Thoughts on Nonprofit Leadership

Congratulations! The company you targeted acknowledged the benefits of partnering with your nonprofit and you’re close to a deal. How do seal it?

Make No Assumptions

Number one, don’t assume anything. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over. For example, they may tell you they...

In my blog Building Donor Relationships: Individuals, we talked about how to approach and retain individual donors. This blog will address how to build foundation relationships, shore up your foundation fundraising strategy and get more donations from foundations.

Approaching Foundations

Like...

We’ve previously discussed building relationships with individual donors, foundations, and corporations. We now turn our attention to building relationships with government funders.

Let’s start with what’s the same.

Just like with other types of donors, a relationship with a...

Every fundraiser knows to thank their donors after donations come in. But how many fundraisers actually do it? Sadly, not many. Try making seven $10 donations to seven organizations new to you and see how many thank you acknowledgements you get. Now count how many you get within two to three days...