Fundraising & Nonprofit Blog

Webinar Q&A : 19 Things Your Donors Told You During the Pandemic with Clay Buck and Sam Laprade

“Donors are gonna donor.” This is the lesson learned from 2020 that Clay Buck and Sam Laprade discussed in our…

Webinar Q&A: Specific Actions to Start Growing Women’s Philanthropy with Kathleen Loehr

In May and June, we were thrilled to welcome Kathleen Loehr for a two-part webinar series on women’s philanthropy. The…

How to Use Research to Jumpstart Your Major Gift Program

The most cost-efficient fundraising programs have one thing in common: an effective strategy for securing major gifts. With three decades…

How Do You Start a Planned Giving Program?

A planned giving program creates an opportunity for your organization to receive the major gifts it needs while also allowing…

Planned Giving Best Practices

When you’re creating, implementing, or growing your planned giving program, there are certain best practices that you should follow to…

Two Things You Need to Consider When Creating a Major Gift Campaign

You know how valuable major gifts are for your organization. With a single major gift, you can fund an entire…

Webinar Q&A: Learning a New Way of Fundraising in a Pandemic

In part four of the Power Strategies webinar series with Robin Thompson, Robin interviewed Patti Anne Miller,  Director of Development…

Webinar Q&A: Taking a Fresh Approach to Capital and Annual Campaigns During and After a Pandemic

Over the month of May, we have been hosting a series of webinars with Robin Thompson that accompany her recent…

What To Do When Ethics Quandaries Come To You?

Guest Post by Jayme Klein, Helen Brown Group  There has been much discussion over the past few years regarding ethics…

Webinar Q&A: How to Secure Planned Gifts During and After a Pandemic

As a follow-up to her recent ebook, Power Strategies to Supercharge Your Fundraising Efforts, Robin Thompson is hosting a series of…

Checklist: Capital Campaign Strategies to Help Replace Lost Event Funds

In the recent iWave webinar “Events Canceled? Use Capital Campaign Solicitation Strategies to Make up for Losses,” CampaignCounsel.org suggested considering…

iWave’s New Donor Profile Customization

iWave Profiles provide an overall score for the donor as well as forecasted gift ask capacity, history of giving, affinity…