Donors who stay engaged with your work and give regularly are amazing. Donors who stay engaged with your work and give regularly and get other people involved, too, are even better! Turning your donors into advocates… Read More
Every fundraiser dreams of getting major gifts. No matter how thankful you are for smaller gifts, there’s just something special about those extra-large donations! Part of the reason they’re such a big deal is the… Read More
Weird, obscure metrics are fun… at least for me. And my latest favorite weird, obscure metric is a nonprofit’s dependency quotient, because 1) it’s something I’d never heard of until recently and 2) it’s an… Read More
“Ethical design” is a new buzzword that emphasizes user-friendliness for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. We love it when a nonprofit has a strong brand! Part of the reason Qgiv was founded was… Read More
If you’re anything like me, warmer weather puts me in the mood to throw open the windows and doors, air out the house, and give everything a good cleaning… or at least binge-watch “Tidying Up… Read More
I got the most exasperating appeal the other day. After I got done rolling my eyes, I decided to write about it. Today, I’m talking to you as a donor, not someone whose primary job… Read More
Read Press Release You’ve seen us write about our series of in-person Fundraising Lab events that we’ve held in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, and other… Read More
Fundraising is about understanding your donor’s mission…what drives them. What makes them happy, what brings them to tears, and what makes them tick? What kind of world are they creating through your organization? —… Read More
If you’re anything like most development professionals I’ve talked to, you’ve probably been exasperated with your board because they aren’t as involved as you’d like with your fundraising. Sure, they’ll buy tickets to your event…… Read More
Nearly every nonprofit website has a few common elements. There’s the “about us” page. There’s an online donation form (we hope). There’re links to your social channels. Usually, there’s a page about how your community… Read More