Successful Philanthropy Needs More than Purpose: It Requires Strategic Impact Alignment

Why do some nonprofits attract transformational philanthropy while others struggle to be noticed? Nearly every organization claims to be “strategic.” Annual reports are filled with familiar words — vision, transformation,…

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Fundraising 202: Accurate database management and analysis – KNOWing your donors in a much deeper way

If you’re helping a nonprofit organization sharpen its ability to raise major donor investments and cultivate a more diversified group of contributors, one of the first steps is to develop…

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Strategic fundraising: Building your organization’s diversified fundraising pipeline

Many organizations seeking donor investments make the mistake of only focusing on one type of revenue source –  special event fundraising.  Event fundraising most often is staff-draining, time-consuming, and lacks…

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