Advice
How Some Fundraisers Are Using ChatGPT Technology to Do Their Jobs Better
The chatbot can automate mundane, time-consuming tasks like writing social-media posts, drafting thank-you notes to donors, and completing grant applications.
Fundraising
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Fundraising5 Ways to Dismantle the Donor Pyramid
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Data and Fundraising
Not Sure What Data to Collect? Think About Why Donors Care About Your Nonprofit
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Data and Fundraising
Why Fundraisers Need to Double Down on Data Security
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Data and Fundraising
Tips for Keeping Data Up-to-Date to Avoid Fundraising Pitfalls
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Executive Leadership
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Your Nonprofit Coach
How to Have Productive Site Visits: Advice for Grant Makers and Nonprofit Leaders
Careers
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Management and Leadership
How to Run a Virtual Office, From Leaders Who Have Done It for Years
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Grant Seeking
14 Ways to Improve Your Next Proposal and Connect With Grant Makers
With foundations expected to slow their giving this year or keep it flat, it’s more crucial than ever to create proposals that stand out. Here’s what experts advise. -
Major-Gift Fundraising
Choice Words to Advance Conversations With Big Donors
Build your fundraising lexicon so you can strengthen your asks to improve results and engage more supporters in your work. -
Corporate Support
Savvy Ways to Land Corporate Support for a Fundraising Event — and Build Deeper Ties
Seasoned fundraisers and event-planning consultants share ways to stand out from the crowd and successfully navigate corporate support for events in 2023. -
Grant Seeking
How to Write Grant Proposals That Get Results
Mismatches between the narrative and the budget and misjudgments in the project scope are among the common reasons grant proposals fail. -
Fundraising Leadership
Unrealistic Fundraising Expectations Are Causing Stress. Here’s How to Set More Practical Goals.
It’s crucial to consider past fundraising, collaborate in goal setting, remember that fundraising is a long-term project, and — especially important right now — factor in the economy. -
Advice
6 Ways Nonprofits Can Take Action Amid Economic Uncertainty
Leaders should analyze finances, collaborate when possible, and communicate clearly and frequently with stakeholders, among other steps to steady a nonprofit’s course through choppy economic waters. -
Donor Segmentation
Tips for Segmenting Donors and Tailoring Your Outreach — to Raise More
Getting this right takes good donor data, a smart strategy, and time. But the most important thing is to try, experts say. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How to Move DEI Strategy From Paper to Practice
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are daunting and hard to implement, but creating — putting into action — a formal strategy can help your organization gain real traction. -
A Donor's Perspective
How to Avoid Turf Wars When Raising Money From Wealthy Families
How to deal with donors after a divorce, raising money from relatives of a longtime donor, and more. -
Prospect Research
10 Steps to Find and Prioritize Prospective Donors in a Volatile Economy
Four seasoned prospect-research professionals share ways to zero in on your best opportunities in 2023 — and strengthen your nonprofit over the long term.
