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3 Important Questions Your Board Should Ask Itself Before the Year Ends Read time: 3-4 minutes The end of the year is one of the best times for a board to pause, reflect, and ask itself some honest questions. Think of it as a thoughtful check-in, a chance to celebrate what worked and get intentional about what comes next. A genuine opportunity to look back on how the board’s leadership, attention, and governance supported the mission this year, and to think about what the organization needs…

How to Make Your Giving Tuesday Fundraising Campaign the One People (Actually) Remember Read time: 3-4 minutes Every year, Giving Tuesday arrives like a flood. Hundreds of emails. Dozens of social posts. Appeal after appeal, all saying some version of the same thing. Honestly? So much of it blurs together. That’s not a knock on the organizations behind those campaigns. It’s just the reality of a very crowded day. The goal this year isn’t to be louder than everyone else. It’s to give people…

The Monthly Giving Moves to Make Before the Year Ends Read time: 3-4 minutes October has a way of sneaking up on us, doesn’t it? 🍁 If you’ve been thinking about starting a monthly giving program, this is your moment. It’s simpler than you might think! I loooove monthly giving for fundraising. Monthly donors give consistently, which means you’re not starting from zero every January. You get to plan and spend more energy on the mission you love. You just need a few simple moves, starting right…

The 4 Nonprofit Stories That Turn Supporters Into Donors Read time: 3-4 minutes The most powerful fundraising tool you have isn’t a donation form, a grant proposal, or a social media ad… It’s a story. 📖 Research shows that stories are remembered up to 22 times more than facts alone. When you share a story, you don’t just inform people. You move them. You invite them into your mission in a way that data simply cannot. There’s more to it than that, though. Knowing which kind of story to tell…

Want to build a loyal donor base? Start with these 5 questions. Read time: 3-4 minutes The secret to building a loyal donor base? It starts with a great conversation. Before someone becomes a committed donor, they need to feel connected to your mission, your community, and the problem you’re working to solve. The best way to build that connection? Ask the right questions… and truly listen to the answers. Understanding where a potential donor is in their journey, what they care about, and what…

Your Nonprofit Is Growing. Are Your Systems Keeping Up? Read time: 3-4 minutes Can I tell you something that every growing nonprofit leader eventually figures out? When your organization is small, it is totally normal for a lot of things to live in one person’s head. Maybe that’s even you. You know where everything is, you remember every deadline, and you can answer almost any question on the spot. But here is what happens as your team grows: Things start slipping through the cracks. People…