Posts Tagged ‘donors’

January

28th

2013

February Is For Thanking Staff

January 28th, 2013 by sohini
Photo by calebdzahnd

Non-profits, by virtue of what they do, are a world of people who value mission over money. Every industry has employees who work their tails off. But non-profits are founded, managed, and staffed by people who go into their jobs knowing, and largely are at peace with the fact that they may make the world…

January

1st

2013

4 Ways Donors & Companies Will Choose a Cause in 2013

January 1st, 2013 by joewaters
"The Red Pill or the Blue Pill?" (Photo by Paul L. Dineen)

Donors and businesses are waking up to the many benefits of supporting a cause. It’s good for the world, and good for business. But not all nonprofits are created equal. Both donors and businesses are spending more time sifting through their choices to pick the right cause. In order of importance, here’s what they’ll be…

September

17th

2012

Women With Drive & Value of Long-Tail Donations

September 17th, 2012 by margie
Photo by bradleygee

Last week I wrote a post about how valuable handwritten notes can be to your donors, and the consensus seemed to be that while many people donate to causes for more magnanimous reasons, getting a personalized acknowledgement adds very yummy icing to that great big cake of goodness. Sometimes, however, it is not always possible…

September

10th

2012

The Power of a Handwritten Note

September 10th, 2012 by margie
Photo by sure2talk

Not too long ago, I had the great privilege of doing a live chat on Gini Dietrich’s blog using the LiveFyre commenting system. We had a great time (well I did, speaking for myself) and LiveFyre had a couple of people check in to make sure that everything was running smoothly and that we didn’t…

August

1st

2012

Here’s How Social Media Can Drive Your Fundraising

August 1st, 2012 by guest
Photo by Su--May

Editor’s Note: I’m happy to have Norman Reiss guest posting on our blog today. Norman helps nonprofits to succeed in ephilanthropy–the intersection between technology, communications and development. Currently Project Manager at the Center for Court Innovation, Norman also blogs regularly at www.nonprofitbridge.com. You’ve heard social media isn’t really effective for fundraising, so you’ve chosen not…