With just one week left in 2023, so many of you are looking at the New Year’s finish line and wondering how to have the biggest impact on your year-end fundraising. And, you still haven’t tapped into your email list. So I’m going to say it louder for the people in the back: 📢 Email […]
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🎆 Happy 2023! Before we dive into the new year, let’s recap my 5 most popular Nonprofit Lowdown episodes from 2022. These insightful convos cover everything from ditching toxic fundraising tactics to navigating across generations in the workplace and beyond. I’ve compiled the very best nuggets of wisdom to inspire you to find greater connection
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It’s a digital-centered world out there, and sometimes it seems like every popsicle stand and hot dog cart has a website. Where nonprofits used to prioritize in-person donor cultivation, now we’re seeing the demographic shift to a more digitally inclined donor. And that’s great news for nonprofits… if our websites are up to snuff. I’m
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Burned by social media and its tiny ROI? 📥 Time to make email your BFF for bringing home the bacon in 2023! Digital marketing maven Christina Edwards explains why email crushes social media when it comes to converting supporters into donors. Listen and learn why you should centralize and optimize this workhorse channel ASAP. We
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We need to have an open and honest conversation about bad fundraising tactics. I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to how nonprofits cultivate, solicit, and even receive donations. Too often the process feels inauthentic, pushy, ungrateful, and outright ineffective – both for frontline fundraisers and donors alike. The problem
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I wanted to grab your attention this week of December for some very important and timely info that will help you smash your fundraising goals right here in the fourth quarter of 2023. And, guess what. It’s not a new TikTok dance 😅. Thank God. Here’s the deal. Your time and energy is limited. As
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Does your nonprofit website attract donors like a 20-year-old Geo Metro? 🚗 Here’s how to give it a sleek new upgrade without breaking the bank. Lou Kotsinis of BCS Interactive shares his 20+ years of digital marketing expertise to help nonprofits level up their online presence. A beautiful website matters – it’s often the first
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Are visions of year-end dollar signs turning into lumps of coal? 💸 We’ll help you turn your fundraising frown upside down with an email marketing strategy that converts before 2023 comes to a close! Here’s how to salvage your campaign in the final weeks of 2023. Email marketing whiz Jess Campbell of Out in the
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I hear from a lot of EDs that fundraising is the number one stressor in their day. They know they need the funds to pay their staff and continue the mission. But, the general attitude tends toward, “Bleh, gag me with a spoon if I have to ask another rich person to open their pocketbook.”
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Fundraising can feel transactional, manipulative, and just plain icky. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As donor-turned-expert Lisa Greer explains, with authentic connection and a “ditch the pitch” mindset, fundraising can actually feel human. Lisa gets what it’s like to be on the receiving end of clumsy asks and ill-informed wealth screens. After
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A Free Webinar for Board Members Who Want to Support Fundraising—Without Feeling Awkward or Transactional
