Strategic Planning in an emergency

It’s that time in the COVID era that you’ve earned your Crisis Manager Badge. Congratulations! During this time, you’ve probably been mostly occupied with putting out fires and making adjustments […]
DEVELOP A USABLE AND CURRENT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Contingency plan. Lots of people (read: your colleagues) don’t think about this until they need one. Let me guess— you might have needed a contingency plan for nonprofit organizations in […]
Your Fundraising Team. Yes. You Have One.

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It’s All About the Volunteers
We explored volunteers in nonprofits during the month of April because they are very important to the nonprofit sector and to the individuals who choose to volunteer. This year, 63 […]
Measuring the Impact of Your Volunteers
Volunteer Evaluations Your Volunteer Plan should include processes and protocols for evaluating volunteers. We often neglect this important work. It must be done, and you want to make sure your […]
Volunteers as Fundraisers: Many Hands Make Light Work (and raise more money!)
There are many ways for volunteers to help with fundraising. Your job is to make the best possible match between the fundraising task and the volunteer personality, and to train […]
The Fundraising Plan: How Do You Know It’s Working?
Evaluating your Fundraising Plan should be built into the Plan. Always start with the data. 1. Review Your Monthly Fundraising Goal: Look at your fundraising goals and the amount you […]
Planning to Plan–Your Fundraising Plan Should Be Built on Good Planning
This week’s blog continues exploring the ever-important Fundraising Plan. All nonprofits should have one. The Fundraising Authority The Fundraising Authority offers a great article on writing a Fundraising Plan. The […]
Plan, Plan and More Planning: The Fundraising Plan, Part 2
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Fail to Plan; Plan to Fail! Your Fundraising Plan–Part 1
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