How Small Charities Can Build Midlevel Donor Programs
Midlevel donors are an important but overlooked group of donors. If properly engaged though, they will keep on giving year after year and can become a nonprofit’s most loyal donors.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Your Discriminatory Database May Be Turning Off Donors. Here’s What to Do About It
Accurately recording donors’ names and identities is vital to effective fundraising and strong donor relations.
By Kathy Johnson Bowles
Contributor
How Mergers Can Help Struggling Nonprofits Survive and Thrive
Maintaining a nonprofit’s financial health can at times be a struggle — particularly for small groups, and especially in tough times. But mergers can create efficiencies and new streams of revenue and help them come out stronger and healthier.
By David Dennis
Contributor
A Giving Pledge Donor Talks About Philanthropy’s Role Right Now
Melanie Lundquist shares what she thinks philanthropists should do to respond to the current crises and how nonprofits can attract donors like her.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Major-Gift Fundraising During Crisis: Tips From Experts
Tactics and advice from veteran fundraisers to help you stay in touch with big donors, bring them closer to your cause, and boost results over the long term.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Planning and Decision Making in Uncertain Times: Watch Our Online Briefing
Two experts share insights and advice on how to create a roadmap to navigate your nonprofit’s future in a time of ‘hyper-uncertainty.’
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Your Nonprofit Board’s Most Important — and Overlooked — Committee
Ten steps to ensure your nominating and governance committee fulfills its critical role and assembles a board that can meet today’s challenges.
By Peter Fissinger
Contributor
How to Advance Pay Equity at Your Nonprofit
Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid.
By LISA SCHOHL
Contributor
Nonprofit Leaders: Here’s How to Recruit Board Members — Even in a Crisis
How to make a better pitch to candidates for board service and six ways to improve recruitment overall.
By Joan Garry
Contributor