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  • 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...

  • How Do I Increase Donor Retention?

    The first gift felt like a win. No second gift came. No note went out beyond the automated receipt. No one followed up to find out why. The team moved on to the next campaign because there wasn’...

  • How Do I Get Donors for My Nonprofit?

    Most organizations asking this question are already getting donors. The problem is not acquisition. The problem is that each new donor arrives into a system that was not built to keep them. The money ...

  • Graphic with the text: You Can See Exactly What's Missing. The Hard Part Is Making Sure the Board Can Too. Campaign Confidence series wrap post by AdvanceU 1st Consultants.

    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,...

  • You have a campaign goal. The question underneath it, the one that doesn’t always get answered before the pressure starts, is whether you have the donors to actually reach it. A gift chart answe...

  • 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 ...

  • Graphic with the text “Volume doesn’t drive major gifts. Alignment does.” on a blue gradient background, promoting an article about strategic major gift fundraising.

    Beyond the Transaction: Crafting a High-Impact Major Gift Program

    In the current climate, it is a reality that many nonprofit organizations are operating at (or beyond) capacity. When the daily demands of mission delivery feel all-consuming, the prospect of building...

  • How do we raise more money for our nonprofit?

    It’s the question most organizations are trying to answer.  And it sounds practical.  But it often leads in the wrong direction.  Because it assumes the next step is:  more campaigns   more ou...