Whether you want to attract millennial donors, gain insights into the science behind giving, or measure your impact more effectively, the toolkits, checklists, templates, and advice we’ve assembled here can help you accomplish these and other goals in the year ahead.
The top three most-read tools of each type appear below. We hope these resources help you hit the ground running in the new year.
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Tool Kit
The Basics of Measurement: Start Here
Find out questions to ask before you get started, what nonprofit watchdogs are looking for, and much more. -
Tool Kit
Tips and Advice for Better Grant Seeking
Key concepts and advice to help organizations win grants from foundations. -
Tool KitHow to Appeal to Millennial Supporters
Advice and information on how to attract young donors and volunteers born in the 1980s and ‘90s. -
Advice
How to Fix 5 Common Board-Meeting Problems
By making the most of members’ time and energy during meetings, you can help trustees better serve your nonprofit. -
Advice
A 13-Point Checklist for Writing Better Thank-You Letters to Donors
Mention your website, offer a way to connect, let them know when they will hear from you next, and other important tips. -
Advice
7 Ways to Make Your Nonprofit’s Storytelling Stronger
Choose creative narratives, avoid jargon, and provide a firsthand perspective to make your stories resonate with supporters. -
Advice
An 8-Week Plan for Success on Giving Tuesday or Any Giving Day
A community foundation’s planning tool includes questions to help you plan a 24-hour fundraising event week by week, as well as checklists and charts to keep track of goals and assign tasks. -
Advice
Sample Project Budget for a Grant Proposal
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine recommends breaking down program income into three categories. -
Advice
Make Your Website More Donor Friendly
On “Be Your Donor Day,” assess your website with the fresh perspective of a first-time donor. -
Advice
5 Tips to Boost Online Giving
Pay attention to mobile devices, match your online and offline design, and more advice from organizations seeing success. -
Advice
Advice: Getting Comfortable Working With Ultrawealthy Donors
Fundraisers offer pointers on building relationships with high-net-worth individuals. -
Advice
What Women (Donors) Want: Cultivation and Stewardship Advice for Fundraisers
Experts share their tips for inspiring women to give money and time to your cause.
