why Finding Major Donors Isn’t Where Major Gifts Begin
How do I find major donors? It’s one of the most common questions Executive Directors, development professionals, and boards ask when they want to strengthen fundraising. It also isn’t the...
Most Campaigns Don’t Create Problems. They Expose Them.
The campaign was supposed to be the easy part. The case for support was strong. The board signed off. Everyone agreed it was time. Then it started, and things got hard in ways nobody expected. A donor...
Fundraising Doesn’t Happen in Isolation. Most Organizations Act Like It Does.
Over the past several weeks, we have been looking at a question that sits underneath most fundraising conversations. Not how to raise more money. Not which platform to use, or when to send the appeal,...
Starting a Fundraising Campaign: The Confidence Problem No One Talks About
Most fundraising campaigns don’t fail because of poor execution. They fail because of what wasn’t in place before the first ask went out. You know the moment. The team is energized. The ne...
Why Most Fundraising Goals Are Set Without Real Evidence
Insights from Canadian Research. Across Canada’s charitable and nonprofit sector, fundraising goals are meant to provide clarity, credibility, and momentum. Yet Canadian research consistently shows ...
