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These are uncertain times, and everyone has questions. Lots of questions. We’re here to help you navigate this challenging new landscape with a new advice column.
What are you trying to figure out in the midst of the pandemic? Send us your questions about fundraising, management challenges, and more, and we’ll track down the right experts to answer them.
Submit your questions to askanexpert@philanthropy.com, and we’ll answer a couple each week. Let us know if you’d like to remain anonymous.
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Ask an ExpertHow to Persuade Board Members to Raise Money
Share success stories of trustees who have made transformative gifts, invite your finance and development leaders to a board meeting, and more. -
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How to Connect With Prospective Major-Gift Donors Now
Three veteran fundraisers offer advice about how to build relationships at a time when meeting face-to-face is still tricky. -
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Your Questions About Winning Gifts From Major Donors During Socially Distant Times
In this week’s edition of Ask an Expert, we answer reader questions about how to stay in touch with major donors in meaningful ways and how to ask for gifts at a time when traditional face-to-face fundraising practices have been upended. -
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Ask an Expert: Starting the Merger Conversation in a Crisis
How to broach the subject, what questions to consider, and more. -
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Ask an Expert: How to Host Engaging Virtual Fundraising Events
A nonprofit CEO, an events director, and a fundraising consultant specializing in events answer reader questions. -
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Ask an Expert: Donor Fatigue and Taking the Helm During a Pandemic
A chief development officer, an online giving expert, and a veteran interim leader answer reader questions. -
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What to Do About Membership Appeals and How to Prioritize When You’re the Only Fundraiser
A fundraiser and two consultants answer readers’ pandemic-related fundraising questions. -
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Ask an Expert: Should Fundraisers Talk About Planned Giving During the Crisis?
Gary Pforzheimer, president of PG Calc, offers advice on when and how to talk about estate gifts during the pandemic. -
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Ask an Expert: Eligibility for Federal Stimulus Funds and the New Charitable Deduction
Do big endowments disqualify nonprofits from the Paycheck Protection Program? Are stimulus funds available only to groups whose revenue has dropped? We got answers to readers’ questions from the leader of an advocacy group for nonprofits and two fundraising consultants. -
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Ask an Expert: Communicating With Donors and Planning for the Future
A seasoned development director and a veteran consultant answer reader questions about fundraising during the pandemic.
