by Ephraim | Jan 31, 2022 | marketing, social media, strategy
Diversified portfolio isn’t just a term you’ll hear from your investment broker. It also applies to your fundraising. Your fundraising portfolio should be diversified so you are reaching maximum donors in a variety of ways: Events, monthly giving, email donations,...
by Ephraim | Jan 24, 2022 | for-profit, leadership, salaries
A few weeks ago, I saw a Director of Development job ad. I read through the description (very long because if it’s a nonprofit job, you’re probably doing the job of seven people at once). At the end was the proposed salary. The good: They listed the salary! I’ll give...
by Ephraim | Jan 18, 2022 | fundraising, gratitude, strategy
I was a fundraiser. And grant writer. And event organizer. And website manager. And copywriter. And marketing director. And budget preparer. Oh. I shouldn’t forget that I was also a fireman, putting out fires. All of the above wasn’t at multiple jobs. I did them all...
by Ephraim | Jan 9, 2022 | building relationships, email, fundraising
Year-end has come and gone. I’ve seen the good, the bad and the really, really ugly. Which is what I’m going to share and rant about: The really, really ugly. Today we’re gonna talk email fundraising and marketing. Can You Guess? Have a look at my tweet from January...
by Ephraim | Jan 4, 2022 | building relationships, donors, fundraising, nonprofit
Calling people on the phone. It’s almost a lost art, given how much we like to text and Whatsapp. And who has time for a conversation? We’re so busy with work and multi-tasking and catching up on the latest Netflix show and doomscrolling our Instagram feeds. So yeah,...
