How To Boost Giving And Retention

How To Boost Giving And Retention

            Please read the above quote again. It’s based on years of research conducted by one of the foremost nonprofit experts, Dr. Adrian Sargeant. I know how hard you work on every fundraising appeal you send out. First draft, second...
The Day After

The Day After

Let’s call it what it is: November and December are the cash grab months for nonprofits. Thanksgiving, Tuesday Cash Grab (aka Giving Tuesday) and year-end campaigns. Direct mail, email, social media, texts, QR codes. We use whatever we have at our disposal to get our...
Gratitude Isn’t A Four Letter Word

Gratitude Isn’t A Four Letter Word

If everyone else was jumping off the Empire State Building… I can still hear my mom saying that to me when I was a kid. Probably in response to me asking to do something because “everyone else is.” She wasn’t wrong then and it still applies today. Best Practices When...
The Opening Line

The Opening Line

“Thank you for your donation of $100.” Every time I see that as the opening sentence on a thank you letter, I die a little inside. Gratitude Attitude Last week I gave a training for more than 40 nonprofits who work in the Abilene, Texas community. The topic? Gratitude...