By Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D. Fundraisers are managers utilizing a fundraising plan as a management document to achieve goals and meet metrics. However, even though fundraisers rarely hold a nonprofit’s top staff position, fundraisers are also leaders. Knowing the difference between fundraising management and fundraising leadership is essential for fundraising success. While management is focused on… Read more »
By Bill Stanczykiewicz, Ed.D. An unfortunate comment by a dedicated board member can teach all fundraisers a career-long lesson about the importance of board engagement and fundraising. The new leader of a struggling nonprofit organization asked board members to think about colleagues, friends, neighbors, and family members who might be interested in donating to the… Read more »
By: Kristi Howard-Shultz Over the last year we’ve heard a lot about fatigue—pandemic fatigue, COVID fatigue, Zoom fatigue. You may be experiencing all of these and more including donor fatigue. To explore this long-standing concept, I visited with Tim Seiler, Ph.D. As a professor, he hears this listed as one of the biggest and most common… Read more »
By Kristi Howard-Shultz Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and there’s no better time to express appreciation to your donors. In a year that has been so tough, could we ever love them more? Start small but start now With only a few days to drop cards in the mail, there’s still time to… Read more »
By Kristi Howard Shultz Read this blog in Spanish Para leer en español, haga clic aquí Translated by LUNA Language Services As we embark on this new year, the pandemic continues to reshape nonprofits’ work in profound and unprecedented ways, but knowledge and insights gained in the past 12 months can position organizations for success… Read more »