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How to Start a Nonprofit advice how to Nov 22, 2021

So you are thinking of starting a nonprofit? THAT IS EXCITING!

One of the things I am asked for advice on most often is starting a nonprofit. When I started a nonprofit for the first time I made some mistakes. It was expensive, inefficient, and I did not understand what I was doing. After...

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Ask Kevin: “What is a breakpoint for a ‘major’ donor?” advice fundraising just ask kevin major gifts Nov 08, 2021

Ask Kevin: “What is a breakpoint for a ‘major’ donor?”

In this series, I answer questions from my audience. To submit a question, email me at: [email protected]. You will get a prompt response, and in some cases, I will also eventually outline a more in-depth...

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Demystifying the Major Gifts Process: Part 3 – Five Ways to Identify Potential Major Donors advice fundraising major gifts more donors Oct 18, 2021

UPDATED OCTOBER 25, 2021

This is part three of a four-part series I am doing on major gift fundraising.

  1. Working with major gift officers or consultants
  2. The foundations of why major donors give and how to talk with them
  3. How to identify major donors for your small to mid-sized nonprofit
  4. How...
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Maximizing Year-End Giving Through Strategic Communications advice appeals ask-to-touchpoint ratio communications fundraising Sep 27, 2021

Maximizing Year-End Giving Through Strategic Communications

 

On the same day as the autumn equinox, I walked through several stores, including Home Depot and Lowes, looking for some outdoor items - only to see the patio furniture has been replaced with… Christmas decorations? I...

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Top Four Strategies To Attract and Retain Donors advice fundraising more donors thanking Sep 20, 2021

Top Four Strategies To Attract and Retain Donors

It is the goal of every organization to attract and retain donors. There are several strategies organizations can employ to make sure new friends feel welcomed, donors feel appreciated, and nobody falls through the cracks. Here are the top four...

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Always Be Thanking: Bring an Abundance of Gifts from Being Thankful advice fundraising thanking Sep 13, 2021

Always Be Thanking: Bring an Abundance of Gifts from Being Thankful

If fundraising professionals could do just one thing that would improve the culture of their organization and raise more money, it would be thanking everyone for everything. Or, as a post-it-note on my desk read before I was in...

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"We Need More Donors" - Common Advice I Give When Organizations Ask for Help advice fundraising more donors Aug 16, 2021

"We just need more donors..."

Of the hundreds of organizations I’ve been asked to help, I'd say 95% of them present with the same “problem” when they call me: “we just need more donors.” “You and everyone else” I usually say, semi sarcastically. Digging...

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