February News – Identification

There are four stages of the donor cycle: Identification, Cultivation, Solicitation, and Stewardship. During the month of February my weekly zoom webinar, About Fundraising, will look at the task of Identification from various points of view. Research Basics Building a Prospect Donor Profile LYBNTS and SYBNTS Best Practices, Next Steps…

vickyFebruary 9, 2022

Careers Coaching Fundraising Goals Nonprofit Organizations Professional Development

January News – Teams

Are you a team of One or do you supervise a department or a whole organization? When planning my monthly newsletters and weekly About Fundraising webinars for 2022, I decided to organize everything around monthly themes. The theme for January is Teams. Each Thursday at noon, CST, on About Fundraising,…

vickyJanuary 12, 2022

Data Analysis Fundraising Goals

November News – End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 2

We're Sill Here, 4th Quarter End of year fundraising, wrap-up, evaluation and getting ready for the new year is so important, it needs 2 newsletters. Are you paying attention? Are you working your plan? Is everyone on board with raising a huge portion of your funds this last quarter of the…

vickyNovember 23, 2021

Data Analysis Fundraising Goals

October News – End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 1

Here we are, 4th Quarter It’s been documented year after year that at least 1/3 of a nonprofit’s revenue is raised in the last 3 months of the calendar year. And, 12% of that happens in the last 3 days of the December. Giving Tuesday is becoming more popular among donors…

vickyOctober 19, 2021

Communications Fundraising Goals Nonprofit Organizations Resources

September News – In-kind, Securities, Stock, Amazon Smiles, and others

Are you one of those fundraisers who only thinks in dollars? Annual giving Recurring gifts Sponsorships Ticket sales Dollars are very important for a nonprofit organization, there’s no question about that, but there’s more than one way to have an impact on the bottom line. Most of the examples I’m…

vickySeptember 1, 2021

Fundraising Resources

August News – Passive Income and How to Get Some

When I think of passive income, I think of trust funds, stock dividends, and real estate investments. However, these are not options for nonprofits that want to add passive income to their revenue streams. The best passive income for a nonprofit is an endowment, but unless you’re a university, hospital,…

vickyAugust 9, 2021

Fundraising Insights Nonprofit Board Nonprofit Organizations Reflection

June News – Abundance vs. Poverty Mentality

What is a poverty mentality or poverty mindset? It is the culture of an organization perpetuated by the board and the leadership. It is the half empty rather than the half full outlook on life. It is, “We don’t have the money, we’ll never have the money, so get used…

vickyJune 9, 2021

Coaching Donor Relations Fundraising Reflection

May News – Gray Hair and Assumptions People Make

COVID-19 has changed our lives. It has changed the way we communicate, the way we work and, the way we play. In my case, it has also changed the way I look. After months of being confined to home, my roots started to show. Now, it’s one thing to admit…

vickyMay 10, 2021

CRM Data Analysis Database Fundraising Goals

March News – Planning Your Next Fundraising Cycle

Identify, Research, Cultivate, Solicit, Steward. How many times have you gone through this cycle? As fundraisers, that’s what we do. Some of us work for large institutions with research departments and donor relations teams, but I would say, the majority of us work for much smaller organizations with one or…

vickyMarch 10, 2021

Fundraising

About Fundraising: The Podcast