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 »
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10 tips for fundraisers in 2021
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 »
Self-care for the new year: How fundraisers can take care of their team (and themselves)
By Kelly R. Young 2020 was a challenging year filled with pivots and transitions, but with technology, creativity, patience, and compassion we made it! Congratulations and thank you to all the fundraisers who were forced to modify messages, face canceled events, and figure out how to solicit remotely (among many other things). I think we… Read more »
Top things we learned in 2020
2020 was a year of challenges and even a few triumphs, but through it all the philanthropic community continued to grow and evolve. Here are the top blog posts that the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy produced this year. Coming together: How people around the world give back during COVID-19 Abby Rolland took a look… Read more »
Dance marathons: A fundraising powerhouse and so much more
High school and college students have raised more than $300 million “For the Kids” at 170 children’s hospitals across North America since 1991. They achieved this one dance step at a time, often standing and dancing up to 36 hours at a stretch, raising funds primarily through P2P requests (peer-to-peer). This two-minute video encapsulates the… Read more »