Mental Health
How Leaders Can Help Fundraisers Avoid Burnout
Nonprofit managers should check in with fundraisers early and often and show appreciation for their achievements.
Fundraising
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Fundraising in Tough TimesMonthly Giving Can Help Nonprofits Weather Economic Uncertainty. Here’s How to Do It Well.
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Donor-Advised Funds
8 Proven Ways to Engage Wealth Advisers — and Raise More From DAFs
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Donor Relations
Tips for Creating a Successful Young Professionals Program
Online Events
Executive Leadership
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How to Advance Racial Equity: One Foundation Shares Lessons
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4 Proven Ways to Advance Racial Equity
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Executive Leadership
Lessons From a Merger
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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Management and Leadership
How Fundraisers Can Get Off the Road to Exhaustion and Burnout
Communications
Toolkits and Collections
All Advice
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Keeping Fundraisers
To Retain Fundraisers, Respect Their Skills and Focus on Their Connection to Cause, Report Says
Unrealistic expectations and feeling undervalued are among the factors that drive turnover. -
Advice
Online Events
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Advice
Executive Leadership
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Year-End Fundraising
How Inflation, Economy Could Impact Your GivingTuesday
Charities are trying to make the most of the event by lengthening its duration, teaming up with colleagues, and changing how they talk about giving. -
Exit Interview
Women Donors Are Stepping Up — and Nonprofits Need to Tailor Their Approaches to Reach Them, Says Longtime Leader
The CEO of the Women Donors Network says women want to give not just money but also time and expertise. -
Corporate Support
Attracting Corporate Support: One Nonprofit Leader’s Approach
The corporate giving landscape has shifted as many businesses have changed the causes they support and the ways they work with grantees in response to the crises. Here’s some expert advice on navigating the new terrain. -
Advice
‘What’s Your Pet’s Nickname?’ Fundraisers Forge Ties to Donors Via Digital Focus Groups, Surveys
An animal-welfare group is among those finding that monthly surveys bring supporters closer. -
Major-Gift Fundraising
How to Get Big Donors to Give in Troubled Times
Individual donors gave a total of $326.9 billion to nonprofits last year — about two-thirds of all charitable giving — according to the latest “Giving USA” report. Much of that came from some of America’s wealthiest donors. -
Advice
How to Talk to Big Donors About Mental-Health Programs
Advice from nonprofit and development leaders who have figured out how to engage donors on the topic and even persuade some to publicly share their experiences to win support from other donors. -
Fundraising
Porch Parties Are a Charming, Intimate Way to Raise Money. Here’s Why.
With many organizations returning to in-person events, these smallish gatherings at people’s homes are popping up — and have appeal to people wary of germy indoor events.
